Malik Dixon: DB · UConn · #1.
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Malik Dixon
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. The four seasons at UConn span two head coaches: Lou Spanos and Jim Mora. One game to point at: 10 tackles against Wake Forest — Week 8, 2024.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
67 tackles. 3 passes defended. 3 interceptions. 1 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.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | L 21-26@ Duke | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 48-14vs Florida Atlantic | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 47-3vs Buffalo | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 29-20vs Temple | 9 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 20-23vs Wake Forest | 10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 17-10vs Rice | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 34-27vs Georgia State | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 31-23@ UAB | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 24-31@ Syracuse | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 47-42@ Massachusetts | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 27-14vs North Carolina | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 67 | 35 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 3 |
Week 10 · 2024
W 34-27
1 interception · 1 tackle for loss · 4 tackles
A close one, won by 7 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
4%3 pass breakupsInterceptions
3interceptionsTackle volume
67tackles this seasonTFL rate
1%1 TFL67 tackles · 1 for loss · 3 pass breakups · 3 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 6.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road4g | 5.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 5.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 6.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jim Mora
Pass share
44.4%
396 pass / 496 run
Plays / game
68.6
13 games
Team sack rate
3.2%
408 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
67 tackles in 11 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #54 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at UConn, 247 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 40 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Randy Edsall, Lou Spanos, and Jim Mora. Multi-era developmental context.
