Sam Houston Bearkats · OL RoomOL
#71 Denell Nix Jr.
Class SO/TRFrom App State (transfer)Ht / Wt 6'4" · 310 lbHometown Toledo, OH · Whitmer HS
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Updated 2026-07-29OL room context
View full depth chart →Denell Nix Jr. holds the LT · Starter spot in Sam Houston Bearkats’s offensive line room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:
Transfer history
2026App State→Sam Houston Bearkats
Background & career
Denell Nix Jr. is a 6'4", 310-pound right guard from Toledo, Ohio, who attended Whitmer High School before joining Appalachian State. At Whitmer, he lined up at tackle and was rated a three-star prospect by recruiting services. During the 2025 season with the Mountaineers, Nix appeared in 8 games on the offensive line and made a pair of starts. He has since transferred to Sam Houston as a sophomore.
App Statethrough 2025
Sam Houston2026 — presentPrevious schoolApp StateOriginToledo, OH · Whitmer HS