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Paul Dawson

TCU · Linebacker · 2014

TAK
86
COV
84
SPD
98

Game attribute ratings

Scouting Report

Dawson was a consensus All-American in 2014 and a first-team all-conference pick in 2014. Dawson was also named Big 12 Conference Defensive Player of the Year in 2014.

Dawson was the No. 99 overall pick in the 2015 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 86 overall, the highest linebacker rating at TCU since 1990 and No. 10 among all linebackers of the 2010-2014 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2014
    • Consensus All-American
    • Big 12 Conference Defensive Player of the Year
    • First-team all-conference
  2. 2015
    • No. 99 overall pick, NFL Draft

TCU Teammates

  1. 88Trevone Boykin2012-15QB
  2. 86Josh Doctson2013-15WR
  3. 86Tejay Johnson2008-10S
  4. 83Jason Verrett2011-13CB
  5. 80Andy Dalton2007-10QB
  6. 80Jeremy Kerley2007-10WR
  7. 80Greg McCoy2008-11CB
  8. 80Tank Carder2009-11LB
  9. 80Wayne Daniels2009-10EDGE
  10. 74Chris Hackett2012-14S

Full TCU all-time roster

Top Linebackers of the 2010-2014 Era

  1. 93Luke KuechlyBoston College · 2009-11LB
  2. 93Manti Te'oNotre Dame · 2009-12LB
  3. 91C.J. MosleyAlabama · 2010-13LB
  4. 91Greg JonesMichigan State · 2007-10LB
  5. 91Jarvis JonesGeorgia · 2011-12LB
  6. 91Scooby WrightArizona · 2013-15LB
  7. 90Eric KendricksUCLA · 2011-14LB
  8. 90Reggie RaglandAlabama · 2014-15LB

Best college linebackers since 1990Best Big 12 players

Sources: Wikipedia (Paul Dawson (American football)) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.