Tre Nixon

Tre Nixon was signed by New England to a futures contract on January 17, 2022 ... Originally drafted by the New England in the seventh round (242nd overall) of the 2021 NFL Draft ... Released by New England (8/31/21)... Signed by New England to the practice squad (9/1/21).

CAREER TRANSACTIONS

Tre Nixon was signed by New England to a futures contract on January 17, 2022 ... Originally drafted by the New England in the seventh round (242nd overall) of the 2021 NFL Draft ... Released by New England (8/31/21)... Signed by New England to the practice squad (9/1/21).

2021 (0/0, 0/0)

• Spent the season on the Patriots practice squad.

COLLEGE

• Began his career at Ole Miss (2016-17) before transferring to Central Florida (2018-20).
• Earned honorable mention All-AAC honors in 2019 after finishing the season with 49 receptions for 830 yards and seven touchdowns.
• Appeared in and started four games during the 2020 season while dealing with an injury. Caught 19 passes for 260 yards and two touchdowns during the season. Averaged 65.0 yards per game, which ranked third on the team.
• Started all 13 games for second straight year at wide receiver in 2019. Finished second on the team with 49 catches for 830 yards and seven touchdowns. Earned honorable mention All-AAC honors.
• Had 15 receptions of 20 or more yards, the third most plays of 20+ yards by any player on the team, including six for touchdowns.
• Played in and started all 13 games as a wide receiver in 2018. Caught 40 passes for 562 yards and four touchdowns.
• Averaged 14.1 yards per reception and 43.2 yards receiving per game.
• Played in and started all 10 games for Ole Miss in 2017 and caught one pass for 19 yards.
• Redshirted as a freshman in 2016.

PERSONAL

• Caught 79 passes for 1,243 yards and 18 touchdowns – both school records – in his senior year at Viera High School.
• Finished fourth in the voting for Florida's Mr. Football award and was the Florida Dairy Farmers 7A Player of the Year. Also named first team All-State by the Associated Press and USA Today.
• Led Viera to its first two district titles and the 2015 Class 7A state finals.
• Had 36 catches for 905 yards and 12 touchdowns as a junior and 30 catches for 636 yards and six touchdowns as a sophomore.
• Majored in interdisciplinary studies at UCF.

EXTRA POINTS

• WR Tre Nixon was drafted by the Patriots in the seventh round out of Central Florida. He is the second player to be drafted out of Central Florida under Bill Belichick, joining Asante Samuel. Samuel was selected by New England with the 120th pick overall in the fourth round of the 2003 draft.