Lyn-J Dixon, former Clemson RB and one-time Tennessee commit, reportedly transferring to SEC school
Lyn-J Dixon was committed to Tennessee back in 2017. But, ultimately, the 4-star running back in the class of 2018 decommitted and ended up at Clemson.
He spent the past 4 seasons with the Tigers before entering the transfer portal in September of 2021. He transferred to West Virginia, but never played for the Mountaineers and re-entered the portal in July.
Now, it seems he’ll finally be making his way to Rocky Top. Per Matt Zenitz of On3 Sports, Dixon committed to Tennessee on Wednesday:
Former Clemson and West Virginia running back Lyn-J Dixon has committed to Tennessee.
Dixon ran for 1,420 yards in four seasons at Clemson.https://t.co/LODvezvZTQ
— Matt Zenitz (@mzenitz) August 3, 2022
The Vols have Jabari Small returning as their top running back. But, after coach Josh Heupel announced that key backup Len’Neth Whitehead would miss the 2022 season with an upper body injury, it opened up some opportunities in the Vols’ backfield.
It seems Dixon, who ran for 1,420 yards and 13 touchdowns in 4 years with Clemson, will head to Knoxville to try to fill that top backup role. Now, we’ll see if he is able to play right away.
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we need to add one or two for depth after the whitehead injury (and probably before) but not sure this guy has what we need. Not getting on the field at clemPson much is one thing. At W by god Va its something else altogether. Anyway welcome home and good luck!
I’m not sure what happened at W. VA, but considering who he was behind at Clemson, the numbers are respectable, and probably don’t tell the full story. He’s a seasoned player. Certain things that might take the younger guys time to pick up (pass blocking is a big one) he’ll already have a handle on. I wouldn’t be surprised if he’s immediately option 2 behind Small once he starts getting comfortable with the offense.
My understanding is that he didn’t get on the field at WV because of personal issues with the coaches, not ability. Still a pretty large red flag though.
It’s nice to see this guy transfer to Tennessee. I play high school football in Georgia, and he was in a training program with some other guys at our campus. A professional trainer who has sent many guys to both the college and the NFL was working with him. Him and his trainer spoke to my team about his hard work and dedication. He seems like a solid pickup.
Decent back but Can’t pass block.. that’s why he didn’t get on the field much at Clemson.
Cool story Vols nation. Thanks for sharing.
Another 5th year senior. Well, he came to the right place.
Helicopter player…we’ll see. Proly be on the in the portal again.
What a Gump