Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2014-2017Florida
Duke Dawson
DB • 5'10" • 202 lbs • Cross City, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Duke Dawson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
91
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive back
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Reliability
79
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
94
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Florida
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Florida
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Tennessee
Player Story
Duke Dawson built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a defensive back from Cross City, FL wearing No. 7, spending time with Florida. The clearest part of Duke Dawson's career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Florida
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2018
- Selection
- Round 2 · Pick 24
- Overall
- No. 56
- NFL Team
- New England Patriots
Duke Dawson, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Florida. Duke Dawson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 58
- TFL
- 5.5
- Passes defended
- 16
- Touchdowns
- 5
Quick Answers
Duke Dawson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Florida · DB
- Career Tackles
- 58
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 22 games
- Best season
- 2017 Regular Season · Florida
- Top game
- Tennessee
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Dixie County · Florida
- High school pipeline
- Dixie County · 2 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2018 · Round 2 · Pick 24 · New England Patriots
- Latest roster
- No. 7 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 34 tackles · DB 267th (top 34%) · SEC 135th (top 23%) · National 1,212th (top 22%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Florida | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 1 | 42.2 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Florida | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Florida | 11 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 46.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Florida | 11 | 23 | 3.5 | 0 | - | 7 | 2 | 46.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Florida | 10 | 34 | 2 | 0 | - | 9 | 2 | 55 |
Related Context
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Duke Dawson played DB for Florida. Across 4 tracked seasons, Duke Dawson recorded 58 tackles and 5 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Florida.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
Florida paired 15 primary output with 30.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 30.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2017 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Tennessee
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Regular Season · Florida
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
1.5
Efficiency
30.2
Usage
6
Consistency
39.5
Best Game by takeover score
Tennessee
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Michigan: 1. Tennessee: 4. Kentucky: 1. Vanderbilt: 1. LSU: 1. Texas A&M: 3. Georgia: 1. Missouri: 1. South Carolina: 1. Florida State: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Michigan: 3 by 22.5. Tennessee: 6 by 65. Kentucky: 1 by 14.2. Vanderbilt: 2 by 18.3. LSU: 8 by 43.3. Texas A&M: 4 by 46.7. Missouri: 2 by 18.3. South Carolina: 3 by 22.5. Florida State: 5 by 30.8
Split Comparison
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Wins2 · Games = 3 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses1.3 · Games = 7 · -0.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Tennessee
Best efficiency game
65 vs Tennessee
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/25 | vs Florida State | L 22-38 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | @ South Carolina | L 20-28 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | @ Missouri | L 16-45 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | vs Georgia | L 7-42 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | vs Texas A&MSplash game | L 17-19 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | vs LSU | L 16-17 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | vs Vanderbilt | W 38-24 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | @ Kentucky | W 28-27 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs TennesseeSplash game | W 26-20 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Michigan | L 17-33 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Duke Dawson story
Duke Dawson built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a defensive back from Cross City, FL wearing No. 7, spending time with Florida. The clearest part of Duke Dawson's career was his defensive production: 58 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, 6 interceptions, and 16 passes defended across 22 career games in the available record. That gives Duke Dawson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Florida
2014-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20142015201620162017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Florida | 1 | 20 | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Florida | 0 | — | — | -1 |
| 2016 Postseason | Florida | 11.5 | 19.5 | 3.2 | 11.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Florida | 11.5 | 19.5 | 3.2 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Florida | 15 | 30.2 | 6 | 3.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Tennessee
Week 3 · W 26-20 · Conference game
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
85.3 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 85.3 takeover score.
#2
@ Arkansas
Week 10 · L 10-31 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
78.1 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 78.1 takeover score.
#3
vs Texas A&M
Week 7 · L 17-19 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
62.8 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 62.8 takeover score.
#4
vs Eastern Michigan
Week 2 · W 65-0
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#5
vs Georgia
Week 9 · L 7-42 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
48.3 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 48.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · Florida
15 primary output · 30.2 efficiency · 6 usage
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#2
2016 Postseason · Florida
46.5
11.5 primary · 19.5 efficiency · 3.2 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Florida
46.5
11.5 primary · 19.5 efficiency · 3.2 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
4
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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