Felix Hixon
Transferred to Middle Tennessee from South Carolina. A game that shows it: 4 tackles against Marshall — Week 2, 2026.
19 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
19 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 0 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Middle Tennessee | 19 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2025 | Middle Tennessee | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2024 | Middle Tennessee | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 35 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 3 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-14vs Murray State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 26-28@ Marshall | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 27-20vs Nevada | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 13-23@ Jacksonville State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 0-55@ Kansas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 33-30vs Delaware | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 26-23@ Florida International | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 28-44vs Kennesaw State | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Week 8 · 2026
W 26-23
3 tackles · 1 pass breakup · 2 solo tackles
A close one, won by 3 on the road.
Ratings of the games shown run from -14 to +3 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
0%0 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
5%1 hurry19 tackles.
3 seasons under Derek Mason — 10-22 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Derek Mason
Pass share
53.0%
259 pass / 230 run
Plays / game
61.1
8 games
Team sack rate
2.8%
283 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #180 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 22 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Shane Beamer and Derek Mason.
