'18 GA RB Lyn-J Dixon (Tennessee transfer)

[logginlarry]

For some reason, Vol fans always think the other guy is always better.

Always and forever?

 

[BigSteve09]

Dixon is a nice-sized back that checks in a hair under 6-foot and around 200 pounds, depending on when he ate last. He's a freak athlete, someone who competed for state titles in the 100-meter dash in Georgia, while also being a contender in the long jump. His personal bets in the 100-meter dash is 11.02 seconds, while he leaped 22'2" in the long jump as a senior.

Not bad.

Compare to Tiyon Evans:

Ran a personal best of 11.06 in the 100 meters in high school.

And Eric Gray

100 meter: 11.25

 

[BigSteve09]

4.5 isn't slow...wouldn't call it "fast". Gotta hold my cards on this one.

If you Google "Lyn-J Dixon speed" about 20 articles come up with his high school coaches, Clemson coaches, WVU coaches, and scouts all circling his speed.

 

[SweetasSoda]

I wonder why he didn’t land here the last time? There a chance we backed off? No way he would choose to go to wvu over UT, right?

He could have been promised the starting position there. Remember when teams used to do that then go all Sergeant Carter when they got to campus? The old “tear them down to build them up” philosophy.

 

[butchna]

If you Google "Lyn-J Dixon speed" about 20 articles come up with his high school coaches, Clemson coaches, WVU coaches, and scouts all circling his speed.

Yeah...coaches never hype up their players. If I had a nickel for every time a coach called their skill position player virtual snails? Let's just say I wouldn't have to tailor my 1040 very much.

 

[BigSteve09]

Yeah...coaches never hype up their players. If I had a nickel for every time a coach called their skill position player virtual snails? Let's just say I wouldn't have to tailor my 1040 very much.

 

[SSVol]

Yeah...coaches never hype up their players. If I had a nickel for every time a coach called their skill position player virtual snails? Let's just say I wouldn't have to tailor my 1040 very much.

6.6 YPC is really all I needed. Don't need as much speed when you can change direction like that.

 

[RAVOL]

Watching his Clemson highlights he would be the most talented RB on Our Roster. Has NFL Skills. I don't know about his personality and fit with Clemson but if he comes here and is a team player he can be the difference in a W or L this year. LB Safety has to keep an eye on Him as well as our WR in our scheme In CHRIST Alone

 

[PlanetVolunteer]

If you Google "Lyn-J Dixon speed" about 20 articles come up with his high school coaches, Clemson coaches, WVU coaches, and scouts all circling his speed.

Lol people can literally just watch his Clemson film and you can clearly see is is very fast and very much has breakaway speed.

 

[ACvol3]

So 9 months vs 2? My rudimentary math compels me to stick with my take.

But he didn’t play

 

[Vols2DaWall]

I trust the coaches here. 3 programs is a lot like Bru but the coaches have built a great culture and see potential in them both.

Let’s all just agree Dixon is 10x better than Whitehead though

 

[Cosmo Kramer]

On Campus. Practice starts tomorrow. Pretty easy to figure out he is a Vol

 

[Revived2002]

On Campus. Practice starts tomorrow. Pretty easy to figure out he is a Vol

hmm. i'm not buying this. he could just be lost on his way to Dollywood

 

[Pridedad]

On Campus. Practice starts tomorrow. Pretty easy to figure out he is a Vol

The same could be said for Tillman but I ain't falling for it! Will see 9/1

 

[Blake25p]

Low risk high reward type signing

 

[DaddyChad]

I don't agree with most talented. I think small and justin are more talented, but he does have more experience.

This kid can push Small right away for the starter position. I don’t think he will take it from him but he’s good. This is a much better take than anyone else we’ve talked to and makes us that much better at RB when he learns the offense.

Attitude issues who knows. I know the Clemson situation was really screwed up though. No idea what happened at WV. Don’t care this year with numbers being what they are I would try him and if there’s issues boot him.

 

[hjeagle1vol]

This kid can push Small right away for the starter position. I don’t think he will take it from him but he’s good. This is a much better take than anyone else we’ve talked to and makes us that much better at RB when he learns the offense.

Attitude issues who knows. I know the Clemson situation was really screwed up though. No idea what happened at WV. Don’t care this year with numbers being what they are I would try him and if there’s issues boot him.

probly start the game after the Florida loss and run for 250yds

 

[Ten_Titans]

Not worried about the bad locker room guy rumors.

With Hooker and Tillman in the leadership roles, he'll either get with the program or be back to the curb. Leadership is too solid this year for that sort of thing to make an impact IMO.

 

[Orange.]

I tremble to think what a sh-t show this thread would be if this were bad instead of absolutely fabulous news.

 

[TheRain]

 

[butchna]

6.6 YPC is really all I needed. Don't need as much speed when you can change direction like that.

Kamara was/is a 4.5 - 4.6 guy and to your point doesn’t decelerate when making moves and gets to full speed in a hurry. THAT isn’t a criticism for this kid and I used to get annoyed when our usual suspects would point out Kamara getting caught from behind at the END of his long runs. Someone spitting out the groan-inducing “just facts” concerning his SPEED was a red flag and I was feeling bullish.

 

[butchna]

But he didn’t play

Well! Neither did Bru…at Texas!

 

[butchna]

Lol people can literally just watch his Clemson film and you can clearly see is is very fast and very much has breakaway speed.

He’s explosive…not the same. I liken him to Kamara when it comes to “breakaway speed”.













lol

 

[PlanetVolunteer]

He’s explosive…not the same. I liken him to Kamara when it comes to “breakaway speed”.











lol

What about all the times in his film where he breaks away from defenders, they can't catch him and he scores long touchdowns?

 

[butchna]

What about all the times in his film where he breaks away from defenders, they can't catch him and he scores long touchdowns?

Not seeing the same thing. Maybe I need to find other highlights. He gets downfield in a hurry…I don’t know about breaking away.