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WR Johnnie Dixon (New Orleans Breakers - USFL)

JOHNNIE DIXON IS FINALLY HEALTHY AND ON THE VERGE OF A BREAKOUT SEASON IN 2017

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Six Catches for 108 Yards and Two Touchdowns

That's the stat line Buckeye fans expected to see regularly after Johnnie Dixon announced his commitment to Ohio State.

The speedster from Palm Beach Gardens, Florida was a four-star recruit coming out of high school, the nation's No. 9 receiver and the No. 76-rated player nationally. He was the highest rated receiver in Ohio State's 2014 class which featured Parris Campbell, Terry McLaurin and Noah Brown.

Nearly everyone was expecting huge things from the speedster, then came the knee problems.

Dixon's true freshman season was cut short with knee issues and those knee issues would plague him nearly chronically for the next three years, sidelining him during games and practices.

“He's a very highly recruited guy out of Dwyer High School, a very talented guy, nice person,” Urban Meyer said of Dixon last spring. “But he got here, had this tendonitis and issues in his knees, and he would go two practices and have to miss two.”

In his three-year Ohio State career, Dixon has just 12 touches for 80 yards and a touchdown. That touchdown came on a five-yard run during the team's blowout win over Rutgers in 2016. Then, a few games later, Dixon re-injured himself against Michigan State, sidelining him for the rest of the season and instilling doubts that he'd ever be fully healthy again.

"Yeah honestly, I kinda had that feeling at the Fiesta Bowl," Dixon said. "I felt like it might be over from here. But I got back in town and a couple weeks went by and I was just thinking about it and I was like 'why not give it another shot?'"

Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...and-on-the-verge-of-a-breakout-season-in-2017
 
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By far the most interesting observation on Buckeye Roundtable this evening was Evan Spencer saying that Dixon's ability to track the deep ball is second to none. If there is more ground truth than hyperbole in that statement; that could bode well.

He can absolutely track the deep ball. Dixon was a beast coming out of high school, just hasn't been able to get healthy during his tenure at OSU. If he's healthy, expect big things....

 
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He can absolutely track the deep ball. Dixon was a beast coming out of high school, just hasn't been able to get healthy during his tenure at OSU. If he's healthy, expect big things....


Wow

I'm sure it's obvious I don't follow recruiting. That was new to me.

An improved OL and a healthy JD could make for a special year indeed
 
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