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Selected Penn State over Boston College, Indiana, Iowa, Iowa State, Kentucky, Louisville, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Missouri, NC State, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Purdue, Rutgers, Syracuse, Texas A&M, Wisconsin
From Dixon's Head Coach Ron Bellamy
"Lance is one of the best players I've ever coached. He's a tenacious worker and has worked extremely hard to become the player he is today. He's been a tremendous lead-by-example guy for our program."
About Dixon
High School: Three-year letterman for head coach Ron Bellamy at West Bloomfield High School...Served as team captain as a senior...Helped the Gators to the Region 3 District 1 Championship as a senior...Selected to the All-American Bowl, becoming the first player in school history to earn the honor...Participated in Nike's The Opening...Selected Associated Press All-State first team as a senior and honorable mention honors as a junior...Earned Detroit Free Press All-State Division 1 first team accolades as a junior...Chosen Detroit News All-North Football first team as a senior...Named to the 2017 and 2018 MLive Detroit Football Dream Team...Earned all-conference honors once...Named Team MVP as a senior...Registered 95 tackles with 11 tackles for loss, five sacks, 11 quarterback hurries, five passes defended and one forced fumble as a senior...Offensively, had nine touchdowns, including the game-winning score in the district championship game, in 2018...Registered 122 tackles and five sacks as a junior...Rated a four-star prospect by 247Sports and Rivals and a three-star recruit by ESPN...Rated as the No. 49 overall, No. 4 outside linebacker and the No. 3 prospect in Michigan by 247Sports...Ranked as the No. 36 safety, No. 41 player in the region and No. 11 prospect in Michigan by ESPN...Ranked No. 20 outside linebacker and No. 11 prospect in Michigan by Rivals...Lettered in track & field twice...Named Team MVP in track & field.
Personal: Full name is Lance Terry Dixon...Son of Rosalyn and Labaron Dixon...Has one brother, Labaron...Father, Labaron, played football at Eastern Michigan and Central State...Would like to major in communications...Born July 18, 2001 in Livonia, Michigan.
