Elliott says Dixon looks like a different player entering ‘20

With Travis Etienne sidelined after getting banged up in a recent practice, Clemson running back Lyn-J Dixon shined during the Tigers’ first scrimmage of fall camp this past Saturday at Death Valley.

Dixon, a 5-foot-10, 190-pound junior, had a “really, really good day” according to Dabo Swinney.

“Really proud of him,” Clemson’s head coach said.

Dixon, who decided to return to Clemson for this season despite Etienne’s decision to come back for his senior year, looks like a different player in the eyes of offensive coordinator and running backs coach Tony Elliott.

Prior to Etienne’s announcement in January that he would forgo the 2020 NFL Draft and play his final year of eligibility, Dixon had…