Daviyon Nixon

Iowa · Edge Rusher · 2018-20

SACKS: 9
TFL: 19
TKL: 74

Career totals · 2 seasons with stats

Scouting Report

Nixon was a unanimous All-American in 2020 and a first-team all-conference pick in 2020. Nixon was also named Big Ten Conference Nagurski–Woodson Defensive Player of the Year in 2020.

From 2019 to 2020, Nixon recorded 74 tackles, 19 tackles for loss and 8.5 sacks.

Nixon was the No. 158 overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 90 overall, the highest edge rusher rating at Iowa since 1990 and No. 3 among all edge rushers of the 2020-2024 era.

Honors & Awards

2020
- Unanimous All-American
- Big Ten Conference Nagurski–Woodson Defensive Player of the Year
- First-team all-conference
2021
- No. 158 overall pick, NFL Draft

Season by Season

Daviyon Nixon season-by-season statistics at Iowa
Season	Tkl	TFL	Sacks	PD
2019	29	5.5	3	1
2020	45	13.5	5.5	0
Total	74	19	8.5	1

Seasons with tracked stats at Iowa. Coverage starts in 2006; tackles, sacks and passes defended start in 2016 (shown as – before then).

Iowa Teammates

Full Iowa all-time roster

Top Edge Rushers of the 2020-2024 Era

Best college edge rushers since 1990 Best Big Ten players

Sources: Wikipedia (Daviyon Nixon) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.