Last confirmed: Illinois, 2020. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′1″ · 215 lb · Fort Myers, FL
Dawson DeGroot: LB · Illinois · #24.
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Dawson DeGroot
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Third year in the Illinois linebacker corps. One game to point at: 10 tackles against Michigan State — Week 11, 2019.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 2 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 9 | W 24-6@ Purdue | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 37-34@ Michigan State | 10 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Total | 11 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Week 11 · 2019
W 37-34
10 tackles · 4 solo tackles
Edged out Michigan State on the road in a shootout.
3 seasons under Lovie Smith — 12-25 over that span.
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 5.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lovie Smith
Pass share
43.2%
363 pass / 477 run
Plays / game
64.6
13 games
Team sack rate
8.9%
406 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2019
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Illinois, 40 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2017–2020
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Lovie Smith.
