2022 SEASON: Appeared in all 17 games with four starts, posting 17 tackles (14 solo), a tackle for a loss, an interception, two passes defensed and a forced fumble on defense…Finished the season with a league-leading 1,009 yards on kickoff returns, becoming just the third player in team history to lead the NFL in the category (Carmichael in 1956 and 1957, Hampton in 1971)…Was tied for the league lead with one kickoff return for a TD…Ranked No. 1 in the NFL in kickoff returns of 50-plus yards (five, no other player with more than two) and 30-plus yards (11), the most by a Packer in both categories since 2000…Posted a league-high six games with 100-plus yards on kickoff returns, tying Hampton (1971) for the most in a season by a Packer (since 1950)…Ranked No. 2 in the NFL with an average of 28.83 yards per kickoff return, the best single-season mark in franchise history among players with 30-plus kickoff returns…According to Stathead, his streak of four consecutive games with 100-plus yards on kickoff returns (Weeks 10-13) was tied for the longest by a Packer (WR Steve Odom, four straight, 1975) since 1941…Posted a kickoff return of 30-plus yards in seven straight games (Weeks 11-13, 15-18), the longest streak by a Packer dating back to 2000 and the longest in the NFL since Jets WR Andre Roberts (seven straight) in 2018…Also returned 11 punts for 140 yards (12.7 avg.) and added six tackles on special teams…At Tampa Bay (Sept. 25):Saw significant action on defense in place of injured CB Jaire Alexander (groin), recording a career-high six tackles (five solo). Forced a fumble by WR Russell Gage early in the third quarter, the first forced fumble of his career, that was recovered by DL Jarran Reed at midfield. Downed a punt at the 2-yard line in the third quarter that would lead to a Tampa Bay punt…Vs. Tennessee (Nov. 17):Returned two punts for 37 yards (18.5 avg.) and five kickoffs for 108 yards (21.6 avg.). Posted a 24-yard punt return midway through the fourth quarter, the longest punt return of the season by the Packers…At Philadelphia (Nov. 27): Started and played 66 defensive snaps, recording three tackles (all solo) and a tackle for a loss. Brought down TE Grant Calcaterra for a 2-yard loss on a third-quarter reception. Also returned five kickoffs for 172 yards (34.4 avg.) and became the first Packer to register two kickoff returns of 50-plus yards in a game over the past 40 seasons…At Chicago (Dec. 4):Started and posted an assisted tackle and the first INT of his career when he picked off QB Justin Fields at the Chicago 5 with 44 seconds remaining to clinch the 28-19 win. Also posted a tackle on special teams and returned four kickoffs for 102 yards (25.5 avg.), including a 35-yarder…At Miami (Dec. 25): Returned two kickoffs for 113 yards (56.5 avg.), including a 93-yard return midway through the first quarter to the Miami 9, the longest kickoff return by a Packer since WR Randall Cobb's 108-yard TD vs. New Orleans on Sept. 8, 2011. Also appeared on seven defensive snaps before a groin injury ended his day…*Vs. Minnesota (Jan. 1): *Returned his lone kickoff of the day 105 yards for a touchdown early in the first quarter, the first kickoff-return TD by a Packer since Cobb's 108-yarder vs. New Orleans in the 2011 season opener. It was the third-longest kickoff return in team history behind Cobb's 108-yarder and Carmichael's 106-yard TD vs. Chicago on Oct. 7, 1956. Became the first Packer to post a 90-plus-yard kickoff return in back-to-back games over the last 45 seasons and became the third NFL player to accomplish that feat in back-to-back games in the same season over that time span (Tony Horne, 1999; Byron Hanspard, 1997). It marked his seventh consecutive game with 90-plus kickoff return yards on five or fewer returns, the second-longest streak in NFL history behind only Glyn Milburn (eight-game streak in 1996).
2021: Played in 11 games with one start after missing the first four weeks due to a leg injury suffered during training camp...Recorded eight tackles (six solo) on defense while adding four stops on special teams…Vs. N.Y. Giants (Nov. 7): Recorded two tackles on special teams, including a stop of WR Pharoh Cooper at the Giants' 18-yard line on a kickoff early in the second quarter...Vs. Washington (Dec. 5): Registered two tackles on special teams...At Cleveland (Dec. 20): Played 33 defensive snaps and finished the game with a season-high four tackles (three solo). On a third-and-8 late in the first quarter, stopped RB Demetric Felton after a gain of 4 yards on an out route...Vs. Denver (Dec. 26): Played 30 snaps on defense and recorded three stops (all solo). On a third-and-6 at the Denver 29, blitzed and then changed course and chased down QB Drew Lock a yard short of the marker on a scramble up the middle...At Cincinnati (AFC Wild Card, Jan. 15): Was tied for No. 2 on the team with two tackles on special teams.
