Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 3-10vs Georgia | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 2 | W 49-3vs South Carolina State | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 0 | 16 | Season-high 27 yds |
| Wk 3 | W 14-8vs Georgia Tech | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 0 | 7 | |
| Total | 10 | 48 | 6.3 | 0 | 16 |
#23
Lyn-J Dixon
Senior running back for Tennessee. 2021: 48 rushing yards, 2 catches.
5′10″ · 195 lb · Butler, GA
Clemson 2021 alumnus
Recruiting
4★
APB recruit
No. 258 nationally · Signed with Clemson
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 running back for Tennessee. 2021: 48 rushing yards, 2 catches.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Clemson in 2018.
Lyn-J Dixon
He got to Tennessee by way of West Virginia. The receipt on tape: 27 rush yds, 14 rec yds against South Carolina State, Week 2, 2021.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- portal record
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Clemson, 1,414 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
3 programs, one constant: he played.
201813 games
- Signed with Clemson4-star out of Taylor County
2022
- Entered the portal
2023
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Clemson
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
2 coaches2018–2020
Tennessee
Coaching transition mid-career: Jeremy Pruitt → Josh Heupel. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2021 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Dabo Swinney — 49-6 over that span.
2018Clemson15-0HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced
2019Clemson14-1HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced
2020Clemson10-2HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced, fast tempo
2021Clemson10-3HC: Dabo Swinney · Pass-leaning, fast tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 16.0 | 6.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 16.0 | 6.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Josh Heupel
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2021
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · South Carolina State · 2&8 · Q3 · EPA +2.75Taisun Phommachanh pass complete to Lyn-J Dixon for 14 yds for a TD, (B.T. Potter KICK)
- Week 3 · Georgia Tech · 2&6 · Q1 · EPA -2.14Lyn-J Dixon run for a loss of 5 yards to the Clem 47
- Week 3 · Georgia Tech · 2&9 · Q2 · EPA -2.04D.J. Uiagalelei pass complete to Lyn-J Dixon for a loss of 7 yards to the Clem 43
- Week 3 · Georgia Tech · 3&3 · Q2 · EPA +1.61Lyn-J Dixon run for 4 yds to the Clem 49 for a 1ST down
- Week 2 · South Carolina State · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +1.49Lyn-J Dixon run for 16 yds to the Clem 44 for a 1ST down
- Week 2 · South Carolina State · 3&1 · Q3 · EPA +1.18Lyn-J Dixon run for 3 yds to the Clem 49 for a 1ST down
- Week 3 · Georgia Tech · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA -0.89Lyn-J Dixon run for 1 yd to the 50 yard line
- Week 3 · Georgia Tech · 2&10 · Q2 · EPA +0.51Lyn-J Dixon run for 7 yds to the Clem 45
- Week 1 · Georgia · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.42Lyn-J Dixon run for 10 yds to the Geo 32 for a 1ST down
- Week 2 · South Carolina State · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA -0.16Lyn-J Dixon run for 4 yds to the Clem 41
Game log
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology