Tre Nixon at UCF
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Receiver, UCF (from Ole Miss), 2015–⁠20

Tre Nixon

Number
No. 16
Height
6′2″
Weight
180 lb
Class (2020)
Senior
Hometown
Viera, FL
Born
Jan 26, 1998, in Viera, Florida

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Tre Nixon played receiver at Ole Miss (2015–⁠17) and UCF (2018–⁠20). The New England Patriots took Nixon in round 7, No. 242 overall in the 2021 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
830
Receiving yards, 2019 (UCF, 10–⁠3)
Drafted
No. 242
Round 7, 2021 NFL Draft (New England Patriots)

Career highs

7catches, career highat Pittsburgh, 2019136receiving yards, career highat Pittsburgh, 20192receiving touchdowns, career highthree times; last at Georgia Tech, 2020

Team titles: American champions, 2018

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2017Ole Miss11919.0019
2018UCF4056214.1447
2019UCF4983016.9753
2020UCF1825814.3251
Career1081,66915.51353

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2015Ole Miss16WR
2016Ole Miss16WRRS
2017Ole Miss4WRFr.
2018UCF16WRSo.
2019UCF16WRJr.
2020UCF16WRSr.6′2″180

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
2017Ole Miss12.49––2.5–
2018UCF650.5757th (n=497)0.5337.08%
2019UCF760.5551st (n=499)0.5441.48%
2020UCF280.54––15.28%

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

2020 UCF 4 games, 18 catches, 258 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 19atGeorgia TechW 49–⁠21494249
Nov 21vs.CincinnatiL 33–⁠3642208
Nov 27atSouth FloridaW 58–⁠46594051
Dec 22 ✦vs.BYUL 23–⁠49548012
2019 UCF 12 games, 49 catches, 830 yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 29vs.Florida A&MW 62–⁠0661130
Sep 14vs.StanfordW 45–⁠27588138
Sep 21atPittsburghL 34–⁠357136050
Sep 28vs.UConnW 56–⁠211505
Oct 4atCincinnatiL 24–⁠27676145
Oct 19vs.East CarolinaW 41–⁠283103153
Oct 26atTempleW 63–⁠21235128
Nov 2vs.HoustonW 44–⁠296123238
Nov 8atTulsaL 31–⁠34578049
Nov 23atTulaneW 34–⁠3131709
Nov 29vs.South FloridaW 34–⁠7354037
Dec 23 ✦vs.MarshallW 48–⁠25254046
2018 UCF 11 games, 40 catches, 562 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 30atUConnW 56–⁠175101245
Sep 8vs.South Carolina StateW 38–⁠0353038
Sep 21vs.Florida AtlanticW 56–⁠36333016
Sep 29vs.PittsburghW 45–⁠14328019
Oct 6vs.SMUW 48–⁠20697137
Oct 13atMemphisW 31–⁠30331017
Oct 20atEast CarolinaW 37–⁠1042106
Nov 1vs.TempleW 52–⁠40439013
Nov 10vs.NavyW 35–⁠24444021
Nov 17vs.CincinnatiW 38–⁠13283147
Dec 1vs.MemphisW 56–⁠41332014
2017 Ole Miss 1 game, 1 catch, 19 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 16atCaliforniaL 16–⁠27119019

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2021
Height6′0⅛″
Weight187 lb
Arm length31¾″
Hand size9⅛″
40-yard dash4.44 s
10-yard split1.57 s
Vertical jump35½″
Broad jump10′5″
Bench press18 reps
3-cone drill6.81 s
20-yard shuttle4.25 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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