Transfer Tracker: Clemson RB enters the portal
Mark Pszonak contributed to this report.
The transfer portal never stops grinding. After Clemson coach Dabo Sweeney announced his decision on Monday night, running back Lynn-J Dixon made it official on Tuesday by officially entering the transfer portal.
Recruiting: Dixon initially committed to Tennessee, but after re-opening his process in October he took official visits to Clemson and Oklahoma State during his senior season. Coming down to the Tigers and Cowboys, Dixon committed to Clemson on the first day of the Early Signing Period.
At Clemson: Dixon impressed as a true freshman with 547 yards and five touchdowns on the ground. He then rushed for 635 yards and six touchdowns in 2019, before seeing his workload and production diminish last season with 190 yards and two touchdowns. So far in 2021, Dixon rushed for 48 yards on 10 carries while grabbing his first career receiving touchdown.
Potential landing spots: Tennessee was immediately mentioned as a possible landing spot, both due to Dixon's initial commitment to the Vols coming out of high school and the potential of substantial playing time in Knoxville. Oklahoma State should also come into play as coach Mike Gundy greatly valued Dixon during his recruiting process.
Farrell’s Take: Dixon has talent, we've seen that as he's amassed over 1,000 yards at the Power Five level and showed signs of being capable of a starting role. But with the issues he recently had at Clemson and the "grow up" comment by Dabo Swinney, some research will be done before anyone takes a chance. That said, he's going to land at a Power Five school most likely.
Impact Meter: 7.6 out of 10
IMPACT METER
The Transfer Portal continues to change the way college football programs recruit and manage their rosters so we here at Rivals.com continue to evolve our coverage. Each time a player of note enters the portal, we will examine their potential impact on the college football landscape and assign an impact rating, both when they enter the portal and when they choose a destination. The scale is from 1-10 and the description below explains the scoring scale.
1.1-4.0 — Not a big impact expected, likely a non-starter and down the bench depth player.
4.1- 6.0 — A solid impact can be expected in the right scenario and has the potential to battle for a starting job.
6.1-9.0. — A high impact player who won’t change a program but will certainly be a very good contributor and starter.
9.1- 9.9 — A very high impact player who should start the moment he steps on the field and will change the outlook of a program immediately.
10 — A franchise transfer who has a chance to be an All American and one of the elite players in college football.