Julian Nixon

#1 · TE · Sr. · UL Monroe6′4″ · 245 lb · Atlanta, GA · Centennial

Julian Nixon is a tight end who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at UL Monroe.

Nixon shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Second year in the UL Monroe receiving corps. On tape: 31 receiving yards and 2 receptions against South Alabama, Week 12, 2025.

Style of play

Play style

No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.

Similar players

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Camden OvertonGeorgia State · 2025 · 85% season match
Marshall LangNorthwestern · 2024 · 84% season match
Neal JohnsonLouisiana · 2021 · 82% season match
Elijah SohnSam Houston · 2023 · 80% season match
Reed TylerArkansas State · 2020 · 78% season match

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2025	UL Monroe	15	151	10.1	1	24
2024	UL Monroe	9	91	10.1	1	23
Career		24	242	10.1	2	24

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 29-0vs Saint Francis	1	1	1.0	0	1
Wk 2	L 0-73@ No. 21 Alabama	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 4	W 31-25@ UTEP	1	13	13.0	0	13
Wk 5	W 28-16vs Arkansas State	2	15	7.5	1	8
Wk 6	L 7-42@ Northwestern	1	14	14.0	0	14
Wk 8	L 14-37vs Troy	2	30	15.0	0	23
Wk 9	L 21-49@ Southern Miss	1	6	6.0	0	6
Wk 10	L 6-31vs Old Dominion	2	31	15.5	0	24	Season-high 31 yds
Wk 12	L 14-26vs South Alabama	2	31	15.5	0	20
Wk 13	L 14-31@ Texas State	1	0	0.0	0	0
Wk 14	L 27-30@ Louisiana	2	10	5.0	0	12
Total		15	151	10.1	1	24

Signature game

Week 5 · 2025

W 28-16

vs Arkansas State

2 rec · 15 yds · 1 TD

With M. Ryan — 38.2 yards per punt · 5 punts · 1 inside the 20 · A. Armenta — 175 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 36.4 · 20 rush yds (6 car)

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 8 · Troy · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.97Aidan Armenta pass complete to Julian Nixon for 23 yds to the TROY 45 for a
Week 5 · Arkansas State · 3rd and 5 · Q2 · EPA +2.81Armenta to Nixon: an 8-yard touchdown pass.
Week 12 · South Alabama · 3rd and 7 · Q2 · EPA +2.39Armenta to Nixon: an 11-yard pass.
Week 12 · South Alabama · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.19Armenta to Nixon: a 20-yard pass.
Week 10 · Old Dominion · 4th and 2 · Q2 · EPA +2.14Armenta to Nixon: a 7-yard pass.
Week 4 · UTEP · 2nd and 11 · Q3 · EPA +1.97Hunter Herring pass complete to Julian Nixon for 13 yds to the UTEP 1 for a

4 more plays

Week 6 · Northwestern · 2nd and 7 · Q2 · EPA +1.90Aidan Armenta pass complete to Julian Nixon for 14 yds to the NU 45 for a
Week 9 · Southern Miss · 3rd and 5 · Q1 · EPA +1.59Graves to Nixon: a 6-yard pass.
Week 9 · Southern Miss · 1st and 2 · Q4 · EPA +1.21J.Nixon rush middle for 2 yards gain for a touchdown
Week 10 · Old Dominion · 1st and 2 · Q4 · EPA −1.12J.Nixon rush right for 2 yards loss (C.Forbes)

Receiving profile

Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth

How often he's targeted, and how well it works

15 rec · 151 yds · 1 TD

14 of 15 receptions matched to play-by-play

9 of 19 targets charted for true throw depth

Targets

197% of team targets

Catch rate

74%14 of 19 targets

Behind LOS · Negative air yds

22% of targets (2)

100%catch rate

Air -2.0 · YAC 1.0 avg

Short · 0–9 air yds

44% of targets (4)

100%catch rate

Air 3.5 · YAC 5.5 avg

Middle · 10–19 air yds

33% of targets (3)

67%catch rate

Air 13.0 · YAC 7.5 avg

74% catch rate on 19 targets · 7% of the team's targets.

Situational

Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)

Third-down role

18%3 of his 17 targets came on third down · TE median is 22%

Teams and coaches

2 seasons under Bryant Vincent — 8-16 over that span.

2024UL Monroe5-7HC: Bryant Vincent · Run-heavy, slow tempo

2025UL Monroe3-9HC: Bryant Vincent · Run-leaning, slow tempo

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 35 (#132 of 156). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score percentiles · 2025 season

35Below cohort / limited sample #132 of 156 · 2025?

7 metrics · season cumulative

2025 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Concern: receptions (17th percentile).

Box-score rates (7)

Rush TDs#5 / 33 · 74th pct

Yards / catch#104 / 175 · 41st pct

10.1

Rush yards#22 / 33 · 27th pct

Rec TDs#126 / 175 · 21st pct

Rec yards#144 / 175 · 18th pct

151

Receptions#141 / 175 · 17th pct

Long catch#143 / 175 · 17th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2025, based on box-score rates.

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	1.8	21.6	10.9	0.2
Road6g	1.0	7.2	7.6	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-75g	1.0	8.6	8.9	0.2
Weeks 8+6g	1.7	18.0	9.5	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Bryant Vincent

Pass share

41.4%

302 pass / 428 run

Plays / game

60.8

12 games

Team sack rate

6.1%

327 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

15 catches and 3 carries in 11 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS tight ends who play every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

35 · #132 of 156 TEs · 2025

Former four-star. Now #132 at the position.

2026 outlook

Outside shot for All-Sun Belt

Based on 2025: #11 of 16 Sun Belt TEs

How the All-Sun Belt base rate is computed

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%).