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Mixon, Dimarya

Jersey Number 40
Dimarya Mixon
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 259
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Compton, Calif.
- High School:
- West Mesquite (Texas
Bio
CAREER HIGHS
- Tackles - 4 vs. Western Carolina, 9/19/15
- Tackles For Loss - 2 vs. Tennessee Tech, 11/5/16
- Sacks - 1 vs. Tennessee Tech, 11/5/16
2016 - JUNIOR
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- 2016 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS
- Games/Starts: 12/0
- Registered two tackles in win vs. Missouri (11/19)
- Had one tackle vs. Kentucky (11/12)
- Recorded career-high two tackles for a loss and had one 13-yard sack vs. Tennessee Tech (11/5), marking first sack of career
- Made one tackle at South Carolina (10/29)
- Had one QB hurry vs. Alabama (10/15)
- Saw action off the bench at Texas A&M (10/8), recording one assisted tackle
- Made a big tackle vs. Florida (9/24) in third quarter, contributing on a TFL of Jordan Cronkrite for four-yard loss on 3rd-and-10 to force the Gators to punt
- Has played in all three games
2015 - SOPHOMORE
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- 2015 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS
- Games/Starts: 13/0
- True sophomore backed up Derek Barnett at defensive end, played in all 13 games with seven tackles
- Moved outside in 2015 after playing inside as a freshman, dropping more than 20 pounds
- Career best four tackles vs. Western Carolina (9/19)
2014 - FRESHMAN
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- 2014 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS
- Games/Starts: 12/0
- Backup defensive tackle to senior Jordan Williams
- Played in 12 games, made four tackles
- Three stops vs. Arkansas State (9/6)
- One of 21 true freshmen to debut vs. Utah State (8/31), had a quarterback hurry
HIGH SCHOOL
- Played at West Mesquite High School in Mesquite, Texas for coach Mike Overton
- Rated three-star by 247Sports (No. 43 defensive tackle, No. 69 prospect in Texas)
- Rated three-star by Scout
- Graduated in 2012 and originally signed with Nebraska in 2013
- First Team All-District as a senior in 2012
- As a senior, made 48 tackles, including 12 tackles for a loss and two sacks
- Also had 11 quarterback hurries to help team to an 8-3 record and Class 4A state playoffs
- In 2011, as a junior, had 35 tackles with three tackles for a loss and a fumble recovery along with 11 quarterback pressures
PERSONAL
- Full Name: Dimarya Artiel Derrell Mixon
- Named pronounced: duh-mar-EE-ay
- Born: March 10, 1995
- Son of Tasha Mixon
- Majoring in Communication Studies
- Recipient of the Dr. and Mrs. Steve Morton Endowment
- Recipient of Lambert Athletic Scholarship
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