Player Career

Dawson Zimmerman Career Story

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Player Story

Dawson Zimmerman story

Dawson Zimmerman built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a punter from Lawrenceville, GA wearing No. 96, spending time with Clemson. The clearest part of Dawson Zimmerman's career was his field-position work: 192 punts and 7,895 punting yards across 43 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2011 with Clemson. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Special-teams careers depend on repeatable opportunity, not just one highlight. With 43 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Clemson.

The arc is straightforward: Dawson Zimmerman moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Clemson

    2008-2011

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2008200920092010201020112011
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2008 Regular SeasonClemson0
2009 PostseasonClemson00
2009 Regular SeasonClemson00
2010 PostseasonClemson00
2010 Regular SeasonClemson00
2011 PostseasonClemson00
2011 Regular SeasonClemson00

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Georgia Tech

Week 8 · L 17-21 · Conference game

Loss with a strong all-around stat line.

0

Touchdowns

0 takeover

0 primary-metric impact.

#2

@ Wake Forest

Week 7 · L 7-12 · Conference game

0

Touchdowns

0 takeover

Loss with a strong all-around stat line.

0 primary-metric impact.

#3

vs Alabama

Week 1 · L 10-34

0

Touchdowns

0 takeover

Loss with a strong all-around stat line.

0 primary-metric impact.

#4

vs Kentucky

Week 1 · W 21-13 · Postseason

0

Touchdowns

0 takeover

Win with a strong all-around stat line.

0 primary-metric impact.

#5

@ South Carolina

Week 13 · L 17-34

0

Touchdowns

0 takeover

Loss with a strong all-around stat line.

0 primary-metric impact.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2008 Regular Season · Clemson

0 primary output · efficiency · usage

100

#2

2009 Postseason · Clemson

100

0 primary · efficiency · usage

#3

2009 Regular Season · Clemson

100

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

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Impact games

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Splash games

0

10+ tackle games