Last confirmed: Florida, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′10″ · 202 lb · Cross City, FL · Dixie County
Duke Dawson: DB · Florida · #7.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Duke Dawson
Erases the deep middle of the field. Duke Dawson has played for three head coaches in three seasons at Florida. A game that shows it: 8 tackles against LSU — Week 6, 2017.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
34 tackles. 9 passes defended. 4 interceptions. 2 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-33vs No. 11 Michigan | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 26-20vs No. 23 Tennessee | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Wk 4 | W 28-27@ Kentucky | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 38-24vs Vanderbilt | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 16-17vs LSU | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 17-19vs Texas A&M | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 9 | L 7-42vs No. 3 Georgia | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Wk 10 | L 16-45@ Missouri | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 20-28@ South Carolina | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 22-38vs Florida State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 34 | 23 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 9 |
Week 3 · 2017
W 26-20
vs Tennessee
1 interception · 1 tackle for loss · 6 tackles
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 6 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
26%9 pass breakupsInterceptions
4interceptionsTackle volume
34tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%2 TFL34 tackles · 2 for loss · 9 pass breakups · 4 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 5.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| Road3g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Randy Shannon
Pass share
43.9%
312 pass / 398 run
Plays / game
64.5
11 games
Team sack rate
9.9%
352 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2017
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Florida, 58 tackles — drafted at #56 overall by the New England Patriots.
His career
He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Will Muschamp, Jim McElwain, and Randy Shannon. Multi-era developmental context.
Where he ended up · NFL
New England PatriotsEntering 9th NFL season
New England PatriotsEntering 9th NFL season
