Receiver, Illinois, 2023–⁠26

Collin Dixon

Number
No. 17
Height
6′1″
Weight
215 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Tallmadge, OH

Collin Dixon plays receiver for Illinois. Dixon is No. 3 in FBS in receiving touchdowns this season. Last time out, at Michigan State: 7 catches, 62 yards, 1 TD.

2026 so far

47 catches, 608 yards, 9 TD

No. 3 in FBS in receiving touchdowns

Last game: 7 catches, 62 yards, 1 TD at Michigan State, W 38–⁠37

Next game: vs. Oregon, Oct 24

Game by game this season, receiving yards
  1. 70UAB
  2. 166DUKE
  3. 131SIU
  4. 63@OSU
  5. 116PUR
  6. 62@MSU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

At a glance

Best season
608
Receiving yards, 2026 (Illinois, 3–⁠3)
National rank
No. 3
In FBS in receiving touchdowns, 2026

Career highs

11catches, career highvs. Duke, 2026166receiving yards, career highvs. Duke, 20263receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Duke, 2026

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2024Illinois1826414.7041
2025Illinois3554815.7561
2026Illinois4760812.9945
Career1001,42014.21461

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023Illinois17WRRS
2024Illinois17WRFr.
2025Illinois17WRSo.
2026Illinois17WRJr.6′1″215

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
2024Illinois200.95––19.03%
2025Illinois590.5159th (n=1040)0.4630.07%
2026Illinois620.9695th (n=829)0.4359.416%

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

2026 Illinois 6 games, 47 catches, 608 yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 3vs.UABW 42–⁠23670218–
Sep 12vs.DukeL 27–⁠3111166340–
Sep 19vs.Southern IllinoisW 48–⁠108131245–
Sep 26atOhio StateL 19–⁠42563021–
Oct 3vs.PurdueL 17–⁠241011612115
Oct 10atMichigan StateW 38–⁠37762114–
2025 Illinois 13 games, 35 catches, 548 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 29vs.Western IllinoisW 52–⁠31808–
Sep 6atDukeW 45–⁠19336133–
Sep 13vs.Western MichiganW 38–⁠0221015–
Sep 20atIndianaL 10–⁠63486159–
Sep 27vs.USCW 34–⁠32490061–
Oct 4atPurdueW 43–⁠274700393
Oct 11vs.Ohio StateL 16–⁠34446117–
Oct 25atWashingtonL 25–⁠42329125–
Nov 1vs.RutgersW 35–⁠132361292
Nov 15vs.MarylandW 24–⁠61101–
Nov 22atWisconsinL 10–⁠27362036–
Nov 29vs.NorthwesternW 20–⁠13253035–
Dec 30 ✦vs.TennesseeW 30–⁠2821006–
2024 Illinois 11 games, 18 catches, 264 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 29vs.Eastern IllinoisW 45–⁠01707–
Sep 14vs.Central MichiganW 30–⁠9236033–
Sep 20atNebraskaW 31–⁠24225016–
Oct 12vs.PurdueW 50–⁠49269041–
Oct 19vs.MichiganW 21–⁠71909–
Oct 26atOregonL 9–⁠38325014–
Nov 2vs.MinnesotaL 17–⁠2521309–
Nov 16vs.Michigan StateW 38–⁠161−100–
Nov 23atRutgersW 38–⁠31216011–
Nov 30vs.NorthwesternW 38–⁠28138038–
Dec 31 ✦vs.South CarolinaW 21–⁠17127027–

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

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