2024 Redshirt Freshman

• Academic All-Big Ten
• Played in all 13 games at wide receiver
• 18 receptions for 264 receiving yards on the season
• 27-yard reception in Illinois' Cheez-It Citrus Bowl victory over #14 South Carolina (12/31/24)
• Season-high three receptions at #1 Oregon (10/26/24)
• Caught two passes for a career-high 69 yards in win vs. Purdue (10/12/24)
• Made first start and recorded first-career catch in win vs. #19 Kansas (9/7/24)

2023 Freshman

• Did not play in a game and redshirted the season

High School 

• Three-star recruit by 247Sports, ESPN, On3, and Rivals
• Position ranks: #41 (On3), #69 (Rivals), #115 (247), #182 (ESPN)
• State ranks: #15 (Rivals), #28 (247), #30 (On3), #42 (ESPN)
• Played for head coach Mike Hay at Tallmadge High School
• Three-year letterwinner
• Caught 201 passes for 3,561 yards and 43 touchdowns during his high school career
• Caught 88 catches for 1,493 yards and 19 touchdowns as a senior
• Caught 69 passes for 1,461 yards and 20 touchdowns as a junior
• Back-to-back 1,400-yard seasons as a junior and senior
• Three-time Suburban League first team
• Two-time All-Ohio first team
• 2022 Suburban League Offensive Player of the Year
• 2022 District Offensive Player of the Year
• Three-time Suburban League first team in track and field
• Two-time SL first team in basketball
• Honor roll and scholar athlete
• Offers included Duke, Indiana, Kentucky, Northwestern, Pittsburgh, Purdue, and Wisconsin

Personal

• Born on November 22, 2004
• Son of Harlan Dixon and Jenny Thomas
• One brother, Cameron
• Chose Illinois because, “I loved everything about the school and I have a great relationship with the coaching staff.”
• Majoring in marketing