De'Shaan Dixon explained

De'Shaan Dixon
Position:Linebacker
Birth Date:16 December 1998
Birth Place:Chesapeake, Virginia, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:5
Weight Lb:247
High School:Western Branch
(Chesapeake, Virginia)
College:Norfolk State
Undraftedyear:2022
Pastteams:
Highlights:
  • First-team All-MEAC (2021)
  • Third-team All-MEAC (2019)
Statseason:2023
Statlabel1:Total tackles
Statvalue1:1
Pfr:DixoDe01

De’Shaan Duane Dixon (born December 16, 1998) is an American professional football linebacker who is a free agent. He played college football at Norfolk State.

Early years

Dixon attended Western Branch High School in Chesapeake, Virginia. He only received two offers to play college football coming out of high school. He verbally committed to Norfolk State over Virginia State on January 26, 2017.[1]

College career

He played at Norfolk State from 2017 to 2021. During his career he had 154 tackles (69 solo), 24.5 tackles for loss, and 14.5 sacks in 42 games. He also had one forced fumble, two fumble recoveries, and 10 pass break ups.[2] After his senior season in 2021, he entered the 2022 NFL draft.

Professional career

On May 2, 2022, Dixon signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent following the 2022 NFL draft.[3] On August 30, after the final roster cutdown of the preseason, Dixon made the 53-man roster for the 2022 season.[4]

On August 29, 2023, Dixon was waived by the Jaguars and re-signed to the practice squad.[5] [6] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 8, 2024.[7]

Dixon was waived/injured on August 8, 2024, after suffering a torn ACL.[8]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Deshaan Dixon, 2017 Weakside Defensive End . Rivals . 30 August 2022.
  2. Web site: 18 De'Shaan Dixon . NSU Spartans . 30 August 2022.
  3. Web site: Roster Moves: Jaguars agree to terms with 15 undrafted free agents . Jaguars.com . 31 August 2022.
  4. Web site: Oehser . John . The 53: Breaking down the roster . Jaguars.com . 31 August 2022.
  5. Web site: Oehser . John . August 29, 2023 . Roster Reduction: Jaguars Move Towards 53 Players . October 24, 2023 . Jaguars.com.
  6. Web site: Roster Moves: Jaguars Announce 13 Additions to Practice Squad. Jaguars.com. August 30, 2023.
  7. Web site: Jaguars sign 11 players to reserve/future contracts. Jaguars Wire. USA Today. January 8, 2024.
  8. Web site: ROSTER MOVES: Jaguars Sign DE Breeland Speaks . jaguars.com . 9 August 2024.