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Jersey Number 91
Felix Hixon
- Position:
- NT
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 306
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Jackson, GA
- High School:
- Jackson
2025 (r-Junior)
• Played in all 12 games and had one start
• Ended the year with eight total tackles in 136 snaps
• Made his first career start at WKU and had two tackles in 49 snaps
• Also had two stops in win over NMSU while registering a season-best PFF grade of 76.8
2024 (r-Sophomore)
• Played in 11 games
• Ended the year with eight total tackles
• Had 15 snaps in win over Tennessee Tech
• In on 31 plays at Ole Miss
• Had a solo tackle in 16 snaps against WKU
• Did not play against Duke
• Returned to action against Memphis but did not record a stop
2023 (r-Freshman at South Carolina)
• Did not play in any games
2022 (Freshman at South Carolina)
• Enrolled in January and went through spring drills
• Did not play in any games and was redshirted
High School
• A three-star recruit by 247Sports
• Played for Coach Dary Myricks at Jackson High School
• Considered the 57th-best player in Georgia, the 83rd-best defensive lineman in the nation and No. 586 overall according to 247Sports Composite
• Rated the 54th-best player in the state and the 40th-best defensive tackle in the country by Rivals
Personal
• Full name: Felix Landon Hixon Jr.
• Parents: Felix Sr. and Taiwana Hixon
• Born: 9/10/2003
• Major: Health
• Played in all 12 games and had one start
• Ended the year with eight total tackles in 136 snaps
• Made his first career start at WKU and had two tackles in 49 snaps
• Also had two stops in win over NMSU while registering a season-best PFF grade of 76.8
2024 (r-Sophomore)
• Played in 11 games
• Ended the year with eight total tackles
• Had 15 snaps in win over Tennessee Tech
• In on 31 plays at Ole Miss
• Had a solo tackle in 16 snaps against WKU
• Did not play against Duke
• Returned to action against Memphis but did not record a stop
2023 (r-Freshman at South Carolina)
• Did not play in any games
2022 (Freshman at South Carolina)
• Enrolled in January and went through spring drills
• Did not play in any games and was redshirted
High School
• A three-star recruit by 247Sports
• Played for Coach Dary Myricks at Jackson High School
• Considered the 57th-best player in Georgia, the 83rd-best defensive lineman in the nation and No. 586 overall according to 247Sports Composite
• Rated the 54th-best player in the state and the 40th-best defensive tackle in the country by Rivals
Personal
• Full name: Felix Landon Hixon Jr.
• Parents: Felix Sr. and Taiwana Hixon
• Born: 9/10/2003
• Major: Health
Friday, April 03
Thursday, March 19
Monday, March 16
Tuesday, January 13
