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Jersey Number 8
Cameron Dickey
- Position:
- Running Back
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Austin, Texas
- High School:
- Crockett
CAREER HONORS
2025 SEASON (SOPHOMORE)
2024 SEASON (FRESHMAN)
HIGH SCHOOL
PERSONAL
- All-Big 12 Second Team (2025, So.)
- Doak Walker Award Semifinalist (2025, So.)
- Associated Press All-Big 12 First Team (2025, So.)
- DCTF All-Texas College First Team (2025, So.)
- Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, Player of the Week - Nov. 11ย (2025, So.)
- Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week - Nov. 10ย (2025, So.)
- Walter Camp National Offensive Player of Week -ย Oct. 14ย (2025, So.)
- Doak Walker National Running Back of the Week - Oct. 14ย (2025, So.)
- Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, Player of the Week - Oct. 14ย (2025, So.)
- First-Team Midseason DCTF All-Texas CFB Teamย (2025, So.)
- PFF National Team of the Week, RB - Oct. 13ย (2025, So.)
- Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week - Oct. 13ย (2025, So.)
2025 SEASON (SOPHOMORE)
- Put together one of the top rushing seasons by a Red Raider in school history as a sophomore โฆ all the while, combined with JโKoby Williams to form one of the most-dynamic rushing duos in the country while appearing in all 14 games, including nine starts.ย
- Became the ninth Red Raider in program history to rush for 1,000 yards in a season after totaling 1,124 rushing yards and 14 touchdowns on 209 carries โฆ marked the 14th different 1,000-yard rushing season by a Red Raider in history and the third in as many years โฆ the Red Raiders previously had consecutive 1,000-yard rushing seasons by Tahj Brooks in 2023-24, marking the first time in program history to have a 1,000-yard rusher in three-straight seasons โฆ finished 12th on the Texas Tech single-season rushing chart despite recording the second-fewest carries in school history for a 1,000-yard rusher, trailing only the 188 for DeAndre Washington in 2014.ย
- Paired with Williams to mark the first time in school history the Red Raiders have boasted multiple 800-yard rushers in the same season โฆ the Red Raiders were one of only four power conference schools to have multiple running backs with at least 800 rushing yards โฆ the two helped push Texas Tech to 2,560 rushing yards on the season as a team, its most since joining the Big 12 in 1996 โฆ the Red Raiders also averaged 182.9 rushing yards per game as a team, their highest average since 2015 and the fourth-highest clip of the Big 12 era.ย
- Notched only two 100-yard games on the season, the fewest for a 1,000-yard rusher in program history โฆ consistent, though, rushing for at least 50 yards in 10 of 14 games and hitting the 70-yard mark six times, including in four of the final five contests โฆ carried at least 10 times in 12 of 14 games overall with the two exceptions being eight attempts in an early rout of Kent State and nine rushes at Arizona State.
- Able to contribute in the passing game as well with 25 catches for 224 yards and two touchdowns โฆ only the third Red Raider in program history to rush for at least 1,000 yards in a season and also have 200 or more receiving yards, joining the likes of Byron Hanspard (1995) and DeAndre Washington (2014-15) โฆ combined for 16 touchdowns altogether, which ranked among the national leaders.ย
- Combined for 1,357 all-purpose yards, which ranked second on the team behind only fellow running back JโKoby Williams (1,525) โฆ averaged an impressive 96.9 all-purpose yards per game โฆ marked only the seventh time in program history and the first time since 2015 that Texas Tech had two players with at least 1,300 all-purpose yards in the same season โฆ was the first time, however, that both players were part of the running back room โฆ the Red Raiders were one of two teams nationally (Florida Atlantic) to boast multiple players with 1,300 all-purpose yards on the season but was the lone team to do so with both being running backs.ย
- Credited with 560 offensive snaps by Pro Football Focus, which led the running backs room and ranked 11th on the team โฆ received a 76.0 overall grade by the publication, which included an 81.3 grade as a rusher โฆ totaled 722 yards after contact, per PFF, after forcing 51 missed tackles on the season โฆ originally slated to have a bigger role on special teams to start the season but limited to being part of the kickoff return unit only for three games, normally in key moments.ย
- IN TEXAS TECH RECORD BOOK: placed his name among the school single-season leaders, ranking tied for seventh with 14 rushing touchdowns, while his 1,124ย rushing yards was the 12th-highest total in program history โฆ rushed for 263 yards in the win over Kansas, which ranked fifth in Texas Tech single-game history โฆ performance only trailed the 287 yards Byron Hanspard had versus Duke in 1996 as well as his 272 yards that same year versus Oklahoma State โฆ James Gray also ranks second all-time with 280 yards in the 1989 All-America Bowl versus Duke, while James Hadnot is just ahead in fourth with 268 rushing yards in a 1978 contest versus New Mexico.ย ย
- AWARDS AND HONORS: an All-Big 12 second team selection by the conference coaches, marking the third-consecutive year a Red Raider running back was named to the first or second team โฆ tabbed to the All-Big 12 first team by the Associated Press as well as the All-Texas first team by Dave Campbellโs Texas Football โฆ one of 10 semifinalists for the Doak Walker Award, which is presented to the nationโs top running back โฆ received a slew of in-season weekly awards for his game performance, the bulk of which came after his career outing versus Kansas (10/11) โฆ named the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week, Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Player of the Week, the Doak Walker National Running Back of the Week and the Walter Camp National Offensive Player of the Week for his performance โฆ member of the National Team of the Week compiled by Pro Football Focus that same week โฆ later recognized as the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week and the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Player of the Week again following Texas Techโs win over BYU (11/8).ย
- IN NCAA RANKINGS: among the top players in the country at finding the end zone, ending the year ranked tied for ninth nationally for total touchdowns (16) and tied for 20th for rushing touchdowns (14) โฆ his 1,124 rushing yards on the ground ranked 24th in the FBS overall โฆ also ranked 43rd for rushing yards per game (80.3) โฆ ranked among the most-explosive backs in college football with 12 rushes of at least 20 yards, which was tied for 14th nationally.ย
- IN BIG 12 RANKINGS: was the league leader for both total touchdowns (16) and rushing touchdowns (14) and ranked third for total rushing yards (1,124), fourth for rushing yards per game (80.3), seventh for total points scored (98) as well as eighth for scoring per game (7.0) and all-purpose yards per game (96.9) โฆ his 12 rushes of at least 20 yards also shared the league high, while his 30 attempts of 10 or more yards was third overall.ย
- SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:ย
- Best performance of the season came in the home victory over Kansas (10/11) after rushing for 263 yards and two touchdowns, the fifth-highest rushing total in program history โฆ could not be stopped against the Jayhawks, recording the fifth-highest rushing total on the season for an FBS player and the second-highest in the Big 12 โฆ was the first 100-yard game of his career and the first 200-yard outing by a red Raider since DeAndre Washington hit the mark versus Kansas State in 2015 โฆ marked the third-highest rushing total for a Red Raider in a Big 12 game, trailing only the school record 287 yards Byron Hanspard had against Baylor in 1996 and then his 272 yards that same season versus Oklahoma State โฆ the Red Raiders totaled 372 rushing yards as a team versus the Jayhawks, their most since racking up 453 yards on the ground against Louisiana early in the 1997 season.
- Both of his rushing touchdowns against the Jayhawks were explosive runs of 50-plus yards โฆ exploded up the middle for a 71-yard scamper on Texas Techโs first offensive play of the game to give the Red Raiders an early 7-0 lead โฆ marked the longest rushing play of his career and the longest by a Red Raider since SaRodorick Thompson went 75 yards versus Texas in 2020 โฆ was the longest run by a Red Raider on the season โฆ sealed the win later in the game with a 55-yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter to give the Red Raiders a 35-17 lead โฆ received numerous weekly awards for the performance, including national honors from the Walter Camp Foundation, Doak Walker Award and Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award.
- Previously opened the season with a rushing touchdown in each of the first four games, kicking off that stretch with 13 carries for 90 yards and a score versus Arkansas-Pine Bluff (8/30) โฆ touchdown run came via a 2-yard scamper just before halftime to give the Red Raiders a 47-0 lead โฆ had a touchdown in each of the first six games overall when incorporating scores from the air.ย
- Limited to season lows with eight carries for 10 yards the next week versus Kent State (9/6) but two of those attempts went for touchdowns โฆ marked the first of three multi-touchdown games of the season โฆ both touchdowns came near the goal line with short runs from 2 and 1-yard out to help push the Red Raiders to a 48-0 halftime lead โฆ closed non-conference play with 16 carries for 65 yards and a touchdown against Oregon State (9/13), finding the end zone on a 4-yard scamper early in the fourth quarter.ย
- Opened Big 12 play a week later with 13 carries for 67 yards and a pair of touchdowns at Utah (9/20) โฆ capped Texas Techโs opening drive with a 1-yard touchdown run to give the Red Raiders an early 7-0 lead โฆ helped push the game out of reach later in the fourth quarter with a 24-yard touchdown run up the middle for a 27-10 lead.
