Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2013-2017Wake Forest
Grant Dawson
LB • 6'1" • 225 lbs • Winston-Salem, NC, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Grant Dawson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 39.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
42
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
36
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Wake Forest
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Wake Forest
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Florida State
Player Story
Grant Dawson built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a linebacker from Winston-Salem, NC wearing No. 50, spending time with Wake Forest. The clearest part of Grant Dawson's career was his defensive...
Read the storyGrant Dawson, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Wake Forest. Grant Dawson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 39.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 125
- TFL
- 13
- Sacks
- 2.5
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Grant Dawson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Wake Forest · LB
- Career Tackles
- 125
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 25 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · Wake Forest
- Top game
- Florida State
- Latest roster
- No. 50 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 90 tackles · LB 87th (top 8%) · ACC 16th (top 3%) · National 125th (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 50 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Wake Forest | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 26.3 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 11 | 34 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26.3 |
| 2017 Postseason | Wake Forest | 13 | 6 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 64.4 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 13 | 84 | 10.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 64.4 |
Related Context
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Grant Dawson played LB for Wake Forest. Across 5 tracked seasons, Grant Dawson recorded 125 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Wake Forest.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
Wake Forest paired 15 primary output with 39.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 39.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Florida State
Loss with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Postseason · Wake Forest
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.2
Efficiency
39.8
Usage
8.5
Consistency
46.8
Best Game by takeover score
Florida State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Texas A&M: 0. Presbyterian: 0. Boston College: 0. Utah State: 0.5. App State: 1. Florida State: 4.5. Clemson: 1. Georgia Tech: 3. Louisville: 0.5. Notre Dame: 0. Syracuse: 2. NC State: 1.5. Duke: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Texas A&M: 6 by 25. Presbyterian: 1 by 4.2. Boston College: 4 by 16.7. Utah State: 6 by 30. App State: 3 by 22.5. Florida State: 10 by 86.7. Clemson: 9 by 47.5. Georgia Tech: 14 by 80. Louisville: 7 by 34.2. Notre Dame: 10 by 41.7. Syracuse: 6 by 45. NC State: 7 by 44.2. Duke: 7 by 39.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.7 · Games = 8 · -1.2 vs Losses
Losses1.9 · Games = 5 · +1.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Florida State
Best efficiency game
86.7 vs Florida State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/29 | @ Texas A&M | W 55-52 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/25 | vs Duke | L 23-31 | 7 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/19 | vs NC State | W 30-24 | 7 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | @ SyracuseSplash game | W 64-43 | 6 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | @ Notre Dame10+ tackles | L 37-48 | 10 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | vs Louisville | W 42-32 | 7 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | @ Georgia Tech10+ tackles · Splash game | L 24-38 | 14 | 12 | — | 2.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | @ Clemson | L 14-28 | 9 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | vs Florida State10+ tackles · Splash game | L 19-26 | 10 | 5 | — | 3.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | @ App State | W 20-19 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Utah State | W 46-10 | 6 | 5 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | @ Boston College | W 34-10 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 8/31 | vs Presbyterian | W 51-7 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Grant Dawson story
Grant Dawson built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a linebacker from Winston-Salem, NC wearing No. 50, spending time with Wake Forest. The clearest part of Grant Dawson's career was his defensive production: 125 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 25 career games in the available record. His career also includes 10 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Grant Dawson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Wake Forest
2013-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Wake Forest | 5.5 | 18.3 | 4.2 | 5.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 5.5 | 18.3 | 4.2 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Wake Forest | 15 | 39.8 | 8.5 | 9.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 15 | 39.8 | 8.5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Florida State
Week 5 · L 19-26 · Conference game
Loss with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5
Havoc Plays
95.6 takeover
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 95.6 takeover score.
#2
@ Georgia Tech
Week 8 · L 24-38 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
82.2 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.
#3
@ Syracuse
Week 11 · W 64-43 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
63.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 63.1 takeover score.
#4
@ Indiana
Week 4 · W 33-28
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Havoc Plays
59.2 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 59.2 takeover score.
#5
@ Duke
Week 2 · W 24-14 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
58.6 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 58.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · Wake Forest
15 primary output · 39.8 efficiency · 8.5 usage
64.4
#2
2017 Regular Season · Wake Forest
64.4
15 primary · 39.8 efficiency · 8.5 usage
#3
2014 Regular Season · Wake Forest
50
0 primary · 0 efficiency · — usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
3
Splash games
3
10+ tackle games
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