JaJauan LaTroy Dawson (November 5, 1977 – July 12, 2015) was an American professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) from 2000 to 2002. He played for the Cleveland Browns and Houston Texans. He was selected by the Browns in the third round of the 2000 NFL draft with the 79th overall pick.[2][3]
| No. 88, 87 | |||||||||
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Born: | November 5, 1977 Houston, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died: | July 12, 2015 (aged 37) Lavon Lake, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 197 lb (89 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Gray (LA) H. L. Bourgeois | ||||||||
| College: | Tulane | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2000 / round: 3 / pick: 79 | ||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics | |||||||||
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He was a 1995 graduate of H.L. Bourgeois High School in Gray, Louisiana. He played collegiately at Tulane University, alongside future NFL quarterbacks Shaun King and Patrick Ramsey. He also played in an offensive system under then OC Rich Rodriguez in 1997 and 1998.[4]
Dawson was reported to have fallen overboard while on a boating trip with family on July 12, 2015.[5] Reports surfaced that he drowned in Lavon Lake, Texas, and his body was recovered on July 14. Dawson was not wearing a lifejacket.[6]
College statistics
edit- 1996: 18 catches for 211 yards and 1 touchdown.[4]
- 1997: 52 catches for 839 yards and 10 touchdowns.
- 1998: 74 catches for 1030 yards and 12 touchdowns.
- 1999: 96 catches for 1051 yards and 8 touchdowns. 1 carry for 3 yards. 14 kick returns for 328 yards.
In 2001, he had 22 catches for 281 yards and 1 touchdown while playing for the Cleveland Browns. He joined the Houston Texans in 2002 and had 21 catches for 286 yards.
NFL career statistics
edit| Legend | |
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| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | ||||||
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| GP | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 2000 | CLE | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 97 | 10.8 | 26 | 1 |
| 2001 | CLE | 14 | 0 | 34 | 22 | 281 | 12.8 | 44 | 1 |
| 2002 | HOU | 14 | 2 | 39 | 21 | 286 | 13.6 | 28 | 0 |
| 30 | 4 | 87 | 52 | 664 | 12.8 | 44 | 2 | ||
References
edit- ^ "JaJuan Dawson". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
- ^ "2000 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
- ^ "JaJuan Dawson". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ a b "JaJuan Dawson". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on January 12, 2014.
- ^ "JaJuan Dawson Obituary (1977 - 2015) Houston Chronicle". Legacy.com.
- ^ "Body of former NFL player recovered from Lavon Lake, sheriff's office says". The Scoop Blog. Archived from the original on July 13, 2015.