Dylan Dixson is a linebacker at Missouri State who has not played in Missouri State's 8 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025.
Missouri State lists 11 linebackers this season.
Missouri State is 3-5. Next: at Florida International, Sat Nov 7.
Dixson carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Played for two head coaches at two programs in two seasons: Mike Sanford Jr. and Nick Petrino. One game to point at: 7 tackles against Kennesaw State — Week 13, 2025.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
50 tackles. 3 passes defended. 1 interception. 4 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Missouri State | 50 | 35 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | Colorado | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 53 | 36 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-73@ USC | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 21-20@ Marshall | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-28vs SMU | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 42-10vs UT Martin | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 22-27vs Western Kentucky | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 22-20@ Middle Tennessee | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 24-17@ New Mexico State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 28-21vs Florida International | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 21-17@ Liberty | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 38-24vs UTEP | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 34-41@ Kennesaw State | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 14 | L 30-42vs Louisiana Tech | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 50 | 35 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
50tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%4 TFLSack rate
2%1 sackPD rate
6%3 pass breakups50 tackles · 4 for loss · 1 sack · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 4.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Nick Petrino
Pass share
51.9%
433 pass / 401 run
Plays / game
64.2
13 games
Team sack rate
8.7%
458 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #242 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Conference USA
Based on 2025: #19 of 45 Conference USA LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Karl Dorrell, Mike Sanford Jr., Ryan Beard and Casey Woods.
