Daniel Dixon-Brooks

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Daniel Dixon-Brooks
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    220
  • Hometown:
    Greenville, S.C.
  • Position:
    LB
  • Year:
    Junior
  • High School:
    Christ Church Episcopal
  • Previous College:
    Newberry
  • gp
    8
  • tk
    27.0
  • sac
    -
  • int
    1
  • ffum
    -
Bio

2021: Spent much of the year dinged with injuries. Still made 27 tackles in eight games, including a season-high seven against Lenoir-Rhyne.  He broke up a pass at Newberry.  Dixon-Brooks also picked off a pass and returned in 32 yards against Tusculum in the season finale.  

2020: Dixon-Brooks made five stops and two pass break ups in the Eagles' spring game at UVA Wise. Three of his five tackles were solo stops.  

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 10 10
Assists 17 17
Tackles 27.0 27.0
Tackles per game 3.4 3.9
Sacks - -
Sack yards - -
Interceptions 1 1
Returned for touchdown 0 0
Fumble recoveries - -
Fumble return TDs - -
Tackle for loss 0.5 0.5
Tackle for loss yards 2 2
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 9 at Catawba L, 33-27
Oct 16 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 59-0
Oct 23 at Newberry L, 34-3
Oct 30 Mars Hill L, 49-23
Nov 6 Limestone W, 27-21
Nov 13 at Tusculum L, 48-13
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 2 West Georgia L, 45-7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 18 #16/15 Wingate L, 25-3 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 25 at Virginia-Wise L, 33-7 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 2 at Barton L, 31-17 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at Catawba L, 33-27 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 16 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 59-0 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 23 at Newberry L, 34-3 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 30 Mars Hill L, 49-23 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 6 Limestone W, 27-21 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 at Tusculum L, 48-13 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 2 West Georgia L, 45-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 18 #16/15 Wingate L, 25-3 - - - - - - -
Sep 25 at Virginia-Wise L, 33-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 2 at Barton L, 31-17 - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at Catawba L, 33-27 - - - - - - -
Oct 16 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 59-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 23 at Newberry L, 34-3 - - - - - - -
Oct 30 Mars Hill L, 49-23 - - - - - - -
Nov 6 Limestone W, 27-21 - - - - - - -
Nov 13 at Tusculum L, 48-13 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 2 West Georgia L, 45-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 18 #16/15 Wingate L, 25-3 - - - - - - -
Sep 25 at Virginia-Wise L, 33-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 2 at Barton L, 31-17 - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at Catawba L, 33-27 - - - - - - -
Oct 16 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 59-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 23 at Newberry L, 34-3 - - - - - - -
Oct 30 Mars Hill L, 49-23 - - - - - - -
Nov 6 Limestone W, 27-21 - - - - - - -
Nov 13 at Tusculum L, 48-13 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 2 West Georgia L, 45-7 - - - - - -
Sep 18 #16/15 Wingate L, 25-3 - - - - - -
Sep 25 at Virginia-Wise L, 33-7 - - - - - 0
Oct 2 at Barton L, 31-17 - - - - - 0
Oct 9 at Catawba L, 33-27 - - - - - 0
Oct 16 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 59-0 - - - - - 0
Oct 23 at Newberry L, 34-3 - - - - - 0
Oct 30 Mars Hill L, 49-23 - - - - - 0
Nov 6 Limestone W, 27-21 - - - - - 0
Nov 13 at Tusculum L, 48-13 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 2 West Georgia L, 45-7 - - - - - - - -
Sep 18 #16/15 Wingate L, 25-3 - - - - - - - -
Sep 25 at Virginia-Wise L, 33-7 - - - - - - - -
Oct 2 at Barton L, 31-17 - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at Catawba L, 33-27 - - - - - - - -
Oct 16 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 59-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 23 at Newberry L, 34-3 - - - - - - - -
Oct 30 Mars Hill L, 49-23 - - - - - - - -
Nov 6 Limestone W, 27-21 - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 at Tusculum L, 48-13 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 2 West Georgia L, 45-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 18 #16/15 Wingate L, 25-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 25 at Virginia-Wise L, 33-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 2 at Barton L, 31-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at Catawba L, 33-27 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 16 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 59-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 23 at Newberry L, 34-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 30 Mars Hill L, 49-23 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 6 Limestone W, 27-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 at Tusculum L, 48-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 2 West Georgia L, 45-7 - - - - - -
Sep 18 #16/15 Wingate L, 25-3 - - - - - -
Sep 25 at Virginia-Wise L, 33-7 1 - - - - 0
Oct 2 at Barton L, 31-17 1 - - - - 0
Oct 9 at Catawba L, 33-27 1 - - - - 0
Oct 16 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 59-0 1 - - - - 0
Oct 23 at Newberry L, 34-3 1 - - - - 0
Oct 30 Mars Hill L, 49-23 1 - - - - 0
Nov 6 Limestone W, 27-21 1 - - - - 0
Nov 13 at Tusculum L, 48-13 1 - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 2 West Georgia L, 45-7 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 18 #16/15 Wingate L, 25-3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 25 at Virginia-Wise L, 33-7 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 2 at Barton L, 31-17 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 9 at Catawba L, 33-27 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 16 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 59-0 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 23 at Newberry L, 34-3 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 30 Mars Hill L, 49-23 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 6 Limestone W, 27-21 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 13 at Tusculum L, 48-13 0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 2 West Georgia L, 45-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 18 #16/15 Wingate L, 25-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 25 at Virginia-Wise L, 33-7 1 1 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 2 at Barton L, 31-17 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at Catawba L, 33-27 2 0 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 16 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 59-0 1 6 7.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 23 at Newberry L, 34-3 1 3 4.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - 1 - -
Oct 30 Mars Hill L, 49-23 3 2 5.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 6 Limestone W, 27-21 0 4 4.0 - - 0.5 2 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 at Tusculum L, 48-13 2 1 3.0 - - 0.0 - - - - 1 32 0 - - -
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 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location
Home 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result
Wins 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month
September 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 8 - - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 3 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 1 - - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 1 - - - - - - - -
October 5 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 8 - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 3 - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 1 - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - - - - - -
Month
September 1 - - - - - - -
October 5 - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - -
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 8 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 3 - - - - - - - 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 1 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 7 - - - - - - - 0
Month
September 1 - - - - - - - 0
October 5 - - - - - - - 0
November 2 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 8 - - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 3 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 1 - - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 1 - - - - - - - -
October 5 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -
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 8 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 7 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location
Home 3 - - - - 0 .0
Away 5 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result
Wins 1 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 7 - - - - 0 .0
Month
September 1 - - - - 0 .0
October 5 - - - - 0 .0
November 2 - - - - 0 .0
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event
Total 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
Month
September 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event
Total 8 10 17 27.0 3.4 - - 0.5 2 - - - 1 32 1 -
Conference 7 10 17 27.0 3.9 - - 0.5 2 - - - 1 32 1 -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 3 4 12 16.0 5.3 - - 0.5 2 - - - - - - -
Away 5 6 5 11.0 2.2 - - 0.0 - - - - 1 32 1 -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 1 0 4 4.0 4.0 - - 0.5 2 - - - - - - -
Losses 7 10 13 23.0 3.3 - - 0.0 - - - - 1 32 1 -
Month
September 1 1 1 2.0 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 5 7 11 18.0 3.6 - - 0.0 - - - - - - 1 -
November 2 2 5 7.0 3.5 - - 0.5 2 - - - 1 32 - -
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