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1 Early years  





2 College career  





3 Professional career  



3.1  New England Patriots  





3.2  Denver Broncos  





3.3  Carolina Panthers  





3.4  Pittsburgh Steelers  





3.5  BC Lions  







4 References  





5 Further reading  





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Duke Dawson

Personal information

Born:

(1995-10-13) October 13, 1995 (age 28)
Cross City, Florida, U.S.

Height:

5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)

Weight:

198 lb (90 kg)

Career information

High school:

Dixie County
(Cross City, Florida)

College:

Florida

Position:

Defensive back

NFL draft:

2018 / Round: 2 / Pick: 56

Career history

  • Denver Broncos (20192021)
  • Carolina Panthers (2022)*
  • Pittsburgh Steelers (20222023)*
  • BC Lions (2024)*
  •  * Offseason and/or practice squad member only

    Career highlights and awards

  • First-team All-SEC (2017)
  • Career NFL statistics

    Fumble recoveries:

    1

    Pass deflections:

    2

    Player stats at PFR · CFL.ca

    Duke Dawson (born October 13, 1995) is an American professional gridiron football defensive back who is a free agent. He played college footballatFlorida.

    Early years

    [edit]

    Dawson is from Cross City, Florida, and went to Dixie County High School there.

    College career

    [edit]

    Despite speculation that he would forgo his senior season and declare for the 2017 NFL Draft, Dawson later announced that he would return to Florida for his senior year.[1] During his senior season, he defended 13 passes, leading the Gators and tying for third in the Southeastern Conference (SEC). His accomplishments lead him to be selected for the Coaches All-SEC First-team.[2]

    Professional career

    [edit]

    Pre-draft measurables

    Height

    Weight

    Arm length

    Hand span

    40-yard dash

    10-yard split

    20-yard split

    20-yard shuttle

    Three-cone drill

    Bench press

    ft10+58 in
    (1.79 m)

    197 lb
    (89 kg)

    31+12 in
    (0.80 m)

    in
    (0.23 m)

    4.46 s

    1.53 s

    2.62 s

    4.39 s

    7.02 s

    15 reps

    All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[3][4]

    New England Patriots

    [edit]

    The New England Patriots selected Dawson in the second round with the 56th overall pick of the 2018 NFL Draft.[5] On September 6, 2018, Dawson was placed on injured reserve with a hamstring injury.[6] On November 13, 2018, the Patriots activated Dawson off of injured reserve.[7] Despite being taken off injured reserve Dawson was inactive for the rest of the season. He did not appear in a single game. The Patriots would go on to reach and win Super Bowl LIII where they beat the Los Angeles Rams 13–3.[8]

    Denver Broncos

    [edit]

    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 torn ACL,[10] and was placed on injured reserve on December 16, 2020.[11]

    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

    [edit]

    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

    [edit]

    On October 12, 2022, Dawson was signed to the Pittsburgh Steelers practice squad.[18] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 10, 2023.[19] However, he was waived/injured on August 14,[20] and placed on injured reserve. He was released on August 21.

    BC Lions

    [edit]

    On February 20, 2024, it was announced that Dawson had signed with the BC Lions.[21] He was released on May 25, 2024.[22]

    References

    [edit]
    1. ^ 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.
  • ^ "Transactions - Football Player Trades and Signings". CFL.ca. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
  • Further reading

    [edit]
    [edit]

    Active roster

  • 1Garry Peters
  • 3Vernon Adams
  • 9Jake Dolegala
  • 10Sean Whyte
  • 11Stefan Flintoft
  • 12Chase Brice
  • 13Alexander Hollins
  • 17Ciante Evans
  • 18Justin McInnis
  • 19Ayden Eberhardt
  • 20Boseko Lokombo
  • 21Ronald Kent Jr.
  • 23Adrian Greene
  • 24Patrice Rene
  • 27Jordan Perryman
  • 29Cristophe Beaulieu
  • 31William Stanback
  • 32Maxime Rouyer
  • 33Emmanuel Rugamba
  • 34David Mackie
  • 40Pete Robertson
  • 41Ace Eley
  • 43Terrence Ganyi
  • 44Isaiah Guzylak-Messam
  • 45Riley Pickett
  • 46Ben Hladik
  • 47Kyle Nelson
  • 48Ryder Varga
  • 54Andrew Peirson
  • 56Christian Covington
  • 57Chris Schleuger
  • 59Kent Perkins
  • 61George Una
  • 62Tyler Packer
  • 65Sukh Chungh
  • 69Jarell Broxton
  • 74Kieren Poissant
  • 83Stanley Berryhill III
  • 86Jevon Cottoy
  • 87Terry Williams
  • 93Amir Siddiq
  • 94Joshua Archibald
  • 95Marcus Moore
  • 99Jonah Tavai
  • 1-game injured list

