2022 Football Roster
Larry Nixon III
- Position:
- LB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 236
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- North Richland Hills, TX
- High School:
- Richland HS
2022: First Team All-CUSA (PFN) … Fourth Team All-CUSA (Phil Steele) … DCTF Second Team All-Texas College … Third team Preseason All-CUSA (Phil Steele) … Played in 14 games with eight starts … finished second on team and fourth in CUSA with 106 tackles … one of only 62 players nationally with 100 or more tackles … added 2.5 TFL and one sack … five tackles at UTEP … six stops against SMU … career-high 15 tackles in win over Texas Southern … six stops at both UNLV and Memphis … 10 tackles against FAU … five tackles and half a sack at UTSA … five stops and two hurries at WKU … 12 tackles at UAB … 13 tackles against Rice … seven stops in CUSA Championship … 10 tackles and half a TFL in Frisco Bowl
2021: Played in 11 games with six starts ... made 71 tackles, 1.5 sacks and two quarterback hurries with a pass breakup ... Had eight tackles against Miami in Frisco Football Classic on 12/23 ... Made nine tackles against UTSA on 11/27 ... Made eight tackles with half a sack and a pass breakup at FIU on 11/20 ... Made two tackles against UTEP on 11/13 ... Made two tackles at Southern Miss. on 11/06 ... Made ten tackles at Rice on 10/30 ... Made five tackles, a sack and a quarterback hurry against Liberty on 10/23 ... Made six tackles against Marshall on 10/15 ... Made six tackles at Missouri on 10/09 ... Made 12 tackles and a quarterback hurry at Louisiana Tech on 9/25 ... Made three tackles against UAB on 9/18
2020: Played in nine games with nine starts ... Had 53 tackles (29 solo, 24 assisted), 6.5 for loss, 3.0 sacks, a quarterback hurry and a forced fumble while appearing in nine games, all of which were starts ... Had one tackle in the Myrtle Beach Bowl vs. Appalachian State on 12/21 ... Had nine tackles and a tackle for loss in the win vs. UTEP on 12/11 ... Had five tackles with 0.5 for loss vs. Louisiana Tech on 12/3 ... Had six tackles, three being solo at UTSA on 11/28 ... Had four tackles, one for loss and a sack in the win vs. Rice on 11/21 ... Had a career-high 10 tackles, one for loss and a sack in the win at Middle Tennessee on 10/17 ... Had six tackles with 0.5 being for loss vs. Charlotte on 10/10 ... Had six tackles, two being for loss, a sack and a forced fumble vs. SMU on 9/19 ... Had six tackles in the season-opening win vs. HBU on 9/5
2019: Finished with 17 tackles, a pass break-up and a forced fumble in 10 appearances, one of which was a start ... Had two tackles vs. UAB on 11/30 ... Had one tackle at Rice on 11/23 ... Had three tackles at Louisiana Tech on 11/9 ... Made his first career start and had three tackles in the win vs. UTEP on 11/2 ... Had four tackles and his first career pass-breakup at Charlotte on 10/26 ... Recorded a tackle at Southern Miss on 10/12 ... Had his first career tackle and finished with 2.5 vs. Houston on 9/28 ... Made his season debut in the season-opening win vs. Abilene Christian on 8/31
2018: Redshirted his first season in Denton after appearing in just one game ... Made his collegiate debut in the New Mexico Bowl on 12/16 vs. Utah State
High School: Rated a two-star prospect by 247Sports composite rankings and 247Sports ... Had 119 tackles, eight for loss, 2.5 sacks, two interceptions and a forced fumble as a senior ... Had 87 tackles, 4.5 sacks, an interception and three forced fumbles as a junior ... Second-team all-district selection as a junior in 2016.
