Dion Dawkins

Dion Dawkins (born April 26, 1994) is an American football offensive tackle for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Temple.

Dion Dawkins
Dawkins in 2018.
No. 73 – Buffalo Bills
Position:Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1994-04-26) April 26, 1994
Rahway, New Jersey
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:320 lb (145 kg)
Career information
High school:Rahway (Rahway, New Jersey)
College:Temple
NFL Draft:2017 / Round: 2 / Pick: 63
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of 2019
Games played:48
Games started:43
Receptions:2
Receiving yards:8
Receiving touchdowns:2
Player stats at NFL.com

Early years

Dawkins attended Rahway High School in Rahway, New Jersey. After originally committing to the Cincinnati Bearcats, Dawkins signed with Temple in January 2013.[1]

College career

Dawkins played at Temple from 2013 to 2016.[2][3][4] Dawkins was named a First Team All-American Athletic Conference selection after his senior year. In his college career, Dawkins started 41 of 44 career games.

Professional career

Dawkins received an invitation to the Senior Bowl and started at guard for the North team. The North lost 15-16 to the South and he was named the Senior Bowl's top offensive lineman. He improved his draft stock after practicing and performing well during the Senior Bowl.[5] He attended the NFL Combine and completed all of the combine drills and positional drills. At Temple's Pro Day, Dawkins opted to attempt the vertical jump again and added two inches to his vertical from the NFL combine. He performed well in the positional drills for the 40 scouts and representatives from all 32 NFL teams scouted him and 13 other teammates, including Temple's feature prospect, Haason Reddick.[6] Dawkins had private workouts with four teams, that included the San Francisco 49ers, Carolina Panthers, Denver Broncos, and Indianapolis Colts.[7] The majority of NFL draft experts and analysts projected him to be a second round pick.[8] He was ranked the second best guard in the draft by Sports Illustrated, was ranked the third best guard by ESPN, the third best interior offensive lineman by NFL analyst Mike Mayock, and was ranked the fourth best offensive tackle by NFL analyst Bucky Brooks and NFLDraftScout.com.[9][10][11][12]

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand size 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 3 7⁄8 in
(1.93 m)		 314 lb
(142 kg)		 35 in
(0.89 m)		 9 7⁄8 in
(0.25 m)		 5.11 s 1.79 s 2.94 s 4.78 s 7.30 s 26 in
(0.66 m)		 8 ft 10 in
(2.69 m)		 26 reps
All values from NFL Combine.[13][14]

The Buffalo Bills selected Dawkins in the second round (63rd overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft. Dawkins was the second offensive guard drafted in 2017, behind Western Kentucky guard Forrest Lamp.[15]

On May 19, 2017, the Buffalo Bills signed Dawkins to a four-year, $4.18 million contract with $1.83 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $1.18 million.[16] He played in all 16 games, starting 11 at left tackle in place of Cordy Glenn. Dawkins received an overall grade of 74.5 from Pro Football Focus in 2017.[17]

Dawkins entered training camp in 2018 slated as the starting left tackle after the Buffalo Bills traded Cordy Glenn to the Cincinnati Bengals. Head coach Sean McDermott named Dawkins the starting left tackle to begin the regular season in 2018.[18] Dawkins caught his 1st career pass and touchdown Week 10 of the 2018 season against the New York Jets from Quarterback Matt Barkley. He caught a second touchdown pass from Josh Allen during Week 16 of 2019 against the New England Patriots.

References
  1. http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/06/temple-signs-23-to-national-letters-of-intent/
  2. http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/colleges/temple/20161116_Temple_tackle_Dawkins_has_made_most_of_his_chances.html
  3. http://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/overcoming-adversity-an-inside-look-at-temple-ot-dion-dawkins/
  4. http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/colleges/temple/20150806_Dawkins__facing_assault_trial__ready_to_contribute_for_Temple.html
  5. http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/eagles/20170128_Temple_s_Haason_Reddick__Dion_Dawkins_stand_out_at_Senior_Bowl.html
  6. Bob Morrison (March 9, 2017). "Recap: Temple Pro Day 2017". temple.247sports.com. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
  7. "Walter Football: 2017 NFL Draft Prospect Meetings/Visits". walterfootball.com. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
  8. http://www.nfl.com/draft/2017/profiles/dion-dawkins?id=2557875
  9. Chris Burke (April 24, 2017). "2017 NFL Draft Rankings: Top Prospects by Position". si.com. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
  10. Jeff Legwold (April 22, 2017). "Ranking 2017 Draft's Top 100 Players". espn.com. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
  11. Mike Mayock (April 12, 2017). "Mike Mayock's 2017 NFL Draft position rankings 3.0". NFL.com. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
  12. Bucky Brooks (April 25, 2017). "Bucket Brooks' 2017 NFL Draft position rankings 3.0". NFL.com. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
  13. "NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles - Dion Dawkins". NFL.com.
  14. "Temple OT Dion Dawkins: 2017 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". NFLDraftScout.com. Archived from the original on June 18, 2017. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
  15. Hamilton, Jake (April 28, 2017). "Bills make bold move to land OT Dawkins". BuffaloBills.com.
  16. "Spotrac.com: Dion Dawkins". spotrac.com. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  17. "Second year players primed to breakout in 2018". profootballfocus.com. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  18. "Ourlads.com: Buffalo Bills Depth Chart: 09/01/2018". Ourlads.com. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
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