#10

Michael Dixon

Former defensive back at Rutgers. 2024: 1 interception, 4 pass breakups, 60 tackles.

DB · Rutgers · Sr. · #10

6′2″ · 210 lb · Statesboro, GA

CFB Index 56 · #217 of 537 safetiesLow confidenceRutgers 2024 — college career complete

Recruiting

3★

S recruit

No. 780 nationally · Signed with Statesboro

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former defensive back at Rutgers. 2024: 1 interception, 4 pass breakups, 60 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Statesboro in 2020.
Transferred from Minnesota to Rutgers in 2023.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Rutgers, 181 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

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

2020

Recruited3-star out of Statesboro

202313 games

The role got bigger.

Entered the portal

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#780 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2020–2024

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2020–2024

1 coach

2020–2024

Greg Schiano

Rutgers

Played his entire career under Greg Schiano.

2024 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2020Minnesota3-4HC: P.J. Fleck · Run-heavy

2021Minnesota9-4HC: P.J. Fleck · Run-heavy

2022Minnesota9-4HC: P.J. Fleck · Run-heavy

2023Rutgers7-6HC: Greg Schiano · Run-heavy, slow tempo

2024Rutgers7-6HC: Greg Schiano · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

56Quality starter #217 of 537?

Medium confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles (87th percentile). Strength: passes defended (86th percentile). Concern: tackles for loss (7th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Tackles#376 / 2892 · 87th pct

Passes defended#327 / 2892 · 86th pct

Solo tackles#460 / 2892 · 84th pct

Interceptions#314 / 862 · 32nd pct

Sacks#1455 / 2892 · 25th pct

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QB hurries#1536 / 2892 · 23rd pct

Tackles for loss#2477 / 2892 · 7th pct

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Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2024 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	5.8	0.0	0.0	0.3
Road6g	4.2	0.0	0.0	0.3

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	4.8	0.0	0.0	0.3
Weeks 8+6g	5.2	0.0	0.0	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Greg Schiano

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

Starter

Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

56 · #217 of 537 safeties

Three-star recruit. Now #217 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2024	Rutgers	60	32	0.0	4	1	--
2023	Rutgers	76	51	2.0	5	1	--
2022	Minnesota	28	15	1.5	3	--	--
2021	Minnesota	12	7	0.0	--	1	--
2020	Minnesota	5	5	0.0	--	--	--
Career		181	110	3.5	12	3	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 11 · 2024

W 26–19

vs Minnesota

1 PD · 1 SOLO · 5 TOT

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 at home.

With A. Kaliakmanis — 240 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 71.8 · -19 rush yds (3 car) · J. Anderson — 43 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 49 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	INT	PD	Note
Wk 2	W 49-17vs Akron	2	1	—	0
Wk 4	W 26-23@ Virginia Tech	4	3	—	0
Wk 5	W 21-18vs Washington	5	1	—	1
Wk 6	L 7-14@ Nebraska	6	5	1	0
Wk 7	L 7-42vs Wisconsin	7	3	—	0
Wk 8	L 32-35vs UCLA	8	4	—	0	Season-high 8 tackles
Wk 9	L 20-42@ USC	3	1	—	1
Wk 11	W 26-19vs Minnesota	5	1	—	1
Wk 12	W 31-17@ Maryland	5	4	—	0
Wk 13	L 31-38vs Illinois	8	4	—	0
Wk 14	W 41-14@ Michigan State	2	1	—	0
Bowl	L 41-44@ Kansas State	5	4	—	1
Total		60	32	1	4

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