Honors and Awards
2018: Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year Award, NFF National Scholar-Athlete, Allstate AFCA Good Works Team, NFF Hampshire Honor Society, William V. Campbell Trophy finalist, Wuerffel Trophy semifinalist, third-team All-Big Ten (consensus), Academic All-Big Ten
2017: Wilma Rudolph Student-Athlete Achievement Award, FWAA/Orange Bowl Courage Award,
first-team All-Big Ten (coaches), third-team All-Big Ten (media), Academic All-Big Ten, Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
2016: Third-team All-Big Ten (media), Academic All-Big Ten
Notable: Pursuing master’s degree in counseling psychology ... graduated with degree in rehabilitation psychology in May 2018 ... voted team captain for 2018 season ... elected to fill in as team captain for final 9 games of 2017 season following a teammate’s injury ... granted medical hardship waiver for injury suffered as freshman in 2014
Career: Played in 51 games with 32 starts at safety ... recorded 177 total tackles, 8.5 TFLs, 2.5 sacks, 3 forced fumbles, 5 interceptions and 16 pass breakups ... part of senior class that went 42-12 (.778), including a 27-8 (.771) mark in Big Ten play and a 4-0 record in bowl games
2018 Season: Earned fourth letter, starting 9 games at safety ... missed 4 games due to injury ... named a team captain ... made 43 tackles, including 2.5 TFLs, with 1 forced fumble, 1 fumble recovery and 3 pass breakups ... had 6 tackles and forced a key fumble, which he also recovered, in win at Iowa on Sept. 22 ... tallied 6 tackles and 0.5 TFLs at Penn State on Nov. 10 and vs. Minnesota on Nov. 24 ... made 9 total stops and logged 1.0 TFL vs. New Mexico on Sept. 8 ... had 5 tackles, including 0.5 TFL, in season-opening win vs. Western Kentucky on Aug. 31
2017 Season: Earned third letter, playing in 12 games with 9 starts at safety ... recorded 1 interception and 4 pass breakups ... recorded 55 tackles and 3.5 TFLs ... contributed to unit that ranked No. 2 nationally in total defense (262.1 yards per game), No. 3 in scoring defense (13.9 points per game), No. 3 in rushing defense (98.4 ypg) and No. 1 in pass efficiency defense (96.4) … starred in Big Ten opener vs. Northwestern on Sept. 30, recording 12 tackles, 1.5 sacks, and game-sealing safety in fourth quarter ... had 9 tackles, including 6 solo stops, and 1 pass breakup at Nebraska on Oct. 7 ... logged 6 tackles, including 1.0 TFL, vs. Florida Atlantic on Sept. 9 ... finished with 5 tackles, including 1.0 TFL, at BYU on Sept. 16 ... logged an interception, a pass breakup and 4 tackles in season-opening win over Utah State on Sept. 1 ... made 4 tackles and had 1 pass breakup vs. Michigan on Nov. 18 ... made 4 tackles vs. Maryland ... recorded 3 tackles vs. Miami in the Orange Bowl on Dec. 30 ... had 3 tackles and 1 pass breakup vs. Purdue on Oct. 14 ... notched 3 tackles vs. Indiana on Nov. 4 ... recorded 1 tackle vs. Ohio State in the Big Ten Championship Game on Dec. 2 ... recorded 1 tackle at Minnesota on Nov. 25
2016 Season: Earned second letter, starting all 14 games at safety ... recorded 4 interceptions and 4 pass breakups ... logged 60 tackles, including 32 solo stops, 2.5 TFLs and 1.0 sack ... forced 1 fumble and recovered another ... sealed Badgers' season-opening win over No. 5 LSU in Lambeau Field College Classic on Sept. 3 by making an interception on Tigers' final offensive drive, the first pick of his career ... secured win over No. 7 Nebraska on Oct. 29 with fourth-down pass breakup in end zone in overtime ... also logged interception and made 3 tackles vs. Nebraska ... intercepted a pass in end zone and recorded career-high 9 tackles vs. No. 2 Ohio State on Oct. 15 ... recorded an interception and returned it 40 yards vs. Illinois on Nov. 12 ... recorded 7 tackles, including first career sack, and forced a fumble at No. 8 Michigan State on Sept. 24 ... made 7 tackles vs. No. 12 Western Michigan in Cotton Bowl on Jan. 2 ... also had 7 total stops at Northwestern on Nov. 5 ... recorded 6 tackles at Iowa on Oct. 22 ... recorded 4 tackles and broke up 2 passes at No. 4 Michigan on Oct. 1 ... logged 4 tackles and broke up a pass vs. Minnesota on Nov. 26 ... had 4 tackles in Big Ten Football Championship Game vs. No. 8 Penn State on Dec. 3
2015 Season: Earned first letter, playing in all 13 games … finished with 16 tackles, including 11 solo stops, as well as 1 pass breakup and 2 quarterback hurries … recorded career-high 9 tackles, including 5 solo stops, in season opener vs. Alabama on Sept. 5, seeing extended action in place of starter Michael Caputo, who suffered injury in first quarter … logged 2 tackles vs. Northwestern on Nov. 21
2014 Season: Played in 3 games before suffering season-ending injury ... saw action vs. Bowling Green on Sept. 20 ... recorded 3 tackles vs. Western Illinois on Sept. 6 ... made Badgers debut in season opener vs. LSU on Aug. 30
High School: Three-star recruit by ESPN.com, Rivals, Scout and 247 Sports ... four-year starter at defensive back and a three-year team captain ... first-team all-state by Associated Press as a senior ... earned second-team all-state honors as a junior ... three-time all-area pick at defensive back and running back ... Daytona Quarterback Club Player of the Week as a senior
Personal: Mother is Beth Caston ... brother Daryl Dixon played safety at Florida from 1999 to 2003 and is an assistant coach at Army
