AT WASHINGTON

2022: Played in 11 of 13 games – all but vs. Michigan State and Texas ... rushed for 29 yards on nine carries and had three receptions for 28 yards vs. Kent State ... three carries for 17 yards and a touchdown, plus one catch for five yards, in the win over Portland State ... four carries for 21 yards and a touchdown in the Husky win over Stanford ... two catches for 21 yards at UCLA ... had one carry and an 18-yard catch at Arizona State ... two carries for 15 yards in the win at Cal ... one carry for seven yards, plus a special-teams fumble recovery in the win over Colorado ... joined the UW program in the summer of 2022, with four seasons of eligibility.

AT NEBRASKA & HIGH SCHOOL

Joins the UW program after having spent the 2020 and 2021 seasons at Nebraska, where he played wide receiver ... suffered a season-ending injury prior to the start of the 2020 season and didn't play ... in 2021, appeared in three games and caught one pass, preserving a year of eligibility ... at Midway High, played both wide receiver and running back ... as a senior, compiled 2,087 yards from scrimmage, along with 29 total touchdowns, rushing for 1,837 and 27 scores, and earning district MVP honors ... father, Jeff Nixon, played college football at both West Virginia and Penn State, has coached at a number of colleges and NFL teams, and is currently running backs coach for the Carolina Panthers.

Will Nixon