Keisean Nixon
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| No. 22 – Las Vegas Raiders | |||||||||||
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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: | South Carolina | ||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2019 | ||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2019 | |||||||||||
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Keisean Nixon (born June 22, 1997) is an American football cornerback for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at South Carolina.
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
Oakland / Las Vegas Raiders
Nixon signed with the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent on April 27, 2019.[5] He made his NFL debut on September 9, 2019 against the Denver Broncos.[6] Nixon finished his rookie season with 12 tackles, one pass defended and three kickoffs returned for 63 yards in 14 games played.[7]
Personal life
Nixon is the nephew of rapper Snoop Dogg.[8]
References
- ^ Tully, Jeff (November 19, 2014). "Burbank football battered, but still standing in playoffs". Burbank Leader. Los Angeles Times. 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Martin, Kyle (August 25, 2019). "Undrafted rookie Keisean Nixon continues to flourish in preseason competition". Raiders.com. Retrieved October 21, 2019.