- Snapped his streak of having a rushing touchdown at Houston (10/4) with 20 carries for 96 yards in the win โฆ still found the end zone via a 69-yard touchdown reception late in the first quarter โฆ took a pass over the middle to not only convert 3rd-and-4 but record the longest reception of his career โฆ marked the second-longest by a Red Raider on the season, trailing only the 73-yarder by JโKoby Williams two weeks prior at Utah โฆ touchdown pushed the Red Raiders lead to 15-3 late in the opening quarter.
- Only game during the regular season without a touchdown followed the Kansas game at Arizona State (10/18) โฆ had nine carries for 40 yards versus the Sun Devils โฆ came back the next week with 13 carries for 47 yards and touchdown in the shutout win over Oklahoma State (10/25) โฆ touchdown came on a 7-yard yard late in the first quarter that pushed Texas Techโs lead to 21-0 at the time.ย
- Began the month of November by carrying 21 times for 68 yards and a touchdown in the road win at Kansas State (1/1) โฆ had Texas Techโs first touchdown of the game from 1-yard out to take an early 9-7 lead โฆ hit the 100-yard mark for the second time in his career a week later with a career-high 23 carries for 121 yards and a touchdown โฆ pushed the lead to 26-0 against the Cougars with his 1-yard touchdown early in the fourth quarter โฆ added one catch for 24 yards, which followed a 33-yard rush to start the drive that ultimately led to his touchdown.ย
- Carried only 11 times for 77 yards and two touchdowns in the Senior Day win over UCF (11/15) โฆ had Texas Techโs first and last touchdown in the 48-9 rout over the Knights, scoring from 12-yards out on the opening drive and then from only 1-yard out with 3:10 remaining in regulation โฆ closed the regular season a week later with 12 carries for 79 yards at West Virginia (11/29) to go along with three catches for 17 yards and a touchdown โฆ caught a pass from Behren Morton and went four yards into the end zone to give the Red Raiders an early 14-0 lead late in the first quarter.
- Broke open the Edward Jones Big 12 Championship with a 11-yard touchdown scamper late in the third quarter that gave the Red Raiders a two-possession lead at 21-7 with 3:21 left in the quarter โฆ was part of 18 carries for 72 yards in the win โฆ also caught a season-high four passes for 20 yards โฆ finished the season with 11 carries for 29 yards in the Capital One Orange Bowl versus Oregon (1/1).
2024 SEASON (FRESHMAN)
- Instant impact for the Red Raiders in the backfield as only a true freshman โฆ appeared in 12 of 13 games, splitting backup duties behind Tahj Brooks for most of the season with fellow true freshman running back JโKoby Williams โฆ missed only the regular-season finale against West Virginia (11/30) due to injury.ย
- Received 41 carries on the season for 225 yards and a touchdown โฆ finished tied with Williams for the second-most carries on the team โฆ was only 10 yards back of Williams for total rushing yards after picking up carries in seven different games.ย
- Added nine catches for 47 yards and another touchdown through the air โฆ bulk of catches came during non-conference play with seven between the Washington State and North Texas games โฆ other two catches came against Baylor (no yards) and in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl versus Arkansas (five yards).
- Credited with 114 offensive snaps by Pro Football Focus, grading out at 75.8 overall โฆ had the fourth-highest offensive grade on the team, trailing only Brooks (83.3), quarterback Behren Morton (79.0) and wide receiver Josh Kelly (77.3) โฆ publication awarded him seven missed tackles forced, resulting in 143 yards after contact.ย
- Utilized more on special teams after decision was made to not utilize his redshirt โฆ credited with 55 snaps on special teams by PFF with 24 of those coming on kickoff return โฆ had three kick returns for 40 yards on the season, normally as the result of a squib kick โฆ also an occasional member of the punt return and punt coverage units.ย
- Made his Red Raider debut in the season-opening win over Abilene Christian (8/31) โฆ received one carry for five yards, while also returning one kick for 17 yards.
