2007
Played in all 13 games, starting 12 times during his sophomore campaign...Rushed 287 times for 1,066 yards, a 3.7-yard average, and 14 touchdowns...He became the first Bulldog sophomore ever to surpass 1,000 yards rushing in a single season...Finished seventh in the SEC in rushing yards per game (82.0) and 10th in scoring (7.4 ppg)...He was third in the league in scoring touchdowns (14)...His rushing attempts easily eclipsed the previous MSU record (236) and his rushing yardage was sixth-most on the single-season chart...His 14 TDs were the second most ever in one year at MSU...He led the team in rushing 11 times and surpassed the 100-yard rushing plateau four times...Also caught 14 passes for 167 yards, a 11.9-yard average, and two more scores.
2006
Pressed into service from the outset of his true freshman season in the running back rotation...Played in all 12 games of his first year, starting five times...Led the team with 668 yards on 169 carries, a 4.0-yard per rush average, and nine touchdowns during his first season on campus...His nine TDs on the ground were the most by a Bulldog in six seasons...He finished 10th in the SEC in rushing, second among all freshmen...Also caught four passes for 42 yards, a 10.5-yard average.
High School
Selected to play in the Mississippi-Alabama High School All-Star game...Rated the No.19 running back in the country following his high school career by Prep Star Magazine...Named a preseason all-America prior to his senior campaign by SuperPrep Magazine...That magazine had him rated as the No. 21 running back in the nation...Listed with the top 28 running backs in the nation by the G&W Recruiting Report...Rated as the No. 31 running back in the nation by the Scout.com recruiting website...That website ranked him among the top 100 players in the South...Rated No. 60 in the Southeast region by Tom Lemming in his season-ending Prep Football Report...Listed No. 4 on the Jackson Clarion-Ledger ranking of the state's top high school prospects in its postseason listing of the state's 10 most wanted prospects...That newspaper also had him among its Dandy Dozen players prior to his senior season...Named first-team all-state by both the Clarion-Ledger and the MAC...The Jackson newspaper also named him the metro player of the year...Capped an outstanding high school career at Terry (MS) HS by rushing 304 times for 2,683 yards, an 8.8-yard per rush average, and 31 touchdowns as a senior...During his junior campaign, he rushed 246 times for 1,897 yards, a 7.7-yard per rush average, and 22 touchdowns...Also a standout baseball player at the prep level...Other top scholarship offers: LSU, Florida, Alabama, Ole Miss, Florida State, Miami, and Iowa State.
Personal
Born Anthony Rishard Dixon, 9-24-87, in Jackson, MS...Son of Mr. Anthony Williams and Ms. Velma Dixon...Majoring in physical education. |
