Anthony Rishard Dixon (born September 24, 1987 in Jackson, Mississippi)^[1] is an American football running back. He currently attends Mississippi State University in his senior year. Playing for the Bulldogs, Dixon had a 1,000-yard season in 2007, after breaking MSU true freshman rushing records in 2006.

[edit] High school career

As a senior at Terry High School in 2005, he racked up 304 carries for 2,683 yards (8.8 average) and 31 touchdowns in leading Terry to an 11-2 mark. He was named the Jackson metro-area player of the year by the Clarion-Ledger. He was also a first-team All-State honoree by the paper, and was named to its (preseason) "Dandy Dozen" team (of the state's 12 best high school players) and it's (postseason) "10 Most Wanted" list (of the state's top 10 college football prospects).

Considered a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Dixon was listed as the No. 22 running back prospect in the nation in 2006.^[2] He chose Mississippi State over Ole Miss and Southern Miss.

[edit] College career

In his true freshman season, Dixon played in all 12 games, starting five times, and set MSU true freshman records for rushing attempts, yards gained rushing, and touchdowns rushing. His nine touchdowns on the ground were the most by a Bulldog since Dicenzo Miller ten TDs in 2000.

As a sophomore, Dixon played all 13 games and started twelve. He became just the seventh back (ninth occurrence) in school history and the first Bulldog sophomore ever to surpass 1,000 yards rushing in a single season and his attempts set a State single season record. He scored MSU's game winning touchdown in the 2007 Liberty Bowl game.

During his junior season Dixon started all 12 games he played in, and rushed for 869 yards, compiling a career-best 4.4 yards per carry.

With 1,391 rushing yards in his senior season, Dixon not only set the Mississippi State single-season rushing record (surpassing J. J. Johnson's 1998 record of 1,383 yards), he also became the seventh player in Southeastern Conference history to lead his team in rushing four times. He joined Eddie Price (Tulane, 1946–1949), Sonny Collins (Kentucky, 1972–1975), Dalton Hilliard (LSU, 1982–1985), Carl Woods (Vanderbilt, 1983–1986), Errict Rhett (Florida, 1990–1993), and Kevin Faulk (LSU, 1995–1998) on that list.^[3]

[edit] College stats

[edit] Professional career

[edit] 2010 NFL Draft

Dixon is considered one of the best "power backs" available in the 2010 NFL Draft, alongside Toby Gerhart and Charles Scott.^[4]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official biography at Mississippi State

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