242nd pick in the Seventh Round of the 2021 NFL Draft by the New England Patriots
Tre Nixon UCF Highlights
R-SENIOR (2020)
• Appeared in and started four games during the season while dealing with a shoulder 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
• at Georgia Tech (9/19): Caught four passes for 94 yards and two touchdowns in the first half before leaving with an injury
• Cincinnati (11/21): Returned from injury to catch five passes for 24 yards
• at South Florida (11/27): Recorded five receptions for 94 yards, including a 51-yarder
• vs. BYU (12/22): Caught five passes for 48 yards in the Boca Raton Bowl
• Named Athlon preseason third-team all-conference in The American
• Also named to the Biletnikoff Award Watch List
R-JUNIOR (2019)
• Started all 13 games for second straight year at wide receiver
• Honorable mention selection on All-AAC squad
• Second-leading receiver for UCF with 49 catches for 830 yards and seven touchdowns
• 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
• FAMU (8/29): Caught six balls for 61 yards with a six-yard touchdown reception
• Stanford (9/14): Hauled in five passes for 88 yards with a 38-yard score
• at Pitt (9/21): Totaled 136 yards receiving on seven catches
• at Cincinnati (10/4): Made six receptions for 76 yards and a 45-yard touchdown receptions
• ECU (10/19): Caught three balls for 103 yards with a 53-yard score
• at Temple (10/26): Hauled in two passes for 35 yards with a 28-yard touchdown reception
• Houston (11/2): Totaled 123 yards on six catches with two touchdowns (32 and 34 yards)
• at Tulsa (11/8): Caught five balls for 78 yards
• at Tulane (11/23): Had three receptions for 17 yards
• South Florida (11/29): Made three catches for 54 yards
• vs. Marshall (12/23): Had two catches for 54 yards in Gasparilla Bowl
R-SOPHOMORE (2018)
• Played in and started all 13 games as a wide receiver
• Caught 40 passes for 562 yards and four touchdowns
• Averaged 14.1 yards per reception and 43.2 yards receiving per game
• Had multiple receptions in 13 games
• at UConn (8/30): Opened UCF career with five receptions for 101 yards and two touchdowns
• SCSU (9/8): Snagged a trio of passes for 53 yards
• at SMU (10/6): Caught a career-high six passes for 97 yards and one touchdown
• at ECU (10/20): Hauled in four passes for 21 yards
• Temple (11/1): Grabbed four receptions for 39 yards
• Navy (11/10): Finished with 44 yards receiving on four catches
• Cincinnati (11/17): Caught one touchdown on two-reception, 83-yard night
PRIOR TO UCF
• Spent two seasons at the University of Mississippi
• Saw action in 10 games, recording one catch for 19 yards vs. Cal during the 2017 season
• Redshirted in 2016
HIGH SCHOOL
• Caught 79 passes for 1,243 yards and 18 touchdowns – both school records – in his senior year
• Finished fourth in the voting for Florida’s Mr. Football award
• Florida Dairy Farmers 7A Player of the Year
• 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 TDs as a junior and 30 catches for 636 yards and six TDs as a sophomore
PERSONAL
• Majoring in interdisciplinary studies