Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2016Georgia Southern
Bernard Dawson
DE • 6'2" • Thomson, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Bernard Dawson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
66
Solid production for an edge defender
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Reliability
67
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
68
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Georgia Southern
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Georgia Southern
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: South Alabama
Player Story
Bernard Dawson built his college career from 2014 through 2016 as a defensive end from Thomson, GA wearing No. 56, spending time with Georgia Southern. The clearest part of Bernard Dawson's career was his defensive...
Read the storyBernard Dawson, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Georgia Southern. Bernard Dawson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 21
- TFL
- 5.5
- Sacks
- 0.5
- QB hurries
- 4
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Bernard Dawson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Georgia Southern · DE
- Career Tackles
- 21
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 3 entries · 8 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · Georgia Southern
- Top game
- South Alabama
- Latest roster
- No. 56 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 21 tackles · DE 159th (top 44%) · Sun Belt 158th (top 33%) · National 1,886th (top 34%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 8 | 21 | 5.5 | 0.5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 66.3 |
Related Context
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Bernard Dawson played DE for Georgia Southern. Across 3 tracked seasons, Bernard Dawson recorded 21 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Georgia Southern.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Georgia Southern paired 11 primary output with 24.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 24.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2016 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: South Alabama
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Regular Season · Georgia Southern
Games
8
Havoc Plays / G
1.4
Efficiency
24.7
Usage
9.8
Consistency
59.3
Best Game by takeover score
South Alabama
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. South Alabama: 3. UL Monroe: 1. Western Michigan: 1. Arkansas State: 2. App State: 2. Louisiana: 2. Georgia State: 0. Troy: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. South Alabama: 3 by 42.5. UL Monroe: 4 by 26.7. Western Michigan: 2 by 18.3. Arkansas State: 4 by 36.7. App State: 2 by 28.3. Louisiana: 2 by 28.3. Georgia State: 1 by 4.2. Troy: 3 by 12.5
Split Comparison
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Wins1.3 · Games = 3 · -0.1 vs Losses
Losses1.4 · Games = 5 · +0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
South Alabama
Best efficiency game
42.5 vs South Alabama
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/3 | vs Troy | W 28-24 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | @ Georgia State | L 24-30 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/11 | vs LouisianaSplash game | L 26-33 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/27 | vs App StateSplash game | L 10-34 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/6 | @ Arkansas StateSplash game | L 26-27 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | @ Western Michigan | L 31-49 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs UL Monroe | W 23-21 | 4 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | @ South AlabamaSplash game | W 24-9 | 3 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Bernard Dawson story
Bernard Dawson built his college career from 2014 through 2016 as a defensive end from Thomson, GA wearing No. 56, spending time with Georgia Southern. The clearest part of Bernard Dawson's career was his defensive production: 21 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 8 career games in the available record. That gives Bernard Dawson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Georgia Southern
2014-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201420152016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 11 | 24.7 | 9.8 | 11 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ South Alabama
Week 2 · W 24-9 · Conference game
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
80.8 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.
#2
@ Arkansas State
Week 6 · L 26-27 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
67.8 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 67.8 takeover score.
#3
vs Louisiana
Week 11 · L 26-33 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
65 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 65 takeover score.
#4
vs App State
Week 9 · L 10-34 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
65 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 65 takeover score.
#5
vs UL Monroe
Week 3 · W 23-21 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
39.7 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 39.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · Georgia Southern
11 primary output · 24.7 efficiency · 9.8 usage
66.3
#2
2014 Regular Season · Georgia Southern
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
#3
2015 Regular Season · Georgia Southern
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
4
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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