Earned Second Team All-Patriot League honors as a senior when he led the team in total tackles… Fifth on the team in tackles, second in tackles for loss, as a junior in 2015… Stepped in to start at linebacker in 2014 after preseason Defensive Player of the Year Stephen Hodge was lost for the season with an injury… Sixth on the 2014 squad in tackles... Appeared in all 51 games since arriving at Fordham, a school record for game splayed… An All-League, All-Bronx and All-City selection in high school... Named to the 2013 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
 
2016 (Senior Season)
• Started all eleven games at linebacker.
• Led team with 70 total tackles, 50 solo, including 9.0 for loss and 3.5 sacks.
• Also had three interceptions, nine pass breakups, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and two quarterback hurries.
• Fourth in Patriot League in interceptions per game (0.30).
• Closed out season with nine tackles, six solo, including one sack at Bucknell.
• Made a game-high 12 tackles, eight solo, including one for loss, and intercepted a pass, returning it 40 yards, against Penn.
• Finished with nine stops, six solo, including 0.5 sacks, forced a fumble and recovered a fumble in win over Yale.
• Finished with eight tackles, six solo, including a tackle for loss, and forced a fumble at Monmouth.
• Had eight tackles, five solo, including 1.5 for loss, and one quarterback hurry versus Lafayette.
• Picked off two passes and notched four solo stops in win over Elizabeth City State.
• Had three tackles, two solo, including a sack at Navy.
• Made three tackles, two solo, including one for loss, in win over Georgetown.
• Made six solo stops at Lehigh.
• Finished with two solo tackles, one for loss, versus Colgate.
• Recorded six total tackles, three solo, including one sack and broke up three passes in Holy Cross win.

2015 (Junior Season)
• Co-recipient of the 2015 Danowski Award, given annually to the football player who through his leadership, sacrifice, and commitment to excellence upon the field of play and within the University community exemplifies the character of Ed Danowski.
• Started all 12 games at linebacker in 2015.
• Compiled 65 total tackles, 40 solo, fifth best on the squad.
• Had 9.0 tackles for loss, second best on the team, and 3.0 sacks.
• Also had six pass breakups, five forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and four quarterback hurries.
• Made a season-high ten tackles, eight solo, including two sacks for loss of 25 yards, forced a fumble and broke up a pass in the win over Bucknell.
• Named STATS NCAA FCS National Defensive Player of the Week and Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week following the Bucknell game.
• Recorded eight tackles, three solo, versus Monmouth.
• Finished with seven tackles, five solo, against Villanova, including one for loss.
• Finished with six tackles, three solo, including 2.5 for loss while also forcing two fumbles and recovering one at Georgetown.
• Had six stops, four solo, including 2.0 for loss and 1.0 sack, forced a fumble, recovered a fumble and had three quarterback hurries versus Lehigh.
• Made four tackles, two solo, at Army West Point.
• Had a pair of tackles in Columbia win.
• Finished with six tackles, five solo, and had a quarterback hurry at Lafayette.
• Made six tackles, including four solo and 0.5 for loss, at Penn.
• Recorded four tackles, one solo, had two pass breakups and recovered a fumble at Colgate.

2014 (Sophomore Season)
• Started all 14 games at linebacker as a sophomore.
• Recorded 68 total tackles, 44 solo, including 5.5 for loss.
• Sixth on the team in tackles.
• Also had two interceptions, one quarterback hurry, once forced fumble and one blocked kick.
• Made a season-high ten stops, three solo, including 0.5 for loss, against Penn.
• Recorded nine stops, six solo, in the second round NCAA FCS Championship game at New Hampshire.
• Finished with a team-high eight tackles, six solo and one for loss, and intercepted a pass versus Colgate.
• Had seven stops, six solo, and a blocked kick in the first-round NCAA FCS Championship game win versus Sacred Heart.
• Recorded six tackles, four solo, and forced a fumble at Bucknell.
• Also had six solo stops in the win over Georgetown.
• Made four stops, three solo, including 0.5 for loss at Villanova.
• Recorded three tackles, two solo, including one for loss at Columbia.
• Finished with three tackles, including 0.5 for loss, versus Lafayette.
• Also had three tackles, two solo and one for loss, at Holy Cross.

2013 (Freshman Season)
• Appeared in all 14 games as a freshman, both at linebacker and on special teams.
• Made 20 total tackles, 17 solo, on the year, including one for loss.
• Also had three pass breakups.
• Made a season-high six tackles, five solo, at Colgate.
• Had four stops, three solo, versus Bucknell.
• Recorded three solo tackles in the Lehigh game.
• Made two solo stops in first collegiate game against Rhode Island.

Before Fordham
• A graduate of Cardinal Hayes High School in the Bronx.
• Named First Team All-CHSFL and First Team All-Bronx.
• All-City Honorable Mention in 2012.
• Team Defensive MVP in 2012 and Team Defensive MVP in 2013.
• Served as team captain.
• A Golden 11 (CHSFL Scholar Athlete) and Elite 11 (NYC Scholar Athlete) honoree.
• Vice President of Student Body.
• layed under Coach CJ O’Neill.

Personal
• Son of George and Jerelyn Dawson.
• Has five older siblings (Asia, Ebony, Erika, Shana, and Shani).
• An Economics major.