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Jeff Nixon
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Defensive back, Richmond, to 1978

Jeff Nixon

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Jeff Nixon played defensive back at Richmond (to 1978). He was a consensus All‑American in 1978. The Buffalo Bills took Nixon in round 4, No. 87 overall in the 1979 NFL Draft.

Best season
1978
Consensus All-American
Drafted
No. 87
Round 4, 1979 NFL Draft (Buffalo Bills)

Honors

All-America: consensus 1978; AP third team 1976

The teams in those years

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

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