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2019 Football Roster

7 Jalon Nixon

  • Position Tight End
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 240
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Durham, N.C.
  • High School Northern HS

Biography

AS A SOPHOMORE (2017): Played in all 10 games … Caught nine passes for 87 yards and three touchdowns … Scored first touchdown of campaign on a 17-yard reception at Elizabeth City State … Recorded a season-best two receptions against Newberry (16 yards), Lenoir-Rhyne (10) and Mars Hill (19) … Tallied a 16-yard touchdown reception at Mars Hill, and scored on a 17-yard reception in the season finale at Carson-Newman.

AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2016): Played in eight games … Hauled in one reception for seven yards at West Virginia State.
 
AS A FRESHMAN (2015): Redshirted. Did not see game action.

HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Northern High School for coach Raymond Wilson … Earned all-conference laurels as a senior after hauling in 30 catches for more than 300 yards … Also lettered in track & field for the Knights.

PERSONAL: The son of Tia Slade and John Nixon … Has a sister, Cierra, and two brothers, Joshua and Jonathan … Maintained a 3.4 cumulative grade point average at Northern High School … A computer science major at UNCP.

Statistics

Season:
2019

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Historical Player Information

  • 2015Freshman

    TE
    6'3" 230 lbs
  • 81

    2016Sophomore

    TE
    6'3" 240 lbs
    81
  • 81

    2017Redshirt Sophomore

    TE
    6'2" 235 lbs
    81
  • 81

    2018Redshirt Junior

    TE
    6'2" 235 lbs
    81
  • 7

    2019Redshirt Senior

    Tight End
    6'2" 240 lbs
    7