#30

Larry Nixon III

Senior linebacker for Auburn. 2023: 50 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss.

LB · Auburn · Sr. · #30

6′1″ · 231 lb · North Richland Hills, TX

CFB Index 30 · #455 of 577 LBsHigh confidenceAuburn 2023 alumnus

The story

4 linebacker for Auburn. 2023: 50 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss.

  • Signed as a 2-star recruit to North Texas in 2018.
  • Transferred from North Texas to Auburn in 2023.
His career, year by year

Recruiting

2★

OLB recruit

No. 2338 nationally · Signed with North Texas

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

How it ended

Six seasons at Auburn, 277 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

2018

  • Signed with North Texas2-star out of Richland

202311 games

The role got bigger.

  • Entered the portal

Career arc

HS
Recruit
★★
#2338 national
CFB
College
2 teams
2018–2023
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2018–2023

5 coaches
2018–2019
2020era →
2021era →
2022
Cadillac Williams
Auburn
era →
2023era →

Played under 5 different head coaches: Gus Malzahn, Kevin Steele, Bryan Harsin, Cadillac Williams, and Hugh Freeze. Multi-era developmental context.

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology