Andre Dixon
 Dixon handing off to Zach Frazer during the 2010 PapaJohns.com Bowl | |
| No. 33, 26 | |
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| Position: | Running back |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | February 6, 1988 New Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | New Brunswick (NJ) |
| College: | Connecticut |
| Undrafted: | 2010 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Andre Jamar Dixon (born February 19, 1986) is a former American football running back. He was signed by the Hartford Colonials as a first round draft pick in 2010. He played college football at Connecticut.
Early life
[edit]Dixon attended New Brunswick High School. He rushed for 1,018 yards as a senior with 20 touchdowns and earned four varsity football letters.[1]
College career
[edit]Dixon enrolled to Connecticut and was redshirted during his freshman season in 2005. In 2006, he played in four games and appeared in each of the final three contests as a kickoff returner.[1] In 2007 Dixon missed the first two games of the year but he returned to gain 809 rushing yards on 160 carries (5.1 average) with three touchdowns while also catching 24 passes for 280 yards and a touchdown. His 280 receiving yards are the most by a UConn running back since Chad Martin had 319 in 1998. One of his best season performances was against South Florida, when he rushed for a career-high 167 yards on a career-best 32 carries, posting 210 all-purpose yards.[2] He split game time with Donald Brown. He was named to the second-team All-Big East along with Tyvon Branch.[3]
For the 2008 season, Dixon sprained his ankle in the preseason, opening the door for Donald Brown to step into the starting role.[4]
In December 2008 Dixon, was suspended indefinitely from the football team following an arrest on drunken-driving charge.[5] He was reinstated to the team shortly before the Huskies played the 2009 International Bowl on January 3, 2009.
In the 2010 PapaJohns.com Bowl, Dixon was named player of the game, and finished with 126 rushing yards and one touchdown.
Professional career
[edit]New York Giants
[edit]Dixon was signed as a rookie free agent by the New York Giants where he was briefly on the practice squad, but was released before the start of the season.
Hartford Colonials
[edit]Dixon tried out for the Hartford Colonials of the United Football League. He was later drafted in the first round of the 2010 UFL Draft by the Hartford Colonials as the number two overall pick.
Dixon made his debut September 18, 2010 at home against the Sacramento Mountain Lions in which he had a game high 94 rushing yards on 21 attempts.[6]
Sacramento Mountain Lions
[edit]On August 19, 2011, Dixon signed with the Sacramento Mountain Lions.[7]
Dixon was cut by the Mountain Lions on December 26, 2011.[8]
Calgary Stampeders
[edit]In the off-season before the start of the 2013 CFL season Dixon signed with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League. He was released prior to the start of the season.[9]
Blacktips
[edit]Dixon signed with the Blacktips of the Fall Experimental Football League (FXFL) in 2015.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Connecticut Huskies Bio". Archived from the original on April 17, 2017. Retrieved August 14, 2009.
- ^ Football Posts First Win Over Ranked Team With Victory Over No. 11 South Florida
- ^ "Football Lands Four on All-BIG EAST Teams". Archived from the original on April 14, 2017. Retrieved August 14, 2009.
- ^ Disappearing Act: Former Backfield Force Andre Dixon Missing From The 2008 Stat Sheets
- ^ N.J. native and UConn RB Andre Dixon suspended after drunken-driving charge
- ^ Colonials 27, Mountain Lions 10 Archived September 21, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Sacramento Mountain Lions Sign RB Andre Dixon". United Football League. Archived from the original on September 13, 2011. Retrieved August 22, 2011.
- ^ "Mountain Lions reduce roster to 51". Archived from the original on September 11, 2012. Retrieved December 26, 2011.
- ^ "Released by Stamps". Archived from the original on January 2, 2014. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
External links
[edit]- 1986 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from New Brunswick, New Jersey
- Players of American football from Middlesex County, New Jersey
- American football running backs
- New Brunswick High School alumni
- UConn Huskies football players
- Hartford Colonials players
- Sacramento Mountain Lions players
- Blacktips (FXFL) players