  • 92Josh Banks
  • 6-game injured list

  • 4Keon Hatcher
  • 6T. J. Lee
  • 49Tibo Debaillie
  • 51Michael Couture
  • 66David Knevel
  • 91Nathan Cherry
  • 98Francis Bemiy
  • Practice roster

  • 28Jordan Terrell
  • 50Jackson Taylor
  • 64Kory Woodruff
  • 71Carl Meyer
  • 79Julian Falaniko
  • 84Devin Ravenel
  • Suspended list

  • 27Damarea Crockett
  • 83John Ursua
  • East
    HAM
    MTL
    OTT
    TOR
    West
    BC
    CGY
    EDM
    SSK
    WPG

  • Sony Michel
  • Duke Dawson
  • Ja'Whaun Bentley
  • Christian Sam
  • Braxton Berrios
  • Danny Etling
  • Keion Crossen
  • Ryan Izzo
  • 3Stephen Gostkowski
  • 5Danny Etling
  • 6Ryan Allen
  • 10Josh Gordon
  • 11Julian Edelman (MVP)
  • 12Tom Brady
  • 13Phillip Dorsett
  • 14Braxton Berrios
  • 15Chris Hogan
  • 16Darren Andrews
  • 17Riley McCarron
  • 17Damoun Patterson
  • 18Matthew Slater
  • 21Duron Harmon
  • 22Obi Melifonwu
  • 23Patrick Chung
  • 24Stephon Gilmore
  • 25Eric Rowe
  • 26Sony Michel
  • 27J. C. Jackson
  • 28James White
  • 29Duke Dawson
  • 30Jason McCourty
  • 31Jonathan Jones
  • 32Devin McCourty
  • 33Jeremy Hill
  • 34Rex Burkhead
  • 35Keion Crossen
  • 36Brandon King
  • 42Jomal Wiltz
  • 43Nate Ebner
  • 44Christian Sam
  • 45Trent Harris
  • 46James Develin
  • 47Jacob Hollister
  • 48Calvin Munson
  • 49Joe Cardona
  • 50Ramon Humber
  • 51Ja'Whaun Bentley
  • 52Elandon Roberts
  • 53Kyle Van Noy
  • 54Dont'a Hightower
  • 55John Simon
  • 58Keionta Davis
  • 59Albert McClellan
  • 60David Andrews
  • 61Marcus Cannon
  • 62Joe Thuney
  • 63Brian Schwenke
  • 64Tony Adams
  • 66James Ferentz
  • 67Ulrick John
  • 68LaAdrian Waddle
  • 69Shaq Mason
  • 70Adam Butler
  • 71Danny Shelton
  • 72Dan Skipper
  • 74Cole Croston
  • 75Ted Karras III
  • 76Isaiah Wynn
  • 77Trent Brown
  • 80Stephen Anderson
  • 81Cody Hollister
  • 83Dwayne Allen
  • 84Cordarrelle Patterson
  • 85Ryan Izzo
  • 87Rob Gronkowski
  • 90Malcom Brown
  • 91Deatrich Wise Jr.
  • 92Frank Herron
  • 93Lawrence Guy
  • 94Adrian Clayborn
  • 95Derek Rivers
  • 97Ufomba Kamalu
  • 98Trey Flowers
  • Atif Austin
  • Brian Belichick
  • Stephen Belichick
  • Bret Bielema
  • Josh Boyer
  • Moses Cabrera
  • Nick Caley
  • DeMarcus Covington
  • Brendan Daly
  • Ivan Fears
  • Brian Flores
  • Joe Judge
  • Josh McDaniels
  • Chad O'Shea
  • Mike Pellegrino
  • Cole Popovich
  • Dante Scarnecchia
  • Jerry Schuplinski

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