Jalen Nixon: QB · Louisiana · #6.
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Jalen Nixon
Extends plays on the move until something opens up. A two-star recruit with three seasons on the field at Louisiana since. A game that shows it: 84 passing yards and 58 rushing yards against New Mexico State — Week 5, 2016.
Play style
Makes plays with feet when the pocket collapses. Efficiency still on the rise.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-45vs Boise State | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 2 | W 30-22vs McNeese | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 3 | W 28-23vs South Alabama | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 5 | L 31-37@ New Mexico State | 8/13 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | 50.1 | Season-high 84 yds |
| Wk 11 | W 33-26@ Georgia Southern | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 8/13 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | — |
Week 5 · 2016
L 31-37
84 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 50.1 · 58 rush yds (12 car)
With S. Coutts — 48.3 yards per punt · 7 punts · 64 long · A. Jennings — 143 yds · 1 TD · 2 INT · QBR 25.8 · 13 rush yds (6 car)
The plays that mattered most
3 seasons under Mark Hudspeth — 19-19 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Road2g | 42.0 | 0.0 | 6.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 21.0 | 0.0 | 6.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mark Hudspeth
Pass share
37.1%
341 pass / 578 run
Plays / game
70.7
13 games
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2016
Fewer passes and runs a game than most FBS quarterbacks who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Louisiana, 913 passing yards — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2012–2016
1 coachPlayed every college season under Mark Hudspeth.
