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Noah Dawkins (born August 13, 1997) is an
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for the
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of the
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(USFL). He played college football for
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.


High school/college career

A native of
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he was a 2 year letterman at James F. Byrnes High School; as a senior he set a school record with 23 sacks; he was named the ESPN Upstate Player of the Year and the Spartanburg Herald Journal Defensive Player of the Year. Dawkins was a member of
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for four seasons. As a senior, Dawkins finished second on the team with 66 tackles and 13.5 tackles for loss and led the Bulldogs with 5.5 sacks and was named first-team All-
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. He finished his collegiate career with 166 tackles, 31.5 tackles-for-loss, 14.0 sacks, two forced fumbles and two interceptions.


Professional career


Cincinnati Bengals

After an impressive Pro Day in the spring of his senior year at The Citadel Dawkins was named to Mel Kipers "Big Board" list of 300 top draft picks but was not selected, he was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals as a free agent on May 11, 2019. He was waived by the Bengals at the end of training camp, but was re-signed to the team's practice squad.


Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Dawkins was signed off the Bengals' practice squad by the
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. Dawkins made his NFL debut on October 27, 2019 against the
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. On September 5, 2020, Dawkins was waived by the Buccaneers.


New York Jets

On September 22, 2020, the New York Jets signed Dawkins to their practice squad. He was elevated to the active roster on December 5, December 12, December 19, December 26, and January 2, 2021, for the team's weeks 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17 games against the
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, Seattle Seahawks, Los Angeles Rams,
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, and New England Patriots, and reverted to the practice squad after each game. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Jets on January 4, 2021. On August 31, 2021, Dawkins was waived by the Jets. He was re-signed to the practice squad on September 14. He was promoted to the active roster on October 30, 2021. He was waived on November 2, 2021 and re-signed to the practice squad.


Chicago Bears

On February 22, 2022, Dawkins signed with the Chicago Bears. He was released on August 16, 2022.


Michigan Panthers

On March 14, 2023, Dawkins signed with the
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of the
United States Football League The United States Football League (USFL) was a professional American football league that played for three seasons, 1983 through 1985. The league played a spring/summer schedule in each of its active seasons. The 1986 season was scheduled to be ...
(USFL).


References


External links


Tampa Bay Buccaneers bioThe Citadel bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dawkins, Noah 1997 births Living people American football linebackers Chicago Bears players Michigan Panthers (2022) players New York Jets players People from Lyman, South Carolina Players of American football from South Carolina Tampa Bay Buccaneers players The Citadel Bulldogs football players