Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 1 game
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 11 | W 41-38vs Iowa State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Dawson Deaton
Last confirmed: Texas Tech, 2021. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′6″ · 310 lb · Frisco, TX
Dawson Deaton: OL · Texas Tech · #73.
Dawson Deaton
Second year in the Texas Tech offensive line. He has been named All-Big 12 two seasons running, most recently in 2021.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Texas Tech in the news
Where to follow him
Game log
Signature game
Week 11 · 2021
W 41-38
vs Iowa State
1 tackle · 1 solo tackle
Edged out Iowa State at home in a shootout.
2021 snapshot
Season context: team record and system
2 seasons under Matt Wells — 11-14 over that span.
2019Texas Tech4-8HC: Matt Wells · Pass-leaning, fast tempo
2021Texas Tech7-6HC: Matt Wells · Balanced
Awards
A three-star recruit at offensive line for Texas Tech -- now playing at an All-Conference level.
Offensive line play doesn't show up in a box score. Here's what actually tells you whether he's good.
Quality starterThree-star HS recruitAll-Big 12 (2021)All-Big 12 (2020)
The unit he anchors ranks 8th nationally in passing-downs success rate this season. See the full unit breakdown →
Texas Tech has produced 3 All-Conference offensive linemen. 4 have gone on to the NFL Draft since 2016. Caleb Rogers went on to the NFL out of this room (2025).
Four seasons at Texas Tech, drafted
- 2022 Drafted in round 7, No. 246 by the Cleveland
- 2021 Texas Tech WellsYear 4 · 1 gameAll-conference
- 2020 Texas Tech WellsYear 3 · on the roster, no stat lineAll-conference
- 2019 Texas Tech WellsYear 2 · 1 game
- 2018 Texas Tech KingsburyYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- Before collegeSigned with Texas Tech in 2017 as a 3-star recruit, No. 616 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with Texas Tech in the 2017 class, a 3-star recruit.
How it ended
Two seasons at Texas Tech — drafted at #246 overall by the Cleveland Browns.
His career
2017
- Signed with Texas Tech3-star out of Frisco
2020
- All-Big 12second
2021
- All-Big 12second
2022
- Drafted by Cleveland Brownsround 7, pick 246
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG 12 · 2ND TEAM
All-Big 12 2nd team (2021)
Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
3 coaches2018
Texas Tech
Played under 3 different head coaches: Kliff Kingsbury, Matt Wells, and Sonny Cumbie. Multi-era developmental context.
Where he ended up · NFL
Cleveland BrownsEntering 5th NFL season
#246Rd 7 · Pick 25
Cleveland BrownsEntering 5th NFL season