Malik Dixon: DB · Rutgers · #15.
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Malik Dixon
Erases the deep middle of the field. Played for two head coaches at two programs in two seasons: Willie Taggart and Nunzio Campanile. One game to point at: 6 tackles against Maryland — Week 6, 2019.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
30 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The Detroit News Oct 29
247Sports Oct 20Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Rutgers | 30 | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 |
| 2016 | South Florida | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 |
| Career | 36 | 19 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 48-21vs Massachusetts | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 0-30@ No. 20 Iowa | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 16-30vs Boston College | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 0-52@ No. 20 Michigan | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 7-48vs Maryland | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 0-35@ Indiana | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 44-34vs Liberty | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 21-56vs No. 2 Ohio State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 30 | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
10%3 pass breakupsTackle volume
30tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL30 tackles · 3 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Road3g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Nunzio Campanile
Pass share
38.2%
278 pass / 450 run
Plays / game
60.7
12 games
Team sack rate
7.9%
315 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2019
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons, at South Florida and Rutgers, 36 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2020
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Willie Taggart, Chris Ash, Nunzio Campanile and Greg Schiano.
