2 DENNIS
DIXON
PRO:
Drafted
by the Steelers in the fifth round (156th overall) of the 2008 NFL
Draft...played in one game as a rookie, the season finale versus
Cleveland...dressed as the third quarterback for the first 15 games and all
three postseason games.
2008
(1-0/0-0): Served
as the team’s third quarterback for the first 15 games...made his NFL debut in
the fourth quarter of the regular-season finale against Cleveland on December
28...completed his only pass attempt to Hines Ward for his 800th career
reception... 12/28 vs. Cleveland: Made his NFL debut when he
quarterbacked the final two series of the game... finished 1-for-1 for three
yards...only pass attempt was a completion to Ward for his 800th career
reception...AFC Divisional Game 1/11 vs. San Diego: Served as the third
quarterback...AFC Championship Game 1/18 vs. Baltimore: Served as
the third quarterback... Super Bowl XLIII 2/1 vs. Arizona: Served as the third quarterback
COLLEGE: Dixon’s 6,337 yards
in total offense rank sixth on the school’s career-record list…appeared in 953
offensive plays, the eighth-best career total in school annals…his 38 touchdown
passes rank seventh in Oregon all-time annals…his 2,585 yards in total offense
in 2006 rank 11th on the Ducks’ season-record list and his 2,719 yards in 2007
rank ninth…Dixon’s 2,719 yards in total offense in 2007 rank ninth on Oregon’s
season-record list, while his 2,585 yards in 2006 rank tenth…his 80-yard
touchdown run vs. Houston in the 2007 season opener was the fifth-longest run
from scrimmage by an Oregon player…Dixon’s 85-yard pass completion vs. Michigan
in 2007 was the eighth-longest completion in school history and the longest
since Kellen Clemens had an 86-yard completion vs. Mississippi State in 2003…his
1,208 yards rushing set the school career-record for QBs, topping the old mark
set by Reggie Ogburn (1,171 yards, from 1979-80). 2007: Guided Oregon to an 8-1 record
and a No. 2 seed in the BCS standings before getting injured...missed the team’s
final three games after suffering a torn ACL in his left knee (Nov. 3 versus
Arizona State)…named Pacific-10 Conference’s unanimous Offensive Player of the
Year and honorable mention All-American…finished ninth on the school’s
single-season total offense chart (2,719 yards) playing in only 10
games…finished fourth in the balloting for Associated Press Player of the
Year…was one of three finalists for the Maxwell Award (College Player of the
Year) and the Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award as well as one of five
finalists for the Walter Camp Player of the Year award…his academic achievements
were even more impressive as the ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District
quarterback was one of five student-athletes in school history (and Oregon’s
first football player ever) to be bestowed with the NCAA Top VIII Award…also was
the recipient of the National Football Foundation’s Scholar-Athlete Award and
accompanying post-graduate scholarship…the conference’s three-time Offensive
Player of the Week…finished his collegiate career as the single-season and
all-time school record holder in passing completion percentage (67.7% and 63.9%,
respectively)…established the school’s standard for most career rushing yards
(1,208) by an Oregon quarterback, while his 583 yards on the ground in 2007
finished second only to Reggie Ogburn’s 644 yards from 1979 among the school’s
signal callers…ran and passed for touchdowns in the same game in seven of 10
appearances, and became only the Ducks’ third quarterback in the modern era
(first since 1995) to eclipse 100 yards rushing in one game (141 yards vs.
Houston)…amassed a personal-best 374 yards passing and 382 yards total offense
at Stanford while accounting for a personal best of five touchdowns (four
passing, one rushing) against the Cardinal…accounting for 29 touchdowns (20
passing, nine running), snapped his string of 146 consecutive passes without an
interception in the fifth game of the year against California…concluded his
career sixth on Oregon’s all-time list for total offense (6,339 yards) and
eighth in passing yards (5,129). 2006: Second-team Academic All-Pac 10
Conference selection (3.27 grade point average in Sociology)…started 11
games…helped lead a team that ranked ninth in the nation in total offense
(422.85 ypg.), 25th in scoring (29.46 ppg.) and thanks to his mobility, finished
12th nationally in quarterback sacks allowed (1.23 pg)…completed 197-of-322
passes (61.2 percent) for 2,143 yards, 12 touchdowns and 14 interceptions…ranked
third on the team with 442 yards and two scores on 94 carries (4.7 avg)…recorded
a pair of solo tackles…participated in 416 plays, amassing 2,585 yards in total
offense (10th-best season total in school history). 2005: Academic All-Pac 10 Conference
honorable mention…appeared in 11 games, starting vs. California, Washington
State, Oregon State and Oklahoma (Holiday Bowl)…completed 69 of 104 attempts
(66.3 percent) for 777 yards, six touchdowns and three interceptions…gained 143
yards with a score on 49 carries (2.9 avg.)…touched the ball 153 times, gaining
920 yards in total offense (83.6 ypg.). 2004: Played in six games as a reserve
quarterback, completing 6-of-15 passes (40.0 percent) for 73 yards and rushed 10
times for 40 yards (4.0 avg.)…gained 113 yards in total offense on 25 plays and
also recorded an assisted tackle. 2003: Did not attend school…enrolled at
Oregon in January, 2004…graduated with a degree in
sociology.
PERSONAL
Attended San Leandro (Cal.) High School...top vote-getter (8 votes)
among quarterbacks on the Long Beach Press- Telegram’s Best of the
West list and earned Parade All-American honors as a senior, leading the
team to an 11-1 record in 2002...that year, he completed 164- of-268 passes
(61.2 percent) for 2,736 yards and 30 touchdowns...the three-year starter
compiled a 36-3 record and was named to ESPN’s Top 100 team (ranked 94th overall
and 12th at quarterback)...during his career, amassed 5,951 aerial yards while
throwing for 79 touchdowns...selected by the Cincinnati Reds in 20th
Round (591st overall) of the 2003 Major League Baseball amateur entry
draft...selected by Atlanta Braves in fifth Round (168th overall) of 2007
amateur entry draft...appeared in a total of 28 games in the Braves’ minor
league system as an outfielder in 2007...son of Dennis Dixon, Sr...Full name:
Dennis Lee Dixon, Jr.
