Cameron Dickey
| No. 8 – Texas Tech Red Raiders | |
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| Position | Running back |
| Class | Sophomore |
| Personal information | |
| Born | November 4, 2005 Austin, Texas, U.S. |
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Crockett (Austin, Texas) |
| College |
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| Awards and highlights | |
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| Stats at ESPN | |
Cameron Dickey (born November 4, 2005) is an American college football running back for the Texas Tech Red Raiders.
Early life
Dickey was born in Austin, Texas, to parents Stanley and Amanda Dickey, and has two siblings, Ciera and Caleb.[1] Dickey attended Crockett High School in Austin, Texas, where he played quarterback.[2] As a senior, he was the District 12-5A MVP after totaling 3,455 yards of total offense (1,595 passing, 1,860 rushing) with 50 touchdowns.[3] For his career, he had 2,963 passing yards with 33 touchdowns and 4,065 rushing yards with 61 touchdowns. He also had 247 tackles and seven interceptions with three returned for a touchdown on defense in his career. Dickey committed to Texas Tech University to play college football.[4]
College career
Dickey played in 12 games his true freshman year at Texas Tech in 2024 as a backup to Tahj Brooks.[5] He rushed 41 times for 225 yards and a touchdown. After projected starter Quinten Joyner suffered a season-ending injury before the season, Dickey took over as the starter to start the year.[6] Against the Kansas Jayhawks he had 263 on 21 carries with two touchdowns.[7][8]
College statistics
| Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | Kick returns | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Ret | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| 2024 | Texas Tech | 12 | 0 | 41 | 225 | 5.5 | 1 | 9 | 47 | 5.2 | 1 | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 0 |
| 2025 | Texas Tech | 13 | 13 | 198 | 1,095 | 5.5 | 14 | 24 | 216 | 9.0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 |
| Career | 25 | 13 | 239 | 1,320 | 5.5 | 15 | 33 | 263 | 8.0 | 3 | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 0 | |
References
- ↑ "Cameron Dickey - Football". Texas Tech Red Raiders.
- ↑ Crockett's Cameron Dickey can do it all
- ↑ Two Austin-area quarterbacks find themselves both signing with Texas Tech, but that's OK
- ↑ Will Texas Tech football's Cameron Dickey redshirt in '24? Joey McGuire weighs in
- ↑ Texas Tech football's Cameron Dickey seizing opportunity as Red Raiders' No. 2 back
- ↑ How Texas Tech plans to move forward after RB Quinten Joyner’s season-ending injury
- ↑ Cameron Dickey has career night in Texas Tech football win over Kansas
- ↑ Dickey runs for 263 yards as No. 9 Texas Tech overcomes Morton's injury to beat Kansas