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Player Dossier
2008-2011Clemson
Dawson Zimmerman
P • 6'2" • Lawrenceville, GA, USA
Impact contributor
Dawson Zimmerman shows a productive multi-phase profile across the tracked sample.
Impact Production
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Production sample still building
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
87
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2008 Regular Season · Clemson
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Clemson
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Georgia Tech
Player 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...
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- Committed To
- Clemson
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2008
Dawson Zimmerman, P. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2008 Regular Season · Clemson. Dawson Zimmerman shows a productive multi-phase profile across the tracked sample.
Quick Answers
Dawson Zimmerman quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Clemson · P
- Career Touchdowns
- 0
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 43 games
- Best season
- 2008 Regular Season · Clemson
- Top game
- Georgia Tech
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Brookwood · Clemson
- High school pipeline
- Brookwood · 29 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 96 · Class 2011
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | TD | Primary | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Regular Season | Clemson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| 2009 Postseason | Clemson | 13 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Clemson | 13 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| 2010 Postseason | Clemson | 13 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Clemson | 13 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| 2011 Postseason | Clemson | 14 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Clemson | 14 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Related Context
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Dawson Zimmerman is listed as a P for Clemson. Detailed college production data is limited on CFB Track.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2008 Regular Season
Clemson paired 0 primary output with — efficiency.
Supporting note
2011 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with — efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2011 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: West Virginia
Loss with a strong all-around stat line. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2011 Postseason · Clemson
Games
14
Primary Metric / G
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Efficiency
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Usage
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Consistency
100
Best Game by takeover score
West Virginia
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. West Virginia: 0. Troy: 0. Wofford: 0. Auburn: 0. Florida State: 0. Virginia Tech: 0. Boston College: 0. Maryland: 0. North Carolina: 0. Georgia Tech: 0. Wake Forest: 0. NC State: 0. South Carolina: 0. Virginia Tech: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Split Comparison
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Wins0 · Games = 10 · +0 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 4 · +0 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
14 games
Featured metric
Touchdowns
Top game by takeover score
West Virginia
Best efficiency game
— vs West Virginia
| Result | ||||||||||||||
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| Thu 1/5 | vs West Virginia | L 33-70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sun 12/4 | vs Virginia Tech | W 38-10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sun 11/27 | @ South Carolina | L 13-34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | @ NC State | L 13-37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | vs Wake Forest | W 31-28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sun 10/30 | @ Georgia Tech | L 17-31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | vs North Carolina | W 59-38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Maryland | W 56-45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | vs Boston College | W 36-14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Virginia Tech | W 23-3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Florida State | W 35-30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Auburn | W 38-24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Wofford | W 35-27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | vs Troy | W 43-19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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
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Clemson
2008-2011
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2008200920092010201020112011
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
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| 2008 Regular Season | Clemson | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2009 Postseason | Clemson | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Clemson | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2010 Postseason | Clemson | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Clemson | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2011 Postseason | Clemson | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Clemson | 0 | — | — | 0 |
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.
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Touchdowns
0 takeover
0 primary-metric impact.
#2
@ Wake Forest
Week 7 · L 7-12 · Conference game
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Touchdowns
0 takeover
Loss with a strong all-around stat line.
0 primary-metric impact.
#3
vs Alabama
Week 1 · L 10-34
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Touchdowns
0 takeover
Loss with a strong all-around stat line.
0 primary-metric impact.
#4
vs Kentucky
Week 1 · W 21-13 · Postseason
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Touchdowns
0 takeover
Win with a strong all-around stat line.
0 primary-metric impact.
#5
@ South Carolina
Week 13 · L 17-34
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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
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#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
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10+ tackle games
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