Isaiah Nixon
UCF Knights
87
Great

Isaiah Nixon

UCF KnightsAverage
RDEDefenseGreat
Projected Starter

Is Isaiah Nixon starting?

Isaiah Nixon is the projected starter at RDE for UCF Knights.

Redshirt junior · #6 · 6'4", 245 lbs

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Depth at RDE · UCF Knights

  1. 1687Isaiah NixonStarter
  2. 21260Aymeric Koumba
  3. 39757Josh Schell

UCF Starting Lineup

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Up next for UCF

UCF plays Kansas away on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 03:45 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

A 4-star recruit out of Lakewood, ranked #279 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 24 tackles, 3.5 TFL, 1 sacks. That's 3% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 87 overall (Great tier).

Recruit4★ · #279 Natl2-Yr Total35 tackles · 2 sacksTeam Share3%
Saint Petersburg, FL
Jersey
#6
Class
RS JR
Height
6'4"
Weight
245 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
2025243.51
20241111

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.9085
National Rank
#279
High School
Lakewood
Hometown
St. Petersburg, FL

Why this rating?

On a 81-rated defense; 75th-percentile production (×0.91 for competition level) put them +6 vs unit starters → 87.

Team defense (SP+)
81
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 75% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 25% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.91)
Depth-chart adjustment
+6 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 30LBAYTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 41-9

Oct 24WBYUTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 39-31 2OT

Oct 10LOKSTTKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 42-28

Oct 3LHOUTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 27-17

Sep 26WTCUTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
2
SACK
1.5
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 21-13

Sep 19WGASTTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
1
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 44-30

Sep 12LPITTTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 12-7

Sep 3WBCUTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 73-6

Isaiah Nixon's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

24 tkl · 3.5 TFL · 1 sacks
Usage / Involvement75%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.