Stephen Dix Jr. is a linebacker who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Arkansas.
Dix is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for three head coaches across five seasons and three programs. One game to point at: 12 tackles against Auburn — Week 9, 2025.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
79 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Arkansas | 79 | 29 | 4.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Arkansas | 70 | 24 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Marshall | 62 | 28 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | Florida State | 14 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2020 | Florida State | 44 | 17 | 3.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 269 | 103 | 17.0 | 5.0 | 3 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 52-7vs Alabama A&M | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 56-14vs Arkansas State | 10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 35-41@ No. 17 Ole Miss | 9 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 31-32@ Memphis | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 13-56vs No. 22 Notre Dame | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 31-34@ No. 12 Tennessee | 11 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 42-45vs No. 4 Texas A&M | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 24-33vs Auburn | 12 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 10 | L 35-38vs Mississippi State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 22-23@ LSU | 7 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 37-52@ No. 17 Texas | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 17-31vs Missouri | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 79 | 29 | 4.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
79tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%4 TFLSack rate
1%1 sackPD rate
0%0 pass breakups79 tackles · 4 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 5.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 7.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 7.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sam Pittman
Pass share
48.8%
381 pass / 400 run
Plays / game
65.1
12 games
Team sack rate
6.5%
417 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
79 tackles in 12 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #315 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-SEC
Based on 2025: #51 of 76 SEC LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
A stat line in 53 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2025
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 3 schools: Mike Norvell, Charles Huff, Sam Pittman and Bobby Petrino.
