Usage Score
8.7
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 19.7 disruption score.
Efficiency
19.7
Consistency
68.8
Season Value
32.3
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · Georgia Southern
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 3
- Program Path
- Georgia Southern
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas State
Scouting Read
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Bernard Dawson, DE. Best season Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · Georgia Southern. Bernard Dawson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.7 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Georgia Southern paired 7 primary output with 19.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 19.7 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: Arkansas State
Loss with 2 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
0.9
Efficiency
19.7
Usage
8.7
Consistency
68.8
Best Game by takeover score
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. South Alabama: 1. UL Monroe: 1. Western Michigan: 1. Arkansas State: 2. App State: 1. Louisiana: 1. Georgia State: 0. Troy: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. South Alabama: 3 by 22.5. UL Monroe: 4 by 26.7. Western Michigan: 2 by 18.3. Arkansas State: 4 by 36.7. App State: 2 by 18.3. Louisiana: 2 by 18.3. Georgia State: 1 by 4.2. Troy: 3 by 12.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.7 · Games = 3 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 5 · +0.3 vs Wins
First Half1.3 · Games = 4 · +0.8 vs Second Half
Second Half0.5 · Games = 4 · -0.8 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Arkansas State
Best efficiency game
36.7 vs Arkansas State
| 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 Louisiana | L 26-33 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/27 | vs App State | 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 Alabama | W 24-9 | 3 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Georgia Southern
2014-2016
Opening stop
Season 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 | 7 | 19.7 | 8.7 | 7 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Arkansas State
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Primary metric
2 disruption/tackle impact with 51.2 takeover score.
#2
UL Monroe
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 28.9 takeover score.
#3
App State
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 28.7 takeover score.
#4
South Alabama
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 27 takeover score.
#5
Louisiana
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 26.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2016 Regular Season · Georgia Southern
7 primary output · 19.7 efficiency · 8.7 usage
32.3
#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
0
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Career Facts
1
Career teams
3
Seasons tracked
21
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 3 tracked seasons, 8 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.