Running back, Louisiana Tech, 2012–⁠15

Kenneth Dixon

Number
No. 28
Height
5′10″
Hometown
Strong, AR
Born
Jan 21, 1994, in El Dorado, Arkansas

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Kenneth Dixon played running back at Louisiana Tech (2012–⁠15). The Baltimore Ravens took Dixon in round 4, No. 134 overall in the 2016 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,299
Rushing yards, 2014 (Louisiana Tech, 9–⁠5)
Best game
195 yards
Vs. North Texas, week 10, 2015: No. 1 rushing game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 9
In FBS in rushing touchdowns, 2015
Drafted
No. 134
Round 4, 2016 NFL Draft (Baltimore Ravens)

Career highs

232rushing yards, career highvs. Idaho, 20126rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. North Texas, 20156catches, career hightwice; last vs. Arkansas State, 2015124receiving yards, career highat Southern Miss, 20142receiving touchdowns, career highthree times; last vs. Arkansas State, 2015

Honors

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2012Louisiana Tech2001,1946.02748
2013Louisiana Tech1519176.1472
2014Louisiana Tech2531,2995.12299
2015Louisiana Tech1971,0705.41965
Career8014,4805.67299

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2012Louisiana Tech10353.5114
2013Louisiana Tech14856.1139
2014Louisiana Tech3038512.8684
2015Louisiana Tech3446713.7759
Career8897211.01584

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2012Louisiana Tech28RB
2013Louisiana Tech28RB
2014Louisiana Tech28RB
2015Louisiana Tech28RB5′10″

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2013Louisiana Tech1450.0957th (n=226)0.0713.721%0.06
2014Louisiana Tech2620.1868th (n=253)0.1247.029%0.34
2015Louisiana Tech2390.2384th (n=268)0.1256.331%0.11

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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2015 Louisiana Tech 11 games, 1,070 rushing yards, 19 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 5vs.SouthernW 62–⁠159106165265
Sep 10atWestern KentuckyL 38–⁠4122168249541
Sep 19atKansas StateL 33–⁠391781036525
Sep 26vs.Florida InternationalW 27–⁠1725169263123
Oct 3vs.LouisianaW 43–⁠142259192−6
Oct 24vs.Middle TennesseeW 45–⁠161363315355
Oct 30atRiceW 42–⁠171992222116
Nov 7vs.North TexasW 56–⁠1322195655332
Nov 21atUTEPW 17–⁠151939018122
Nov 28vs.Southern MissL 24–⁠588−403581
Dec 19 ✦vs.Arkansas StateW 47–⁠28211022316113
2014 Louisiana Tech 14 games, 1,299 rushing yards, 22 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30atOklahomaL 16–⁠481642022314
Sep 6atLouisianaW 48–⁠201218429923
Sep 11atNorth TexasW 42–⁠21197511915
Sep 20vs.Northwestern StateL 27–⁠3022103217241
Sep 27atAuburnL 17–⁠45142929421
Oct 4vs.UTEPW 55–⁠32186122––
Oct 18vs.UTSAW 27–⁠2028121122––
Oct 25atSouthern MissW 31–⁠2019411196124
Nov 1vs.Western KentuckyW 59–⁠101477148349
Nov 8atUABW 40–⁠241579315117
Nov 22atOld DominionL 27–⁠3023106122432
Nov 29vs.RiceW 76–⁠3117137334––
Dec 6atMarshallL 23–⁠2620156333––
Dec 26 ✦vs.IllinoisW 35–⁠181363128479
2013 Louisiana Tech 10 games, 917 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31atNC StateL 14–⁠402211812813
Sep 7vs.LamarW 27–⁠1444102322
Sep 12vs.TulaneL 15–⁠244−504––
Sep 21atKansasL 10–⁠1318129022––
Sep 28vs.ArmyL 16–⁠351671120––
Oct 5atUTEPW 38–⁠3525200172110
Oct 19vs.North TexasL 13–⁠28122501449
Oct 26atFlorida InternationalW 23–⁠723119020364
Nov 9vs.Southern MissW 36–⁠13252071513−3
Nov 16atRiceL 14–⁠52212010––
2012 Louisiana Tech 12 games, 1,194 rushing yards, 27 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 8atHoustonW 56–⁠491890132––
Sep 15vs.RiceW 56–⁠3714113317––
Sep 22atIllinoisW 52–⁠241141011––
Sep 29atVirginiaW 44–⁠381678033––
Oct 6vs.UNLVW 58–⁠3116102415110
Oct 13vs.Texas A&ML 57–⁠591911122212
Oct 20vs.IdahoW 70–⁠2817232648––
Oct 27atNew Mexico StateW 28–⁠142069121211
Nov 3vs.UTSAW 51–⁠2718723121−1
Nov 10atTexas StateW 62–⁠5521144425214
Nov 17vs.Utah StateL 41–⁠48221092153−1
Nov 24atSan José StateL 43–⁠52833111––

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2016 Senior Bowl (North team, lost 16–⁠27).

DrillCombine 2016Combine or pro day 2016
Height5′10⅛″
Weight215 lb
Arm length31″
Hand size9″
40-yard dash4.58 s
10-yard split1.56 s
Vertical jump37½″
Broad jump10′1″
Bench press18 reps
3-cone drill6.97 s
20-yard shuttle4.28 s

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

In the NFL

2 seasons, 18 games with a stat; latest team: New York Jets.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2016Baltimore Ravens1288382230162
2018Baltimore Ravens6603332651
NFL career18148715436213

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
2021CFLToronto Argonauts *

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams. * Off-season roster or practice squad only.

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