Biography
2024
Played in all 12 games with a start in the win over Youngstown State (9/28/24) ... Finished campaign with 21 total stops, 7 solos, 1.0 tackles for loss, 3 pass breakups and an interception ... Recorded 7 games with multiple tackles ... Brought down season-high 4 ball carriers with a PBU against YSU ... Earned MSU Defensive Grinder of the Game honors for win at Murray State (11/9/24) with an interception (3 yards) and solo tackle ... Named MSU Special Teams Grinder honors for win vs. Southern Illinois (11/2/24), logging 3 total tackles in home victory with a pair of solo stops ... Also brought down 3 ball carriers in season finale vs. South Dakota State (11/23/24) with 2 solo tackles.Â
2023
Played in 4 games during his first season at Missouri State ... Had a solo stop in his MSU debut with a tackle in the home win over Utah Tech (9/23/23) ... Also saw action in home games against Murray State (10/21/23), Illinois State (11/4/23) and No. 15-ranked Northern Iowa (11/11/23) … Was on travel squad for 3 road games.
ColoradoÂ
Played in three games as a true freshman in 2022 for coach Karl Dorrell to preserve his redshirt ... Racked up 3 total tackles on the campaign with a solo stop ... Buffaloes were 1-11 overall and 1-8 in the Pac-12.
High School
Standout performer for coach Ricky Tullos at Pearland High in Houston, Texas where he was part of a 7-4 team and racked up 86 tackles as a senior in 2021 ... Also accounted for 48 solo stops with 3.0 tackles for a loss and a pair of interceptions and 3 pass break-ups ...Returned one punt for 29 yards and two kickoffs for 49 yards and returned one fumble recovery 59 yards for a touchdown ... As a junior, Pearland was 8-3 and he earned second-team All-District 23-6A honors in addition to being named to the Texas Top 100 list ... 247Sports listed him as a three-star recruit and the No. 45 safety in the class (No. 76 overall in Texas), while ESPN ranked him as the No. 36 safety nationally (No. 93 overall in Texas) at one point elevating him to four-stars and ESPN300 status ... Rivals had him ranked as the No. 45 safety nationally and No. 72 player from Texas ... Had 63 tackles on defense in 2020 with 6.0 TFL, 4 interceptions, 2.0 sacks, a pair of fumble recoveries, 5 QBH and 3 PBU's ... On offense, he caught 9 passes for 130 yards and 2 touchdowns ... As a sophomore, Pearland was 9-2 and he was named first-team All-District 23-6A after tallying 54 tackles with 7 TFL's, 2.0 sacks ... His freshman season (2018), he helped Pearland to a 9-1 record with 54 tackles, 7.0 TFL, 4.0 sacks, 3 PBUs in addition to catching 54 passes for 730 yards and 12 touchdowns ... In his career, he had 257 tackles, 23 for a loss including 6.0 sacks, 9 QB hurries, 5 forced fumbles, 4 recoveries, 6 interceptions and 8 pass breakups with a pair of return touchdowns ... Team was 33-10 during his four seasons ... Also played baseball at Pearland and had a .360 batting average.
PersonalÂ
Dylan Lorenz Dixson was born 11/17/03 in Houston, Texas ... Son of Damon and LaKechia Dixson of Pearland, Texas ... Has three siblings, Daryl, Damon and DeJuan ... His dad, Damon, played football at Sul Ross State ... Brother Daryl played baseball at Texas Southern, Damon played football at Texas A&T and brother DeJuan played football at Texas Lutheran ... Cousin Ronald Humphrey played for the Indianapolis Colts ... Majoring in Communication Studies.
