 Dixon with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||||||
| No. 25, 39 | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||
| Born: | April 26, 1990 Pompano Beach, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 203 lb (92 kg) | ||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||
| High school: | Coconut Creek (FL) | ||||||||||
| College: | Northwest Missouri State | ||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2014 / Round: 6 / Pick: 195 | ||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||||||||
Brandon Dixon (born April 26, 1990) is a former American football cornerback. He was drafted by the New York Jets in the sixth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at Northwest Missouri State.
Dixon has also been a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Seattle Seahawks, Indianapolis Colts, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints, Pittsburgh Steelers, and New York Giants.
In 2012, Dixon was selected to the Daktronics and D2Football.com second-team All-America team and was selected to the All-America third-team by The Associated Press.[1]
| 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 11+1⁄2 in (1.82 m) |
203 lb (92 kg) |
32+1⁄2 in (0.83 m) |
9 in (0.23 m) |
4.41 s | 1.56 s | 2.59 s | 4.27 s | 7.15 s | 34.0 in (0.86 m) |
10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) |
17 reps | |
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On May 10, 2014, Dixon was drafted by the New York Jets in the sixth round of the 2014 NFL Draft.[4] Dixon was released on August 30, 2014.[5]
On September 1, 2014, Dixon signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to join their practice squad.[6]
On September 6, 2014, the Buccaneers promoted Dixon to their active roster.[7]
In 14 games with the Buccaneers, Dixon recorded 8 solo tackles, 1 assisted tackle, 1 interception, and 2 passes defensed.
On September 6, 2015, the Seattle Seahawks signed Dixon to their practice squad.[8]
On September 12, 2015, Dixon was cut from the Seahawks practice squad [9]
Dixon was signed to the New England Patriots practice squad on October 1, 2015.[10] He was released on October 28, 2015.[11]
Dixon was signed to the New Orleans Saints practice squad on November 5, 2015, reuniting him with his twin brother Brian Dixon.[12]
The signing made the brothers the only set of twins to play on the same team since the AFL-NFL merger and the first since 1926. They are the twelfth set of twins to play in the NFL and along with the Pounceys and the McCourtys, are the third active set of twins currently playing in the NFL.[13] On August 30, 2016, he was released by the Saints.[14]
On December 7, 2016, Dixon was signed to the Steelers' practice squad.[15] On December 20, he was released from the Steelers' practice squad.[16] Seven days later, the Steelers re-signed him to the practice squad.[17] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Steelers on January 24, 2017.[18] He was waived on September 2, 2017.[19]
On October 12, 2017, Dixon was signed to the New York Giants' practice squad.[20] He was promoted to the active roster on November 28, 2017.[21]
On May 15, 2018, Dixon was waived by the Giants.[22]
Dixon signed with the Orlando Apollos of the Alliance of American Football for the inaugural 2019 season.[23]
Dixon's twin brother, Brian, who was also a cornerback, played alongside him in New Orleans. Dixon is the cousin of former cornerback Benny Sapp who played in the National Football League.[24][25]