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Nixon, Will
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Jersey Number 8
Will Nixon
- Position:
- Running Back/Wide Receiver
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-11 / 192
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Waco, Texas
- High School:
- Midway
- Prev School:
- Nebraska
Bio
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AT WASHINGTON |
2023 CSC Academic All-District
2023: Named to the CSC Academic All-District team ... played in all 15 games in 2023, finishing as the Huskies' No. 2 rusher ... UW's leading rusher in the season-opening win over Boise State, with six carries for 48 yards ... started in the win over Tulsa, leading the UW with 30 yards on six carries, while also catching two passes for 25 yards ... two receptions for 12 yards, plus one carry, in the win at Michigan State ... five carries for 39 yards, along with two receptions, in the win over California ... two carries for eight yards, plus a 16-yard catch, in the win at Arizona ... one carry in the UW's win over No. 8 Oregon ... had a 13-yard rush and two receptions for 10 yards in the win over Arizona State ... one carry in the win at Stanford ... four carries for 24 yards, along with one reception, in the win at USC ... had one carry for 13 yards and a first down in the win over No. 13 Utah ... one carry in the win at No. 10 Oregon State ... also had one carry in the Apple Cup ... one carry for five yards in the Pac-12 Championship Game win over No. 5 Oregon ... two carries for seven yards vs. Michigan in the CFP National Championship Game ... won the 101 Club Academic Award at the team's postseason banquet.
2022: Played in 11 of 13 games – all but vs. Michigan State and Texas ... rushed for 29 yards on nine carries and had three receptions for 28 yards vs. Kent State ... three carries for 17 yards and a touchdown, plus one catch for five yards, in the win over Portland State ... four carries for 21 yards and a touchdown in the Husky win over Stanford ... two catches for 21 yards at UCLA ... had one carry and an 18-yard catch at Arizona State ... two carries for 15 yards in the win at Cal ... one carry for seven yards, plus a special-teams fumble recovery in the win over Colorado ... joined the UW program in the summer of 2022, with four seasons of eligibility.
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AT NEBRASKA & HIGH SCHOOL |
Joins the UW program after having spent the 2020 and 2021 seasons at Nebraska, where he played wide receiver ... suffered a season-ending injury prior to the start of the 2020 season and didn't play ... in 2021, appeared in three games and caught one pass, preserving a year of eligibility ... at Midway High, played both wide receiver and running back ... as a senior, compiled 2,087 yards from scrimmage, along with 29 total touchdowns, rushing for 1,837 and 27 scores, and earning district MVP honors ... father, Jeff Nixon, played college football at both West Virginia and Penn State, has coached at a number of colleges and NFL teams, and is currently running backs coach for the Carolina Panthers.
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