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2025 Football Roster

18 Keonta Nixon

  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Position WR
  • Ht./Wt. 6-4 / 210
  • Hometown Chicago, Ill.
  • Highschool Lake Park

Biography

Prior to DU: Enrolled at Roosevelt University (NCAA D2) ... named First Team All-GLIAC in 2024 ... led the GLIAC with 98.6 receiving yards per game ... also led the GLIAC with 21.1 yards per reception ... named GLIAC Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 23 after catching eight passes for a program-record 209 yards ... he had the longest play in school history with a 97-yard TD reception ... finished with four 100-yard games including 105 yards at Saginaw Valley State (Oct. 12) and 100 yards at Northern Michigan (Oct. 19) ... finished with 45 receptions and three touchdowns ... all three of his touchdowns covered 60 or more yards ... during the 2023 season with the Lakers, caught 34 passes for 717 yards and six scores ... Roosevelt competed in the NAIA and Nixon had two 100-yard receiving games ... he caught six passes for a season-high 182 yards and two scores against Saint Xavier (Nov. 11) ... he also had six grabs for 133 yards at Olivet Nazarene (Oct. 21) ... named Second Team All-MSFA in 2023.

High School: Prepped at Lake Park (Ill.) under head coach Chris Roll ... named First Team All-League as a junior and senior ... holds school record for receiving yards.

Personal: Majoring in integrative professional studies ... born on September 30 ... favorite athlete is AJ Green ... favorite sports team is the Chicago Bears.

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