Cardinal Hall of Honor
A member of the original signing class that brought football back to the Golden Triangle, Dickson was a stalwart on the Cardinals' defensive line for four seasons. Dickson closed his career by earning third-team All-America honors and was named the 2013 Southland Conference Defensive Player of the Year by CollegeSportsMadness.com. During his senior campaign, Dickson was the league's only defensive linemen to rank among the Southland's top 30 in total tackles. He also finished the year sixth in the league in sacks and led the conference tackles for a loss. A two-time All-Southland Conference selection Dickson graduated with more than 200 tackles, including 40 for losses and 29 sacks.