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38.RB Kenneth Dixon Louisiana Tech 5-10 212
Combine Results:
Height:5'10''
Weight:215
Arm:31 3/8
Hand:9 1/2
40(1st):4.54
10yd(1st):1.56
40(2nd):4.65
10yd(2nd):
Bench:18
Vertical:37.5"
Broad:10'1"
3-Cone:6.97
Short Shuttle:4.28
60yd Shuttle:11.5
[video=youtube;uWREQgXXkPU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWREQgXXkPU[/video]
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/players/1999385/kenneth-dixonSTRENGTHS: Compact build and has enough body armor to take punishment. Balanced athlete with controlled quickness to make sharp cuts in short areas. Not explosive, but patient with excellent vision and feel to pick through a crowd. Runs and reads with decisiveness. Physical when going north-south to keep his feet and gain every inch, giving it all he has on each run. Knows where the chains are and understands situational football. Heady, tough blocker, using his base strength and a mean attitude, identifying blitzers pre-snap. Reliable hands as a pass-catcher and will run routes.
Passionate self-starter and hard-nosed. Proven and durable workhorse as a four-year starter, always running energetic into the fourth quarter. Highly productive as the school's all-time leading rusher (4,480).
WEAKNESSES: Lacks the frame to add more bulk. Only average initial burst and acceleration and not a sudden athlete. Lacks elusive qualities and will struggle to create his own yardage, dancing too much and getting himself in trouble going east-west. Will take some wasted steps at times.
Average-at-best downfield speed with only one gear. Needs to show more consistent pad level and stay parallel to ground level - bad habit of dipping his shoulder to fend off contact. Lacks ideal power to consistently break tackles. Ball security needs improvements with 14 career fumbles.
Has a lot of wear and tear on his body with almost 900 career touches on offense. Several minor dings on his medical report, including missing a pair of games in 2015 due to a sore ankle.
IN OUR VIEW: Dixon was consistently productive and efficient over his Louisiana Tech career, averaging 5.6 yards per rush and 11.0 yards per catch and became the school's all-time leading rusher as a junior. There isn't much that separates him athletically as a runner with only average size, burst and power, but he understands the subtleties of the position with the vision, decision-making and toughness to get every yard he can.
Dixon might never be a bell-cow starter in the NFL, but he will be a quality addition to a running back committee with his well-rounded run style to contribute as a receiver and blocker in pass protection.
Player Overview
Dixon was a three-star recruit out of Strong High School in Arkansas, where he was named the state's "Mr. Football" in 2011. He chose Louisiana Tech over Arkansas, LSU and Ole Miss, along with Arkansas State.The opportunity to play immediately paid dividends when Dixon led the NCAA with a scoring average of 14.00 points per game as a true freshman while rushing for an NCAA freshman record 1,194 yards with 27 touchdowns on 200 carries. He averaged 6.0 yards per carry and set an NCAA freshman record with 28 total touchdowns.
Dixon couldn't quite match that production as a sophomore, but did finish with 917 yards and four touchdowns on the ground and another 85 yards and a score through the air in 2013.
He would become the school's all-time leading rusher the following season as Dixon posted 1,299 rushing yards and 22 touchdowns on 253 carries. He was the only FBS player to have touchdowns of 80-plus yards as a runner and receiver.
Dixon capped his Louisiana Tech career by totaling 203 combined yards in a 47-28 victory over Arkansas State in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl. In the process, he vaulted his career total touchdown mark to 72 rushing and 15 receiving, moving ahead of Navy quarterback Keenan Reynolds for the FBS record for total touchdowns.
As a senior, Dixon rushed for 1,070 yards with 19 touchdowns and added 467 yards and seven touchdowns as a receiver.
Combine Results:
Height:5'10''
Weight:215
Arm:31 3/8
Hand:9 1/2
40(1st):4.54
10yd(1st):1.56
40(2nd):4.65
10yd(2nd):
Bench:18
Vertical:37.5"
Broad:10'1"
3-Cone:6.97
Short Shuttle:4.28
60yd Shuttle:11.5
[video=youtube;uWREQgXXkPU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWREQgXXkPU[/video]
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