Daniel Dixon-Brooks

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Daniel Dixon-Brooks
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    220
  • Hometown:
    Greenville, S.C.
  • Position:
    LB
  • Year:
    Freshman
  • High School:
    Christ Church Episcopal
  • Previous College:
    Newberry
  • gp
    12
  • tk
    65.0
  • sac
    1.0
  • int
    -
  • ffum
    1
Bio

2019: Dixon-Brooks made an impact in his first season at Carson-Newman, appearing in all 12 games with starts in 11 games. Dixon-Brooks was third on the team in tackles for the year with 65 stops.  He also had six tackles for loss and a sack to go along with a pair of quarterback hurries and a forced fumble.  Dixon-Brooks had a pair of double-digit tackle efforts.  His breakout performance came at Wingate (9/21) with 14 stops and 1.5 tackles for loss. He also showed up big in the opening round of the playoffs with 10 tackles and a sack at Bowie State (11/23).  He had a season-high 2.5 tackles for loss on Homecoming against Newberry (10/26).     

HIGH SCHOOL: Dixon-Brooks annihilated the Christ Church Episcopal School record books.  He finished his career with more than 600 tackles.  He also had 40 tackles for loss and 35 sacks. He earned all-state honors his final three years.  Dixon-Brooks also played basketball and baseball while running track and field. He  helped CCEP to four straight state titles and a 55-game winning streak. 

PERSONAL: Dixon-Brooks was also recruited by South Carolina, Georgia Southern, Mercer, North Carolina A&T and Charleston Southern.  The son of Martha Dixon, he plans to study business at Carson-Newman.  His cousin, Jermale Kelly, played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.  An uncle, Sammy Dixon, starred for the Cincinnati Bengals. 

