![]() ![]() Over his first two years, he had 166 carries for 1,182 yards and 11 touchdowns while catching 15 passes for 162 yards. As a freshman on the 2018 national championship team, he rushed for 547 yards and five touchdowns while averaging nearly nine yards a carry. At Clemson, he carried the ball 218 times for 1,420 yards (6.5 yards per carry) and 13 touchdowns while catching 20 passes for 190 yards and a touchdown.Įarly in his career, Dixon looked like a rising star. In 2020, Dixon returned nine kickoffs and averaged over 23 yards a return. Also, the Vols do have a void in the return game that hasn’t been filled, and Dixon could help address that issue. Again, if Wright gets hurt, Tennessee football now has another option. Now, this isn’t to discount what Dixon brings to the table. They still need somebody more physical who could line up and gain a yard when everybody knows what’s coming. Heupel’s other choices are Jabari Small, the returning starting feature back, Justin Williams-Thomas, the newcomer potential feature back, and two other all-purpose backs, Jaylen Wright and Dylan Sampson.Īll the addition of Dixon really does is give Heupel, Alex Golesh and Jerry Mack another option to complement Wright as Sampson likely needs time to develop. That cost them in overtime of the Music City Bowl against the Purdue Boilermakers, albeit a horrible call, and it was an issue all year.Ī healthy Whitehead was supposed to fix that, but without him, Dixon is not going to fill that void. Despite battling injuries, he had 32 carries for 207 yards and two touchdowns while standing at 6’2″ 220 pounds.Īnybody who saw the Vols play last year realizes they need a full-time power back so they can make sure not to struggle on short-yardage plays. Both Tee Hodge and Dee Beckwith transferred last year because Whitehead had consolidated the power running back spot. Josh Heupel still has no power running backs. ![]() However, and this is key, he doesn’t fill the void left by Whitehead. ![]() Given the recent injury to Len’Neth Whitehead, Dixon does restore depth to UT’s running back spot. A post shared by Lyn-J Dixon to Ryan Callahan of GoVols247, Dixon will start practicing with the team possibly as early as this week and will be eligible immediately. ![]()
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