Kelvontay Dixon
Posted: Sun May 08, 2022 3:26 pm4* wideout from UT with 3 years of eligibility committed to the Ponies
His bio from texassports.com:
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KELVONTAY DIXON
POSITION WR
HEIGHT 6-0
WEIGHT 182
HOMETOWN Carthage, Texas
CLASS Sophomore
HIGH SCHOOL Carthage
MAJOR Physical Culture and Sports
Biography
A third-year wide receiver who has appeared in 15 games with one start ... made his collegiate debut versus TCU in 2020 ... a two-time all-state and all-district honoree who helped Carthage to a state championship in 2019.
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2021)
Played in all 12 games … had nine receptions for 100 yards … equaled his career high with two receptions at Arkansas for 26 yards … had a 22-yard reception against Rice … caught an 8-yard pass at Iowa State … hauled in a career-high four passes for 37 yards against Kansas … made one catch for seven yards against Kansas State.
FRESHMAN (2020)
Played in three games and made one start ... started and made his collegiate debut versus TCU ... made two catches for three yards in a home win over Baylor ... hauled in a 73-yard touchdown pass from QB Casey Thompson in the Valero Alamo Bowl versus Colorado ... was the longest reception by a UT freshman in a bowl game all-time, and the fifth-longest regardless of class.
HIGH SCHOOL
A two-time all-state and all-district honoree who helped Carthage to a state championship in 2019 ... rated as the No. 12 athlete in this year’s signing class by 247Sports ... also ranked at No. 19 by ESPN, and No. 22 by Rivals at his position ... 247Sports lists him as the No. 37 prospect in the state of Texas this year, while ESPN has him at No. 45, and Rivals at No. 47 ... slotted at No. 270 nationally by 247Sports and is listed at No. 290 in the ESPN300 ... placed No. 52 on the Austin American-Statesman’s Fab 55 ... selected honorable mention 4A All-State by the Associated Press in 2019 ... tabbed overall MVP of District 10-4A Division I and first-team all-district ... caught 74 passes for 1,240 yards and 20 touchdowns as a senior ... also rushed for 232 yards and three touchdowns on 34 carries, and returned one punt for a touchdown in his final season ... caught three passes for 100 yards and two touchdowns against Liberty-Eylau ... followed it up with five catches for 103 yards and three scores the following week against Marshall ... totaled 130 yards of offense against Pleasant Grove, rushing seven times for 67 yards, and catching five passes for 63 yards and a touchdown ... selected Offensive MVP of the state title game, catching seven passes for 120 yards and three touchdowns ... helped Carthage to a 16-0 overall record, a district title and the 4A Division 1 state championship in 2019 ... named to the 2019 Texas Top 300 by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football ... chosen third-team 4A All-State by the Texas Sports Writers Association and honorable mention by the Associated Press in 2018 ... tabbed Offensive MVP of District 10-4A Division 1 and first-team all-district ... caught 78 passes for 1,184 yards and nine touchdowns in 13 games as a junior ... also rushed for 217 yards on 22 carries and scored three rushing touchdowns ... recorded at least one receiving touchdown in six-straight games ... hauled in eight passes for a season-high 164 yards and two scores against Marshall in the second game of that stretch ... caught five passes for 157 yards and one touchdown in a win over Pleasant Grove ... made seven catches for 154 yards and a touchdown in a 46-0 victory over Hargrave ... recorded a season-high 11 catches for 139 yards against Midlothian Heritage in the state quarterfinals ... helped Carthage to a 14-1 overall record, including a 5-0 district mark and title, and an appearance in the 4A Division 1 semifinals ... made his varsity debut as a sophomore, but suffered a season-ending ankle injury in the second game of the year ... participated in track and field, competing as a sprinter and triple jumper ... finished second in the Texas Class 4A triple jump (46-10.75) in 2019, and placed sixth in the 100-meter dash (10.81) ... also posted personal-bests of 47-6 in the triple jump and 10.71 in the 100 meters as a junior ... ran the first leg of Carthage’s Texas Class 4A third-place 4x100-meter relay team (41.44) in May 2018 ... his brother, Keaontay Ingram, is a senior running back at USC after previously playing at Texas.