- Followed with seven carries for 25 yards at Washington State (9/7) to go along with five receptions for 34 yards and a touchdown โฆ found the end zone for the first time in his collegiate career via a 12-yard touchdown grab from Behren Morton with 9:21 remaining in regulation โฆ marked a season high for both receptions and receiving yards โฆ added one kick return for 17 yards in the loss.ย
- Set a season high with 10 carries for 75 yards and a touchdown in the rout over the Mean Green (9/14) โฆ added two receptions for eight yards to finish with a season-high 83 all-purpose yards โฆ rushing touchdown came on a 1-yard carry with 12:50 remaining in regulation to push Texas Techโs lead to 66-14 at the time.ย
- Combined for eight carries for 46 yards over the course of Big 12 play โฆ finished with three carries for 24 yards in the win over Arizona State (9/21), one carry for one yard at Arizona (10/5) and four carries for 21 yards versus Baylor (10/19) โฆ had one kick return for six yards against Colorado (11/9) as well.ย
- Formed a strong 1-2 punch with JโKoby Williams in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl in replace of regular starter Tahj Brooks โฆ carried 15 times for 74 yards versus Arkansas (12/27), while also catching one pass for five yards โฆ shared team high for carries with Williams as the two combined for 199 of Texas Techโs 226 rushing yards.
HIGH SCHOOL
- Attended Crockett High School in Austin, Texas โฆ one of the most prolific athletes in Austin ISD history โฆ played both ways throughout four-year varsity career, while also serving as Crockettโs punter โฆ primarily played quarterback at Crockett but transitioned to running back as a Red Raider.
- Among the top-five leading rushers all-time in Austin ISD history after accumulating more than 7,000 yards of total offense over his career โฆ combined for 2,963 passing yards and 33 touchdowns, while also rushing for 4,065 yards and 61 touchdowns over his four seasons.
- Notched 247 tackles defensively to go with seven interceptions, six fumble recoveries, four forced fumbles and six pass breakups โฆ returned three of those interceptions for touchdowns during his career as well.
- Helped lead Crockett to its first playoff win in 26 years as a senior after rushing for 117 yards and a touchdown, which came with 38 seconds remaining to top Waco University โฆ contributed 13 tackles defensively as well as a blocked field goal and two interceptions, the first of which he returned 70 yards for a touchdown on Universityโs first play from scrimmage.
- Tabbed the District 12-5A MVP after combining for 3,455 yards of total offense (1,595 passing, 1,860 rushing) and 50 touchdowns his senior season, while adding 90 tackles, three interceptions, two fumble recoveries and three pass breakups on the defensive side of the ball.
- Accounted for 40 offensive touchdowns as a junior (12 passing, 28 rushing), while scoring five defensive touchdowns en route to earning District Offensive MVP accolades โฆ was also a first team All-District honoree as a safety that season โฆ threw for 1,221 yards and 12 touchdowns as a junior, while notching a staggering 1,832 yards and 28 touchdowns on the ground โฆ collected All-District 14-5A first team honors as a utility player his freshman and sophomore seasons.
- Another Texas Tech signee who excelled in track and field, competing in the 100 meters, the long jump as well as the 4x100 and 4x200-meter relays โฆ advanced to the regional meet as a junior in the 100 meters and long jump and both relays.
- Member of the basketball and baseball programs as well, earning first team All-District honors as an outfielder during his sophomore and junior seasons โฆ helped push the basketball program to back-to-back district titles as well.
- Ranked as a four-star prospect by On3 and a three-star recruit by both 247Sports and Rivals โฆ listed as the No. 20 running back in the country by On3 and the No. 42 prospect from the Lone Star State โฆ publication also had him as the No. 268 recruit nationally โฆ ranked among the top-100 prospects in the state of Texas by 247Sports โฆ graduated early to join the Red Raiders in the spring of 2024 โฆ CHOSE TEXAS TECH OVER: Lamar and Texas State.
PERSONAL
- Cameron Dickey โฆ son of Stanley and Amanda Dickey โฆ has two siblings, Ciera and Caleb.
- Hobbies include disc golf, bowling, golfing, fishing and cooking outside of football.
- An applied personal finance major at Texas Tech.
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