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Jersey Number 34
Christian Dixon
- Position:
- LB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-10 / 220
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Charlotte, NC
- High School:
- Butler
Bio
Honors
• Third Team PFF College All-C-USA
2022 (r-Senior)
• Played in all 13 games and had one start
• Was seventh on the team with 46 total tackles, including 5.5 TFLs, 2.5 sacks, four hurries and two forced fumbles
• Graded out a winner all 13 games and his 524 total snaps ranked third among linebackers
• Had four stops at JMU
• Turned in eight tackles, including 2.0 sacks, a forced fumble and two hurries in win over Colorado State
• Registered five stops and a hurry in win over Miami
• Had seven tackles, including a TFL and a forced fumble against FAU
2021 (r-Junior at Towson)
• Played and started 11 games at linebacker
• Finished second on the team in tackles with 73 to go with 4.5 TFLs, a team-leading four sacks and a team-best four forced fumbles
• Had a season-high 11 tackles, including 4.0 TFLs and a forced fumble against Rhode Island
2020 (r-Junior at Towson)
• Towson season cancelled due to COVID-19
2019 (r-Sophomore at Towson)
• Moved into a starting linebacker role in the second game of the season, playing in all 12 games with 11 starts
• Tied for team lead with 4.5 sacks, third on the team with 77 tackles (23rd in the CAA with 6.4 tackles a game) and nine tackles for loss, adding a pair of fumbles forced and recovered
• Earned multiple tackles in all 12 games, including at least seven in seven different contests
• Notched nine tackles, two tackles for loss and a sack in home victory over N.C. Central (9/7), following with eight tackles, a sack and a forced fumble in win at Maine (9/14)
• Second on the team with nine tackles at Florida (9/28), adding a sack and a forced fumble
• Picked up a sack of 10 yards and eight tackles in season finale vs. Elon (11/23)
2018 (r-Freshman at Towson)
• Contributor at linebacker and special teams, playing in 10 games
• Picked up 13 tackles, including four games with at least three tackles
• Three tackles in the first two games of the year at Morgan State on Sept. 1 and at Wake Forest on Sept. 8
2017 (Freshman at Towson)
• Did not see action in any games and was redshirted
High School
• Played for head coach Brian Hales at Butler High School
• Earned First-Team All-State honors by NCPreps.com after finishing senior season with 183 tackles, seven pass break-ups and three blocked kicks
• Named to the All-Charlotte Observer First Team after helping the Bulldogs to a 12-2 record
• Named the Defensive MVP of the Shrine Bowl of the Carolina
• Two-time all-conference selection
Personal
• Full name: Christian Isaiah Dixon
• Parents: Issac and Sharon Dixon
• Born: 2/9/99
• Major: Communication
• Third Team PFF College All-C-USA
2022 (r-Senior)
• Played in all 13 games and had one start
• Was seventh on the team with 46 total tackles, including 5.5 TFLs, 2.5 sacks, four hurries and two forced fumbles
• Graded out a winner all 13 games and his 524 total snaps ranked third among linebackers
• Had four stops at JMU
• Turned in eight tackles, including 2.0 sacks, a forced fumble and two hurries in win over Colorado State
• Registered five stops and a hurry in win over Miami
• Had seven tackles, including a TFL and a forced fumble against FAU
2021 (r-Junior at Towson)
• Played and started 11 games at linebacker
• Finished second on the team in tackles with 73 to go with 4.5 TFLs, a team-leading four sacks and a team-best four forced fumbles
• Had a season-high 11 tackles, including 4.0 TFLs and a forced fumble against Rhode Island
2020 (r-Junior at Towson)
• Towson season cancelled due to COVID-19
2019 (r-Sophomore at Towson)
• Moved into a starting linebacker role in the second game of the season, playing in all 12 games with 11 starts
• Tied for team lead with 4.5 sacks, third on the team with 77 tackles (23rd in the CAA with 6.4 tackles a game) and nine tackles for loss, adding a pair of fumbles forced and recovered
• Earned multiple tackles in all 12 games, including at least seven in seven different contests
• Notched nine tackles, two tackles for loss and a sack in home victory over N.C. Central (9/7), following with eight tackles, a sack and a forced fumble in win at Maine (9/14)
• Second on the team with nine tackles at Florida (9/28), adding a sack and a forced fumble
• Picked up a sack of 10 yards and eight tackles in season finale vs. Elon (11/23)
2018 (r-Freshman at Towson)
• Contributor at linebacker and special teams, playing in 10 games
• Picked up 13 tackles, including four games with at least three tackles
• Three tackles in the first two games of the year at Morgan State on Sept. 1 and at Wake Forest on Sept. 8
2017 (Freshman at Towson)
• Did not see action in any games and was redshirted
High School
• Played for head coach Brian Hales at Butler High School
• Earned First-Team All-State honors by NCPreps.com after finishing senior season with 183 tackles, seven pass break-ups and three blocked kicks
• Named to the All-Charlotte Observer First Team after helping the Bulldogs to a 12-2 record
• Named the Defensive MVP of the Shrine Bowl of the Carolina
• Two-time all-conference selection
Personal
• Full name: Christian Isaiah Dixon
• Parents: Issac and Sharon Dixon
• Born: 2/9/99
• Major: Communication
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