Receiver, Nicholls, 2017–⁠21

Dai’Jean Dixon

Number
No. 86
Height
6′4″
Weight
200 lb
Hometown
Lubbock, TX
Born
Oct 16, 1998

Dai’Jean Dixon played receiver at Nicholls (2017–⁠21).

Career highs

14catches, career highat Louisiana, 2021198receiving yards, career highat Louisiana, 20212receiving touchdowns, career highat Louisiana, 2021

Team titles: Southland champions, 2018 and 2019

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2017Nicholls12323.0023
2018Nicholls815219.0055
2019Nicholls1014614.6026
2021Nicholls2130514.5228
Career4062615.7255

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2017Nicholls86WR
2018Nicholls86WR
2019Nicholls86WR
2021Nicholls86WR6′4″200

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2017Nicholls (FCS)20.39––0.8–
2018Nicholls (FCS)140.47––6.5–
2019Nicholls (FCS)180.40––7.2–
2021Nicholls (FCS)211.35––28.315%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2021 Nicholls 2 games, 21 catches, 305 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 4atMemphisL 17–⁠427107022
Sep 11atLouisianaL 24–⁠2714198228
2019 Nicholls 2 games, 10 catches, 146 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 31atKansas StateL 14–⁠49592026
Sep 28atTexas StateL 3–⁠24554014

No box score in the source for Sep 14 at Prairie View A&M; Sep 21 at Stephen F. Austin; Oct 5 vs. Central Arkansas; Oct 12 vs. Northwestern State; Oct 19 at Sam Houston; Oct 26 vs. Abilene Christian; Nov 2 at Incarnate Word; Nov 9 vs. Houston Christian; Nov 16 vs. McNeese; Nov 22 at SE Louisiana; Nov 30 vs. North Dakota; Dec 7 at North Dakota State, so those games are not listed.

2018 Nicholls 2 games, 8 catches, 152 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 1atKansasW 26–⁠23440025
Sep 8atTulaneL 17–⁠424112055

No box score in the source for Sep 15 at McNeese; Sep 22 vs. Sam Houston; Sep 29 vs. Lamar; Oct 6 at Northwestern State; Oct 13 at Abilene Christian; Oct 27 vs. Incarnate Word; Nov 3 at Houston Christian; Nov 10 vs. Stephen F. Austin; Nov 16 vs. SE Louisiana; Nov 24 vs. San Diego; Dec 1 at Eastern Washington, so those games are not listed.

2017 Nicholls 1 game, 1 catch, 23 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 9atTexas A&ML 14–⁠24123023

No box score in the source for Sep 1 vs. McNeese; Sep 16 vs. Prairie View A&M; Sep 23 at Sam Houston; Oct 1 at Lamar; Oct 7 vs. Northwestern State; Oct 14 vs. Abilene Christian; Oct 28 at Incarnate Word; Nov 4 vs. Houston Christian; Nov 11 at Stephen F. Austin; Nov 17 at SE Louisiana; Nov 25 vs. South Dakota, so those games are not listed.

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2022Combine or pro day 2022
Height6′2⅝″
Weight205 lb
Arm length32⅜″
Hand size9½″
Wingspan78⅜″W
40-yard dash4.62 s
10-yard split1.59 sW
Vertical jump34″
Broad jump10′5″
Bench press2 repsW
3-cone drill7.28 s
20-yard shuttle4.42 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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