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Solo tackles 27 16
Assists 38 24
Tackles 65.0 40.0
Tackles per game 5.4 5.0
Sacks 1.0 -
Sack yards 12 -
Interceptions - -
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries - -
Fumble return TDs - -
Tackle for loss 6.0 4.0
Tackle for loss yards 20 5
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 26 Newberry W, 24-21
Nov 2 at Mars Hill W, 48-21
Nov 9 at Limestone W, 42-35
Nov 16 Tusculum W, 49-13
Nov 23 at #11/12 Bowie State W, 17-9
Nov 30 at #6/6 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 49-21
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 5 West Florida W, 20-13 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at #19/19 Wingate L, 30-28 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 Virginia-Wise W, 42-7 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 UNC Pembroke W, 69-18 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Catawba W, 59-14 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at #8/9 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 36-23 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Newberry W, 24-21 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Mars Hill W, 48-21 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Limestone W, 42-35 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Tusculum W, 49-13 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 23 at #11/12 Bowie State W, 17-9 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 30 at #6/6 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 49-21 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 5 West Florida W, 20-13 - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at #19/19 Wingate L, 30-28 - - - - - - -
Sep 28 Virginia-Wise W, 42-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 5 UNC Pembroke W, 69-18 - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Catawba W, 59-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at #8/9 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 36-23 - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Newberry W, 24-21 - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Mars Hill W, 48-21 - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Limestone W, 42-35 - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Tusculum W, 49-13 - - - - - - -
Nov 23 at #11/12 Bowie State W, 17-9 - - - - - - -
Nov 30 at #6/6 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 49-21 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 5 West Florida W, 20-13 - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at #19/19 Wingate L, 30-28 - - - - - - -
Sep 28 Virginia-Wise W, 42-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 5 UNC Pembroke W, 69-18 - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Catawba W, 59-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at #8/9 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 36-23 - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Newberry W, 24-21 - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Mars Hill W, 48-21 - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Limestone W, 42-35 - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Tusculum W, 49-13 - - - - - - -
Nov 23 at #11/12 Bowie State W, 17-9 - - - - - - -
Nov 30 at #6/6 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 49-21 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 5 West Florida W, 20-13 - - - - - 0
Sep 21 at #19/19 Wingate L, 30-28 - - - - - 0
Sep 28 Virginia-Wise W, 42-7 - - - - - 0
Oct 5 UNC Pembroke W, 69-18 - - - - - 0
Oct 12 Catawba W, 59-14 - - - - - 0
Oct 19 at #8/9 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 36-23 - - - - - 0
Oct 26 Newberry W, 24-21 - - - - - 0
Nov 2 at Mars Hill W, 48-21 - - - - - 0
Nov 9 at Limestone W, 42-35 - - - - - 0
Nov 16 Tusculum W, 49-13 - - - - - 0
Nov 23 at #11/12 Bowie State W, 17-9 - - - - - 0
Nov 30 at #6/6 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 49-21 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 5 West Florida W, 20-13 - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at #19/19 Wingate L, 30-28 - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 Virginia-Wise W, 42-7 - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 UNC Pembroke W, 69-18 - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Catawba W, 59-14 - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at #8/9 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 36-23 - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Newberry W, 24-21 - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Mars Hill W, 48-21 - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Limestone W, 42-35 - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Tusculum W, 49-13 - - - - - - - -
Nov 23 at #11/12 Bowie State W, 17-9 - - - - - - - -
Nov 30 at #6/6 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 49-21 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 5 West Florida W, 20-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at #19/19 Wingate L, 30-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 Virginia-Wise W, 42-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 UNC Pembroke W, 69-18 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Catawba W, 59-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at #8/9 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 36-23 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Newberry W, 24-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Mars Hill W, 48-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Limestone W, 42-35 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Tusculum W, 49-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 23 at #11/12 Bowie State W, 17-9 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 30 at #6/6 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 49-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 5 West Florida W, 20-13 1 - - - - 0
Sep 21 at #19/19 Wingate L, 30-28 1 - - - - 0
Sep 28 Virginia-Wise W, 42-7 1 - - - - 0
Oct 5 UNC Pembroke W, 69-18 1 - - - - 0
Oct 12 Catawba W, 59-14 1 - - - - 0
Oct 19 at #8/9 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 36-23 1 - - - - 0
Oct 26 Newberry W, 24-21 1 - - - - 0
Nov 2 at Mars Hill W, 48-21 1 - - - - 0
Nov 9 at Limestone W, 42-35 1 - - - - 0
Nov 16 Tusculum W, 49-13 1 - - - - 0
Nov 23 at #11/12 Bowie State W, 17-9 1 - - - - 0
Nov 30 at #6/6 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 49-21 1 - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 5 West Florida W, 20-13 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 21 at #19/19 Wingate L, 30-28 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 28 Virginia-Wise W, 42-7 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 5 UNC Pembroke W, 69-18 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 12 Catawba W, 59-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 19 at #8/9 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 36-23 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 26 Newberry W, 24-21 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 2 at Mars Hill W, 48-21 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 9 at Limestone W, 42-35 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 16 Tusculum W, 49-13 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 23 at #11/12 Bowie State W, 17-9 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 30 at #6/6 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 49-21 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 5 West Florida W, 20-13 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at #19/19 Wingate L, 30-28 3 11 14.0 - - 1.5 2 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 Virginia-Wise W, 42-7 2 3 5.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 UNC Pembroke W, 69-18 1 5 6.0 - - 1.0 3 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Catawba W, 59-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at #8/9 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 36-23 3 3 6.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Newberry W, 24-21 5 3 8.0 - - 2.5 3 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Mars Hill W, 48-21 3 2 5.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Limestone W, 42-35 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Tusculum W, 49-13 0 2 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 23 at #11/12 Bowie State W, 17-9 6 4 10.0 1.0 12 1.0 12 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 30 at #6/6 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 49-21 4 5 9.0 - - 0.0 - 1 - - - - - - - -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2019-20 12 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2020-21 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2021-22 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2022-23 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 26 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2019-20 12 - - - - - - - -
2020-21 1 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 8 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 5 - - - - - - - -
Total 26 - - - - - - - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2019-20 12 - - - - - - -
2020-21 1 - - - - - - -
2021-22 8 - - - - - - -
2022-23 5 - - - - - - -
Total 26 - - - - - - -
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2019-20 12 - - - - - - - 0
2020-21 1 - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 8 - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 5 - - - - - - - 0
Total 26 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2019-20 12 - - - - - - - -
2020-21 1 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 8 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 5 - - - - - - - -
Total 26 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2019-20 - - - - - - - - - -
2020-21 - - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 - - - - - - - - - -
2022-23 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2019-20 12 - - - - 0 .0
2020-21 1 - - - - 0 .0
2021-22 8 - - - - 0 .0
2022-23 5 - - - - 0 .0
Total 26 - - - - 0 .0
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2019-20 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2020-21 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
2022-23 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Total 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2019-20 12 27 38 65.0 5.4 1.0 12 6.0 20 1 - - - - - -
2020-21 1 3 2 5.0 5.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - 2 -
2021-22 8 10 17 27.0 3.4 - - 0.5 2 - - - 1 32 1 -
2022-23 5 5 4 9.0 1.8 - - 0.5 0 1 - - - - - -
Total 26 45 61 106.0 4.1 1.0 12 7.0 22 2 - - 1 32 3 -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event
Total 12 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location
Home 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result
Wins 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month
September 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 12 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 6 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 9 - - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 5 - - - - - - - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 12 - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 6 - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 9 - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - - - - - -
Month
September 3 - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - -
November 5 - - - - - - -
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 12 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 6 - - - - - - - 0
Away 6 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 9 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 3 - - - - - - - 0
Month
September 3 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 5 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 12 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 6 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 9 - - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 5 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event
Total 12 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 8 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location
Home 6 - - - - 0 .0
Away 6 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result
Wins 9 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 3 - - - - 0 .0
Month
September 3 - - - - 0 .0
October 4 - - - - 0 .0
November 5 - - - - 0 .0
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Month
September 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event
Total 12 27 38 65.0 5.4 1.0 12 6.0 20 1 - - - - - -
Conference 8 16 24 40.0 5.0 - - 4.0 5 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 6 8 13 21.0 3.5 - - 3.5 6 - - - - - - -
Away 6 19 25 44.0 7.3 1.0 12 2.5 14 1 - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 9 17 19 36.0 4.0 1.0 12 4.5 18 - - - - - - -
Losses 3 10 19 29.0 9.7 - - 1.5 2 1 - - - - - -
Month
September 3 5 14 19.0 6.3 - - 1.5 2 - - - - - - -
October 4 9 11 20.0 5.0 - - 3.5 6 - - - - - - -
November 5 13 13 26.0 5.2 1.0 12 1.0 12 1 - - - - - -
News mentions
Special teams miscues undo No. 24 Eagles in 49-21 second-round loss at No. 6 Bears
  • Article
  • November 30, 2019
Special teams miscues undo No. 24 Eagles in 49-21 second-round loss at No. 6 Bears

