Keisean Nixon
 Nixon in college at South Carolina in 2018 | |||||||||||||||
| No. 25 – Green Bay Packers | |||||||||||||||
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| Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||||||||
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| Born: | June 22, 1997 Los Angeles, California | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Salesian (Los Angeles, California) | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Arizona Western (2016) South Carolina (2017–2018) | ||||||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2019 | ||||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 15, 2022 | |||||||||||||||
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Keisean Nixon (born June 22, 1997) is an American football cornerback for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Arizona Western before transferring to South Carolina. He was signed by the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent in 2019.
Early life and high school
Nixon grew up in Compton, California and attended Salesian High School in Los Angeles, where he ran track and played running back and cornerback on the football team. He missed a large portion of his senior season due to a broken collarbone.[1]
College career
Nixon began his collegiate career at Arizona Western College. As a freshman, he made 36 tackles with five interceptions and four pass breakups and was named a second-team All-NJCAA All-American as a sophomore after intercepting six passes (two returned for touchdowns) with five pass breakups and two kicks returned for touchdowns.[2] Nixon transferred to the University of South Carolina for the final two years of his NCAA eligibility.[3]
Nixon played mostly on special teams and as a reserve defensive back in his first season at South Carolina, playing in all 12 of the Gamecocks games with a fumble recovery and an interception. As a senior, Nixon started 11 games and led the team with nine passes broken up and finished third with 63 tackles.[4]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 ft 10+1⁄4 in (1.78 m) |
196 lb (89 kg) |
30+3⁄4 in (0.78 m) |
9+3⁄4 in (0.25 m) |
4.42 s | 1.56 s | 2.60 s | 4.52 s | 7.28 s | 32.5 in (0.83 m) |
10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) |
10 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day[5] | ||||||||||||
Oakland / Las Vegas Raiders
Nixon signed with the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent on April 27, 2019.[6] He made his NFL debut on September 9, 2019, against the Denver Broncos.[7] Nixon finished his rookie season with 12 tackles, one pass defended and three kickoffs returned for 63 yards in 14 games played.[8]
On September 2, 2021, Nixon was placed on injured reserve.[9] He was activated on October 9.[10]
Green Bay Packers
Nixon signed with the Green Bay Packers on March 26, 2022.[11]
In his second game on the active roster for the Green Bay Packers, Nixon recorded 7 combined tackles and 1 forced fumble in a win against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. [12]
NFL career statistics
Regular season
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Sfty | PD | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FF | FR | ||
| 2019 | OAK | 14 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | LV | 15 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | LV | 11 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 40 | 2 | 38 | 28 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Source: pro-football-reference.com | ||||||||||||||||
Postseason
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | PD | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TDs | FF | FR | |||
| 2021 | LV | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Source: pro-football-reference.com | ||||||||||||||||
Personal life
Nixon is the nephew of rapper Snoop Dogg.[13]
References
- ^ Tully, Jeff (November 19, 2014). "Burbank football battered, but still standing in playoffs". Burbank Leader. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
- ^ "Gamecocks Ink Two JUCO Defensive Backs". Live5News.com. December 16, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
- ^ Floyd, Thomas (August 28, 2017). "JUCO transfer Keisean Nixon to make an immediate impact for South Carolina". garnetandblackattack.com. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
- ^ Cook, Joe (April 28, 2019). "Tigers and Gamecocks receive free agent deals after NFL Draft". WLTX.com. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
- ^ "2019 Draft Scout Keisean Nixon, South Carolina NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
- ^ Breiner, Ben (April 27, 2019). "Gamecocks' Keisean Nixon headed back to west coast to start NFL career". The State. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
- ^ Bair, Scott (September 10, 2019). "Raiders snap count: Darren Waller moved all around, never left field". NBC Sports Bay Area. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
- ^ Del Bianco, John (March 16, 2020). "NFL Gamecocks: Who is a free agent, who is under contract". 247Sports.com. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
- ^ "Raiders announce practice squad additions". Raiders.com. September 2, 2021.
- ^ "Arnette, Mullen Jr. and Carrier placed on IR". Raiders.com. October 9, 2021.
- ^ "Packers sign CB Keisean Nixon". Packers.com. March 26, 2022.
- ^ https://www.nfl.com/players/keisean-nixon/stats/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Martin, Kyle (August 25, 2019). "Undrafted rookie Keisean Nixon continues to flourish in preseason competition". Raiders.com. Retrieved October 21, 2019.