Personal information | |
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Born: | Viera, Florida, U.S. | January 26, 1998
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Viera |
College: | |
Position: | Wide receiver |
NFL draft: | 2021 / Round: 7 / Pick: 242 |
Career history | |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Player stats at PFR |
Tre Nixon (born January 26, 1998) is an American football wide receiver who is a free agent. He played college football at Ole Miss and UCF.[1][2]
He was chosen by long time Patriots director of football research Ernie Adams.[3]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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6 ft 0+1⁄8 in (1.83 m) |
187 lb (85 kg) |
31+3⁄4 in (0.81 m) |
9+1⁄8 in (0.23 m) |
4.44 s | 1.57 s | 2.51 s | 4.25 s | 6.81 s | 35.5 in (0.90 m) |
10 ft 5 in (3.18 m) |
18 reps | |
All values from Pro Day[4] |
Nixon was drafted in the seventh round, 242nd overall, of the 2021 NFL Draft by the New England Patriots.[5] On May 11, 2021, Nixon officially signed with the Patriots.[6] Nixon chose to wear 87 making him the first player since Rob Gronkowski to wear the number. He was waived on August 31, 2021 and re-signed to the practice squad.[7][8] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Patriots on January 17, 2022.[9]
Nixon switched from 87 to 82 for the 2022 season. On August 30, 2022, Nixon was waived by the Patriots and signed to the practice squad the next day.[10][11] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 10, 2023.[12]
On August 22, 2023, Nixon was waived/injured by the Patriots after suffering a shoulder injury in the preseason.[13] The next day, Nixon cleared waivers and reverted to the Patriots injured reserve list.[14]