HICKORY, N.C. – Carson-Newman (9-3) had two punts blocked and another fumbled away and Lenoir-Rhyne (13-0) feasted on short field all day in a 49-21 win over the Eagles in the second round of the NCAA playoffs Saturday afternoon at Moretz Stadium. 

  • November 30, 2019
Stout defense carries No. 24 Carson-Newman into second round, 17-9 over No. 11 Bowie State
  • Article
  • November 23, 2019
Stout defense carries No. 24 Carson-Newman into second round, 17-9 over No. 11 Bowie State

BOWIE, Md. – No. 24 Carson-Newman (9-2) held 11th-ranked Bowie State (11-1) to its lowest point total of the season and bounced the CIAA Champs from the NCAA playoffs with a 17-9 win Saturday afternoon at Bulldogs Stadium. 

  • November 23, 2019
No. 19 Wingate rallies for 30-28 triumph over Carson-Newman
  • Article
  • September 21, 2019
No. 19 Wingate rallies for 30-28 triumph over Carson-Newman

WINGATE, N.C. – After hitting home run after home run in the first half, Carson-Newman’s (1-1, 0-1 South Atlantic Conference) offense stagnated and No. 19 Wingate (3-0, 1-0 SAC) rallied to win its ninth straight regular season game 30-28 Saturday night at Irwin Belk Stadium. 

  • September 21, 2019
Carson-Newman Football Position Previews: The Linebackers
  • Article
  • August 27, 2019
Carson-Newman Football Position Previews: The Linebackers

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - This is the seventh part in an eight-part series chronicling each of Carson-Newman football's positions. Scott Brock details the Eagles' linebackers for this report.

  • August 27, 2019