2024 Football Roster
Dixon, Sam
Jersey Number 24
Sam Dixon
- Position:
- Running Back
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 203
- Hometown:
- Pickerington, Ohio
- Last School:
- Pickerington North
- Year:
- Freshman
Bio
Ohio State Overview
• Samuel is a true sophomore who has four years of eligibility
• He played in three games in 2024 - Akron, Western Michigan and Purdue - and red-shirted the season
• He gained 53 rushing yards off seven carries in 2024 for a 7.6 yards per carry average
• Had 40 yards off three carries vs. Western Michigan, including a career-long 31-yard rush
More on Sam
• Sam signed his National Letter of Intent with the Buckeyes in December of 2023
• He was among a large group of first-year freshmen players who enrolled at Ohio State in January of 2024 and took part in spring drills
• Sam was the third-highest ranked player at his position in the state of Ohio as a high school senior
• Played his first three years at West Holmes High School before making the move to Pickerington North prior to the 2023 season
• Averaged 6.7 yards per carry as a senior and scored four touchdowns in only five games
• Added 997 receiving yards and 10 TDs while helping the Knights reach the state semifinals for the first time in school history
• Had nearly 1,800 yards from scrimmage during his junior season and scored 41 touchdowns
• Accounted for 76 touchdowns in his final two seasons at West Homes
• Mother is Roddreka Dixon
• Samuel is a true sophomore who has four years of eligibility
• He played in three games in 2024 - Akron, Western Michigan and Purdue - and red-shirted the season
• He gained 53 rushing yards off seven carries in 2024 for a 7.6 yards per carry average
• Had 40 yards off three carries vs. Western Michigan, including a career-long 31-yard rush
More on Sam
• Sam signed his National Letter of Intent with the Buckeyes in December of 2023
• He was among a large group of first-year freshmen players who enrolled at Ohio State in January of 2024 and took part in spring drills
• Sam was the third-highest ranked player at his position in the state of Ohio as a high school senior
• Played his first three years at West Holmes High School before making the move to Pickerington North prior to the 2023 season
• Averaged 6.7 yards per carry as a senior and scored four touchdowns in only five games
• Added 997 receiving yards and 10 TDs while helping the Knights reach the state semifinals for the first time in school history
• Had nearly 1,800 yards from scrimmage during his junior season and scored 41 touchdowns
• Accounted for 76 touchdowns in his final two seasons at West Homes
• Mother is Roddreka Dixon
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