Senior wide receiver for USC. 2021: 3 catches, 35 receiving yards, 1 TD.
5′8″ · 190 lb · Desoto, TX
Recruiting
WR recruit
No. 307 nationally · Signed with Colorado
Statement game13 rec · 198 yds · 2 TDvs Oregon State (FBS) · L 34-41
Top 0.1% catches game since 2021.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for USC. 2021: 3 catches, 35 receiving yards, 1 TD.
K.D. Nixon
K.D. Nixon has played for five head coaches across five seasons and two programs. The receipt on tape: 16 rec yds, 1 receptions against California, Week 14, 2021.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Five seasons at USC, 1,296 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Clay Helton → Donte Williams. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 0.3 | 3.2 | 9.5 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 0.3 | 5.3 | 16.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 0.3 | 3.2 | 9.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 0.3 | 5.3 | 16.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lincoln Riley
Pass share
46.0%
97 pass / 114 run
Plays / game
70.3
3 games
Team sack rate
2.0%
102 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2021
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2021
W 45–14
1 NO
Dominant 31-point win on the road against Washington State.
With J. Dart — 391 yds · 4 TD · 2 INT · QBR 81.3 · 32 rush yds (6 car) · G. Bryant Jr. — 3 rush yds (1 car) · 1 TD
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 9 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 30-7vs San José State | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 2 | L 28-42vs Stanford | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 3 | W 45-14@ Washington State | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 4 | L 27-45vs Oregon State | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 5 | W 37-14@ Colorado | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 6 | L 26-42vs Utah | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 9 | W 41-34vs Arizona | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 12 | L 33-62vs UCLA | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 14 | L 14-24@ California | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 1 | 16 | Season-high 16 yds |
| Total | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 1 | 16 |