Daryus Dixson
Penn State Nittany Lions
89
Great

Daryus Dixson

Penn State Nittany LionsSolid
LCBDefenseGreat
Projected Starter

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Daryus Dixson is the projected starter at LCB for Penn State Nittany Lions.

Sophomore · #5 · 6'0", 184 lbs

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Depth at LCB · Penn State Nittany Lions

  1. 1589Daryus DixsonStarter
  2. 22467Ibn McDaniels
  3. 32964Hunter Sowell

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The Story

The Ballhawk

A 4-star recruit out of Mater Dei, ranked #112 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 24 tackles, 0 INT, 6 PBU. That's 7% of the team's production at his spot and 82th-percentile production nationally — good for a 89 overall (Great tier).

Recruit4★ · #112 NatlTeam Share7%Percentile82th
Perris, CA
Jersey
#5
Class
SO
Height
6'0"
Weight
184 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
20252406

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.9466
National Rank
#112
High School
Mater Dei
Hometown
Santa Ana, CA

Why this rating?

On a 87-rated defense; 82th-percentile production (×0.98 for competition level) put them +2 vs unit starters → 89.

Team defense (SP+)
87
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 82% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 25% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.98)
Depth-chart adjustment
+2 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 10LUSCTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final L 31-23

Oct 3LNUTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 34-13

Sep 26LWISTKL 0
TKL
0
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
1
PD
0

Final L 24-20

Sep 19WBUFFTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 55-13

Sep 5WMRSHTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 45-0

Daryus Dixson's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

Ballhawk
24 tkl · 6 PD · 0 INT
Usage / Involvement78%
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