Isaiah Nixon: LB · Sam Houston · #18.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Isaiah Nixon
Ranges from hash to hash and finishes the tackle. Played for two head coaches at two programs in five seasons: Jake Spavital and K.C. Keeler. One game to point at: 5 tackles and 1 sack against Jacksonville State — Week 13, 2024.
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
19 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 5.5 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The New York Times Oct 28Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Sam Houston | 19 | 14 | 5.5 | 4.0 | -- |
| 2023 | Sam Houston | 23 | 16 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 1 |
| 2022 | Texas State | 9 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2021 | Texas State | 41 | 24 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 4 |
| 2020 | Texas State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 92 | 61 | 18.0 | 13.0 | 5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-14@ Rice | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-45@ UCF | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 41-21@ UTEP | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 14-31vs Western Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 10-7vs Florida International | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 9-3vs Louisiana Tech | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 11-21@ Jacksonville State | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 20-18vs Liberty | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 31-26vs Georgia Southern | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 14 | 5.5 | 4.0 | — | 0 |
Week 14 · 2024
W 20-18
vs Liberty
1 sack · 1.5 tackles for loss · 2 tackles
A close one, won by 2 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
19tackles this seasonTFL rate
29%6 TFLSack rate
21%4 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups19 tackles · 5.5 for loss · 4 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
K.C. Keeler
Pass share
39.2%
349 pass / 541 run
Plays / game
68.5
13 games
Team sack rate
7.4%
364 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #338 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Texas State and Sam Houston, 92 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 41 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Jake Spavital and K.C. Keeler.
