Duke Dawson
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Position: | Defensive back | ||
Personal information | |||
Born: | Cross City, Florida, U.S. | October 13, 1995||
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
Weight: | 198 lb (90 kg) | ||
Career information | |||
High school: | Dixie County (Cross City, Florida) | ||
College: | Florida | ||
NFL draft: | 2018 / Round: 2 / Pick: 56 | ||
Career history | |||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||
Roster status: | Active | ||
CFL status: | American | ||
Career highlights and awards | |||
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Career NFL statistics | |||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR · CFL.ca |
Duke Dawson (born October 13, 1995) is an American professional gridiron football defensive back for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Florida.
Early years
Dawson is from Cross City, Florida, and went to Dixie County High School there.
College career
Despite speculation that he would forgo his senior season and declare for the
Professional career
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle |
Three-cone drill | Bench press | |||
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5 ft 10+5⁄8 in (1.79 m) |
197 lb (89 kg) |
31+1⁄2 in (0.80 m) |
9 in (0.23 m) |
4.46 s | 1.53 s | 2.62 s | 4.39 s | 7.02 s | 15 reps | |||
All values from |
New England Patriots
The
Denver Broncos
On August 30, 2019, Dawson and a seventh-round pick were traded to the Denver Broncos for a sixth-round pick.[9]
In Week 14 of the 2020 season, Dawson suffered a
On September 1, 2021, Dawson was placed on the reserve/physically unable to perform list to start the season.[12] He was activated on November 8, then waived and re-signed to the practice squad.[13][14] His contract expired when the teams season ended on January 8, 2022.
Carolina Panthers
On July 29, 2022, Dawson signed with the Carolina Panthers.[15] He was placed on injured reserve on August 23.[16] He was waived on August 25, 2022.[17]
Pittsburgh Steelers
On October 12, 2022, Dawson was signed to the
BC Lions
On February 20, 2024, it was announced that Dawson had signed with the BC Lions.[21]
References
- ^ Hutchins, Andy (January 3, 2017). "Florida's Duke Dawson announces return for senior season". Alligator Army. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
- ^ McPherson, Jordan (December 5, 2017). "Florida football: Duke Dawson headlines Gators on Coaches All-SEC teams". SECCountry.com. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
- ^ "Duke Dawson Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
- ^ "2018 NFL Draft Scout Duke Dawson College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
- ^ Hewitt, Stephen (April 27, 2018). "Patriots take CB Duke Dawson with No. 56 overall pick". Boston Herald. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
- ^ "Patriots make roster transactions". Patriots.com. September 6, 2018.
- ^ "Patriots Activate DB Duke Dawson to the 53-Man Roster". Patriots.com. November 13, 2018.
- ^ Shpigel, Ben (February 4, 2019). "Patriots Win in Lowest-Scoring Super Bowl Ever". The New York Times. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
- ^ Smith, Michael David (August 30, 2019). "Patriots trade Duke Dawson to Broncos". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
- ^ Smith, Michael David (December 14, 2020). "Broncos lose Duke Dawson to torn ACL". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
- ^ DiLalla, Aric (December 16, 2020). "Broncos sign CB Parnell Motley off 49ers' practice squad, activate Jeff Driskel from Reserve/COVID-19 list". DenverBroncos.com. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
- ^ DiLalla, Aric (August 31, 2021). "Broncos make series of roster transactions to reach 53-man limit". DenverBroncos.com.
- ^ DiLalla, Aric (November 9, 2021). "Broncos promote G Austin Schlottmann to active roster, place G Graham Glasgow on IR". DenverBroncos.com.
- ^ Swanson, Ben (November 10, 2021). "Broncos claim CB Mac McCain III off waivers from Eagles, sign CB Duke Dawson Jr. to the practice squad". DenverBroncos.com.
- ^ Gantt, Darin (July 29, 2022). "Panthers sign cornerback Duke Dawson". Panthers.com.
- ^ Gantt, Darin (August 23, 2022). "Matt Corral placed on season-ending injured reserve". Panthers.com.
- ^ "Duke Dawson: Gets let go by Carolina".
- ^ Varley, Teresa (October 12, 2022). "Steelers sign Dawson to practice squad". Steelers.com.
- ^ "Steelers sign 10 to Reserve/Future contracts". Steelers.com. January 10, 2023. Archived from the original on February 7, 2023. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
- ^ Varley, Teresa (August 14, 2023). "Steelers make camp roster moves". Steelers.com. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ "Lions sign former Denver defensive back Duke Dawson". BC Lions. February 20, 2024.
Further reading
- Young, Ryan (April 27, 2018). "2018 NFL Draft: 5 things to know about New England Patriots defensive back Duke Dawson". SEC Country. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
External links
- Player profile at bclions.com
- Prospect profile at NFL.com
- Collegiate profile at FloridaGators.com
- Duke Dawson on Twitter