Jalen Nixon

Photo by: Brad Kemp

Photo by: Brad Kemp

Position:
Quarterback
Ht./Wt.:
6-2 / 226
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Lafayette, La.
High School:
Carencro

2016 (Senior)
Played in the first six games of the season before being sidelined with an ankle injury at New Mexico State (10/1) ... best performance was against NMSU, rushing 12 times for 58 yards while going 8-for-13 for 84 yards ... a member of the special teams, serving on punt coverage and kickoff return.

2015 (Junior)
Split time with Brooks Haack as the Ragin’ Cajuns starting quarterback, earning starts in games against Louisiana Tech (10/3), Texas State (10/10), Arkansas State (10/20) and ULM (10/31) … completed 76 of 142 passes for 828 yards and seven TDs … finished second on the team in rushing with 406 yards and five TDs … ranked 10th in the Sun Belt Conference in both passing yards per game (75.3) and pass efficiency (111.7) … led Cajuns to a Sun Belt Conference opening victory over Texas State finishing 22-for-29 for 238 yards and three TDs while rushing for 45 yards and a TD … the following week at Arkansas State, joined Brian Mitchell as the only Ragin’ Cajuns quarterbacks to record 200 yards rushing and passing in a single-game after passing for 253 yards and two TDs while rushing for 201 yards and adding a 75-yard TD run … named the LSWA Offensive Player of the Week following his performance against the Red Wolves … earned his first career start against Louisiana Tech going 17-for-33 through the air for 161 yards while rushing for 54 yards and a score … led Cajuns to score on opening drive, tossing a 49-yard TD to Elijah McGuire … engineered comeback from a 23-point second-half deficit in the season-opener at Kentucky (9/5), completing all four passes for 38 yards while tying the game at 33-33 with a 23-yard TD run with 7:36 remaining … added an 18-yard TD run in nationally-televised game at South Alabama (11/12) … missed home opener against Northwestern State (9/12) to a shoulder injury … earned third letter.

2014 (Sophomore)
Reserve quarterback and special teams member missed the team’s first six games ... played in six of the Ragin’ Cajuns final seven games down the stretch ... rushed twice for nine yards in his season debut against Arkansas State (10/21) ... completed his only pass of the year with a 1-yard completion at ULM (11/15) ... member of the punt coverage team ... credited with one tackle in Sun Belt Conference win at New Mexico State (11/8) ... earned second letter.

2013 (Redshirt freshman)
Reserve quarterback and special teams performer in every game ... served primarily as the protector on the punt team during the season. . . threw an incompletion and had a nine-yard kickoff return at Kansas State (9/7) ... came off the bench at South Alabama (12/7) to complete 4 of 9 passes for 94 yards, including a 47-yard touchdown to Ricky Johnson ... also rushed twice for five yards ... split time at quarterback with Terrance Broadway in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl against Tulane (12/21) completing both passes he threw for 14 yards ... also rushed for 29 yards on seven carriers including and was key in the Cajuns final drive of the game eating up 5:45 on nine plays ... earned first letter.

2012 (Freshman)
Joined the team for summer workouts and redshirted during the fall season to keep his four seasons of eligibility.

High School
First team all-state honoree as a senior at Carencro High, playing for coach Brent Indest ... threw for 1,120 yards and ran for 1,006 more with a total of 29 touchdowns as a senior to help team to a 13-2 record and the Class 5A state championship game ... earned first team all-district and All-Acadiana accolades as a senior and also received second team all-district mention as a sophomore and junior.

Personal
Born May 19, 1994 in Carencro, La. ... the son of Joseph Oleghe and Edna Nixon ... is the youngest of five children, having three brothers (Larry, Wayland & Eric) and one sister (Jonaye) ... has spent previous summers umpiring youth baseball ... marketing major.