Defensive back, South Carolina, 2015–18
Keisean Nixon
Lettered 2017–18 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 9
- Height
- 5′10″
- Weight
- 193 lb
- Class (2018)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Compton, CA
- Born
- Jun 22, 1997
Keisean Nixon played defensive back at South Carolina (2015–18).
Career highs
9tackles, career highat Florida, 2018Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | South Carolina | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | South Carolina | 50 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Career | 58 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | South Carolina | 9 | DB | Fr. | ||
| 2016 | South Carolina | 9 | DB | So. | ||
| 2017 | South Carolina | 9 | DB | Jr. | ||
| 2018 | South Carolina | 9 | DB | Sr. | 5′10″ | 193 |
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.
Game by game
2018 South Carolina 11 games, 50 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Coastal Carolina | W 49–15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Georgia | L 17–41 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | at Vanderbilt | W 37–14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 29 | at Kentucky | L 10–24 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 6 | vs. Missouri | W 37–35 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 13 | vs. Texas A&M | L 23–26 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 27 | vs. Tennessee | W 27–24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | at Florida | L 31–35 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | vs. Chattanooga | W 49–9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 24 | at Clemson | L 35–56 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 1 | vs. Akron | W 28–3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2017 South Carolina 4 games, 8 tackles, 2 INT
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2019 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′10¼″ |
| Weight | 196 lb |
| Arm length | 30¾″ |
| Hand size | 9¾″ |
| Wingspan | 74⅛″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.42 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.56 sW |
| Vertical jump | 32½″ |
| Broad jump | 10′0″ |
| Bench press | 10 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.28 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.52 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
8 seasons, 97 games with a stat; latest team: Green Bay Packers.
Pro Bowl: 2025 · First-team All-Pro (AP): 2 (2022–23)
All-Pro teams: AP first team 2022–23; Pro Football Writers first team 2022–23.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Oakland Raiders | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Las Vegas Raiders | 12 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Las Vegas Raiders | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Green Bay Packers | 14 | 22 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | Green Bay Packers | 17 | 73 | 0.5 | 1 |
| 2024 | Green Bay Packers | 17 | 82 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | Green Bay Packers | 17 | 69 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 (so far) | Green Bay Packers | 5 | 30 | 0.5 | 1 |
| NFL career | 97 | 311 | 4 | 5 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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