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Who is Dion Dawkins?
Dion Dawkins is a famous American football offensive tackle for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). Dawkins played college football at Temple.
Dion Dawkins Career
College career
From 2013 to 2016, Dion played at Temple, starting 41 of 44 career games. He was named a First-team All-American Athletic Conference pick following his senior year.
Professional career
He earned an invitation to the Senior Bowl and began as a guard for the North team. The North lost 15-16 to the South and Dion was named the Senior Bowl’s top offensive lineman. Dawkins then improved his draft stock following practicing and performing well during the Senior Bowl. He then attended the NFL Combine and finished all of the combine drills and positional drills. At Temple’s Pro Day, he decided to attempt the vertical jump again and added 2 inches to his number from the Combine, Dawkins performed well in the positional drills with 40 scouts and representatives from all 32 NFL teams scouting him and 13 other teammates, such Temple’s feature prospect, Haason Reddick.
He then had private workouts with 4 teams, such as the San Francisco 49ers, Denver Broncos, Carolina Panthers, and Indianapolis Colts. The majority of NFL draft experts and analysts projected him to be a second-round selection. Dawkins was ranked the second-best guard in the draft by Sports Illustrated, the third-best guard by ESPN, and the third-best interior offensive lineman by NFL analyst Mike Mayock. As well as the fourth-best offensive tackle by NFL analyst Bucky Brooks and NFLDraftScout.com.
Buffalo Bills
Dawkins was picked by the Buffalo Bills in the 2nd round (63rd overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft. He was the 2nd offensive guard drafted in 2017, following Western Kentucky guard Forrest Lamp. The Bills signed him to a four-year $4.18 million deal with $1.83 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $1.18 million on May 19, 2017. Dawkins played in all 16 games, beginning 11 at left tackle in place of Cordy Glenn. He earned an overall grade of 74.5 from Pro Football Focus in 2017.
Dion joined training camp in 2018 slated as the starting left tackle following the Buffalo Bills trading Cordy Glenn to the Cincinnati Bengals. Head coach Sean McDermott named him the starting left tackle to start the regular season in 2018. He then caught his first career pass, a 7-yard touchdown from quarterback Matt Barkley over the New York Jets in Week 10 of the 2018 season. In Week 16 of the 2019 season, he caught his second touchdown pass from Josh Allen against the New England Patriots.
Dion then signed a four-year, $60 million deal with the Bills that consisted of $34 million guaranteed on August 13, 2020. He then started training camp on the COVID-19 reserve list and needed some time to return to playing shape in 2021. Dawkins then revealed that he spent 4 days in the hospital battling the disease calling it ”one of the lowest points” of his life.
How old is Dion Dawkins?
Dion Dawkins is currently aged 28, having been born on April 26, 1994, in Rahway, New Jersey, U.S. He shares his birthday with famous people including Anna McNulty, Channing Tatum, Melania Trump, Payton Yeager, Aaron Judge, Tom Welling, Kevin James, Jet Li, Jordana Brewster, Cole Beasley, and Luke Bracey, among others.
Dion Dawkins Family
Who are Dion Dawkins’s parents?
Dion Dawkins was born to his parents, Lisa Dawkins and Eric Dawkins in Rahway, New Jersey. He has not shared much information about his parents and family with the media.
Does Dion Dawkins have siblings?
Dawkins was born as the youngest of two children to his parents. He has one older sibling, brother Eric Kirit Dawkins, who is incarcerated in New Jersey.
Dion Dawkins Education
Dawkins attended Rahway High School in Rahway, New Jersey, where he played football and received the nickname ”the Snowman”. He then committed to playing college football for the Cincinnati Bengals and joined Temple in January 2013. Dawkins played college football for Temple from 2013 to 2017, when he joined the NFL Draft.
Dion Dawkins Spouse
Dawkins is currently married to his beautiful spouse, Daiyaana Dawkins for more than four years now. Together the couple has one child in their relationship.
Dion Dawkins Kids
Dawkins and his partner have one child together from their relationship. They have a son together, named Dil Ray Dawkins.
Dion Dawkins Height
Dawkins has a well-built, muscular, and athletic body adding up to a height of 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) and a weight of 145 kg (320 lbs).
Dion Dawkins Net Worth
American professional football offensive tackle, Dawkins plays for the Buffalo Bills of the NFL. He has been active from 2017 to the present and has an estimated net worth of around $5 million as of 2022.