2020: Appeared in 15 games with one start, totaling nine tackles (six solo)...Was tied for No. 4 on the team with five special teams tackles and returned three kickoffs for 21 yards (7.0 avg.)...At Carolina (Sept. 13): Posted two tackles (one solo) on six defensive snaps…At New England (Sept. 27): Recorded a season-high two tackles on special teams, including taking down S Kyle Dugger at the New England 14 on a kickoff early in the fourth quarter...At L.A. Chargers (Nov. 8): Registered a tackle on special teams, stopping WR K.J. Hill for no gain on a punt early in the first quarter…At N.Y. Jets (Dec. 6): Posted a season-high three tackles (all solo) on defense. With under 1:30 to play, stopped RB Ty Johnson for a gain of a yard on third-and-6…Vs. L.A. Chargers (Dec. 17): Made his first career start, playing on 58 defensive snaps and recording two tackles (one solo)…At Denver (Jan. 3): Recorded a tackle (assist) on defense while adding a stop on special teams.
2019: Played in 14 games and led the team with a career-high nine special teams tackles...Added three kickoff returns for 63 yards (21.0 avg.)...Vs. Denver (Sept. 9): Appeared on 19 snaps on special teams in his NFL debut...Vs. Kansas City (Sept. 15): Saw action on both defense and special teams, recording two tackles (both solo) on defense...At Minnesota (Sept. 22): Registered a tackle on special teams…At L.A. Chargers (Dec. 22): Recorded a tackle (solo) and a pass defensed on defense and posted a career-high three stops on special teams. Brought down CB Desmond King at the Chargers' 10 on a punt for no gain late in the first quarter…2019 Draft: Signed with the Raiders as an undrafted free agent on May 3.
COLLEGE: Played two years at South Carolina after transferring from Arizona Western College in Yuma, Ariz. …In two years with the Gamecocks, played in 24 games with 12 starts, recording 71 tackles (49 solo), 1½ tackles for a loss, two INTs, nine passes defensed and a fumble recovery…Earned an invite to the East-West Shrine game…Majored in interdisciplinary studies...Senior season (2018): Played in 12 games with 11 starts, totaling 63 tackles (42 solo), 1½ tackles for a loss and a team-high nine passes defensed…Also had three kickoff returns for 45 yards (15.0 avg.)…Was one of three players selected by his peers for the Unselfish Teammate Award for special teams…Posted eight tackles (five solo), including a tackle for a loss, at Kentucky (Sept. 29)…Registered a career-high 13 tackles (seven solo) and a pass defensed at Mississippi (Nov. 3)…Junior season (2017): Played in 12 games with one start and recorded eight tackles (seven solo) and two INTs, including one he returned 45 yards for a game-sealing TD vs. Arkansas (Oct. 7)…Recorded his second INT of the season vs. Clemson (Nov. 25)…Made his first career start vs. Michigan (Jan. 1) in the Outback Bowl and recorded four tackles (three solo)…Sophomore season (2016): In his second year at Arizona Western College, led the team to an 11-1 record and an appearance in the NJCAA national title game…Posted 30 tackles with six INTs (returning two for TDs) and 11 passes defensed on his way to earning second-team All-America honors…Also averaged 42.0 yards on nine kickoff returns with two TDs…Named the NJCAA Special Teams Player of the Week after logging 316 return yards, including back-to-back kickoff returns for TDs, at Mesa Community College (Nov. 5)…Was rated the No. 3 JUCO cornerback and No. 10 overall player by ESPN.com…Freshman season (2015): Posted 36 tackles, five INTs and four passes defensed.
PERSONAL: Given name Keisean Monier Nixon…First name is pronounced KEY-shawn…Born in Long Beach, Calif. ...Played in the North Long Beach Pop Warner League in Southern California…High school: Attended Bishop Mora Salesian High School in Los Angeles, where he played running back and cornerback and ran track…Was sidelined for most of his senior season due to a broken collarbone...Community involvement: Hosted a free youth football camp for more than 250 kids from the Long Beach community...Donated $2,000 to help the Hub City 6U youth football team in Compton, Calif., get to the national youth championship in Florida in 2019.
