Player Dossier

2020-2025

Louisville

Jared Dawson

DL • 6'1" • 288 lbs • Collierville, TN, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Jared Dawson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.3 disruption score.

Usage Score

3

Efficiency

13.3

Consistency

13.3

Season Value

13.4

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Louisville

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
8
Program Path
Louisville • Notre Dame
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Jacksonville State

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Jared Dawson, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Louisville. Jared Dawson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.3 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season

Louisville paired 0 primary output with 8.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 13.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Louisville, Notre Dame.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Syracuse

Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2025 Regular Season · Notre Dame

Games

10

Havoc Plays / G

0.5

Efficiency

13.3

Usage

3

Consistency

13.3

Best Game by takeover score

Stanford

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Miami: 1. Texas A&M: 0. Boise State: 0. NC State: 0. USC: 1. Boston College: 1.5. Navy: 0. Pittsburgh: 0. Syracuse: 1.5. Stanford: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Miami: 2 by 18.3. Texas A&M: 1 by 4.2. Boise State: 1 by 4.2. NC State: 3 by 12.5. USC: 3 by 22.5. Boston College: 2 by 23.3. Navy: 2 by 8.3. Pittsburgh: 0 by 0. Syracuse: 4 by 31.7. Stanford: 2 by 8.3

Split Comparison

Wins0.5 · n=8 · +0 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · n=2 · +0 vs Wins
First Half0.4 · n=5 · -0.2 vs Second Half
Second Half0.6 · n=5 · +0.2 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

10 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Syracuse

Best efficiency game

31.7 vs Syracuse

Result
Sun 11/30@ StanfordW 49-2021000
Sat 11/22vs SyracuseW 70-74210.500
Sat 11/15@ PittsburghW 37-1500000
Sun 11/9vs NavyW 49-1021000
Sat 11/1@ Boston CollegeW 25-10211.5000
Sat 10/18vs USCW 34-2431100
Sat 10/11vs NC StateW 36-731000
Sat 10/4vs Boise StateW 28-711000
Sat 9/13vs Texas A&ML 40-4111000
Sun 8/31@ MiamiL 24-2721001

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Louisville

    2020-2024

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Notre Dame

    2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

20202021202220222023202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonLouisville0
2021 Regular SeasonLouisville08.31.50
2022 PostseasonLouisville5.510.73.55.5
2022 Regular SeasonLouisville5.510.73.50
2023 PostseasonLouisville7.516.26.62
2023 Regular SeasonLouisville7.516.26.60
2024 Regular SeasonLouisville10.5238.93
2025 Regular SeasonNotre Dame513.33-5.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Jacksonville State

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Primary metric

3 disruption/tackle impact with 62.2 takeover score.

#2

Virginia

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 52 takeover score.

#3

Syracuse

1.5

Primary metric

Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 46.1 takeover score.

#4

Wake Forest

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 44.9 takeover score.

#5

Virginia

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 44.1 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2021 Regular Season · Louisville

0 primary output · 8.3 efficiency · 1.5 usage

36.6

#2

2024 Regular Season · Louisville

34.1

10.5 primary · 23 efficiency · 8.9 usage

#3

2023 Postseason · Louisville

25.4

7.5 primary · 16.2 efficiency · 6.6 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

1

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2026 · Rating 0.9406

Davis · Kaysville, UT

Committed To
Iowa
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2026

Career Facts

2

Career teams

8

Seasons tracked

69

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 8 tracked seasons, 38 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Jared Dawson quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
DL
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
8
Career tackles
69