Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-0vs Marshall | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Total | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#5
Daryus Dixson
Sophomore cornerback on Penn State's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 184 lb · Perris, CA · Mater Dei
CFB Index 49 · #186 of 364 cornersLow confidenceReturning to Penn State for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
4★
CB recruit
No. 112 nationally · Signed with Penn State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 cornerback on Penn State's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Penn State in 2025.
Daryus Dixson
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away. Daryus Dixson has played for two head coaches in two seasons at Penn State. The receipt: 3 tackles against Marshall — Week 1, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20258 games
- Signed with Penn State4-star out of Mater Dei
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Penn State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coaches2025
Terry Smith
Penn State
Coaching transition mid-career: Terry Smith → Matt Campbell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Penn State7-6HC: Terry Smith · Run-leaning
2026Penn State2-0HC: Matt Campbell · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 3.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Campbell
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
49 · #186 of 364 corners
Former four-star. Now #186 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-Big Ten
Based on 2025: #8 of 18 Big Ten CBs
How the All-Big Ten estimate is computed
35% estimated, 95% confidence interval 31–38%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Penn State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Penn State | 24 | 14 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 6 | -- | -- |
| Career | 27 | 17 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 6 | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Penn State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Cornerback · Penn State
Returning around him
- 8 Penn State players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -10 net (38 in / 48 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Penn State · Last season: 7-6 (AP #7) · Talent rank #26 · 2026 recruiting class #65
DNA match
Player DNA
Ball Hawk
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away.
CB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Benjamin Morrison’s 2023 season.
88%match
NFL Rd 2 · Pk 21
Matches Benjamin on
PD rate
Height
Weight
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Kade Phillips's freshman season at Texas (2025).
Matches Kade on
Class year
Height
Weight
Player DNA
Players who play like Daryus Dixson
The secondary · Penn State
- #31Marcus Neal77 tackles · 2025
- #3Jamison Patton48 tackles · 2025
- #2Audavion Collins47 tackles · 2025
- #7Zion Tracy32 tackles · 2025
- #5Daryus Dixson24 tackles · 2025
16 more on the roster · Penn State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology