Sean Dawkins
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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||||
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Born: | Red Bank, New Jersey, U.S. | February 3, 1971||||||||||
Died: | August 9, 2023 | (aged 52)||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||
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High school: | Homestead (Cupertino, California) | ||||||||||
College: | California | ||||||||||
NFL draft: | 1993 / Round: 1 / Pick: 16 | ||||||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Sean Russell Dawkins (February 3, 1971 – August 9, 2023) was an American professional
Early years
Sean Russell Dawkins was born in Red Bank, New Jersey, but raised in Sunnyvale, California.[1] He distinguished himself as a wide receiver at Homestead High School in Cupertino, California.[2]
College career
Dawkins earned an
The 1992 season, however, included a new coach. After transforming the California program from a laughingstock into a national power, coach
Professional career
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle |
Vertical jump | Broad jump |
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6 ft 3+7⁄8 in (1.93 m) |
213 lb (97 kg) |
32+1⁄4 in (0.82 m) |
10 in (0.25 m) |
4.61 s | 1.63 s | 2.70 s | 4.00 s | 32.0 in (0.81 m) |
9 ft 11 in (3.02 m) |
Dawkins was selected in the first round of the
After one season in New Orleans, Dawkins signed as a free agent with the Seattle Seahawks in 1999. He enjoyed his finest personal year in 1999 with 58 receptions for 992 yards. After two campaigns with Seattle, Dawkins spent his final year with the Jacksonville Jaguars. His career was clearly on the decline by that point, as he made only 20 catches with the Jaguars that season. Before the 2002 season, he signed with the Minnesota Vikings but was among the final cuts and never played in the NFL again.
Life after football
Dawkins pursued a career in real estate in Sacramento, California, and later trained to become a police officer in San Jose, California.
Dawkins died on August 9, 2023, at the age of 52.[3][5]
NFL career statistics
Year | Team | GP | Rec | Yards | Avg | Lng | TD | FD | Fum | Lost |
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1993 | IND | 16 | 26 | 430 | 16.5 | 68 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
1994 | IND | 16 | 51 | 742 | 14.5 | 49 | 5 | 35 | 1 | 1 |
1995 | IND | 16 | 52 | 784 | 15.1 | 52 | 3 | 37 | 1 | 0 |
1996 | IND | 15 | 54 | 751 | 13.9 | 42 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 1 |
1997 | IND | 14 | 68 | 804 | 11.8 | 51 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 0 |
1998 | NO | 15 | 53 | 823 | 15.5 | 64 | 1 | 40 | 2 | 2 |
1999 | SEA | 16 | 58 | 992 | 17.1 | 45 | 7 | 51 | 1 | 1 |
2000 | SEA | 16 | 63 | 731 | 11.6 | 40 | 5 | 42 | 0 | 0 |
2001 | JAX | 16 | 20 | 234 | 11.7 | 28 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
Career | 140 | 445 | 6,291 | 14.1 | 68 | 25 | 315 | 7 | 5 |
See also
References
- ^ Allen, Percy (June 9, 1999). "Sports: Dawkins Runs A Route From Personal Tragedy". Seattle Times Newspaper. Retrieved 2018-06-14.
- Homestead High.
- ^ SFGATE. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- ^ "1993 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
- ^ Faraudo, Jeff. "Former Cal Football Star Wide Receiver Sean Dawkins Dies at 52". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- ^ "Sean Dawkins Stats". ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved 4 June 2014.