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DeutschJulius Dawkins
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 196 lb (89 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Monessen (Monessen, Pennsylvania) | ||||||||
| College: | Pittsburgh | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1983 / round: 12 / pick: 320 | ||||||||
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Julius Dawkins is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) and Arena Football League (AFL). He was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the 12th round of the 1983 NFL draft. As a college football player with the Pittsburgh Panthers, he set a Pitt record with four touchdown catches in a game.[1] Dawkins also played for the Pittsburgh Gladiators.
College career
[edit]In his junior year at Pitt in 1981, he was an Associated Press first-team All-American after hauling in 46 receptions for 767 yards and 16 touchdowns.[1] College Football News ranked Dawkins the fourth best receiver in the history of the University of Pittsburgh.[2]
Professional career
[edit]Buffalo Bills
[edit]Dawkins was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the 12th round of the 1983 NFL draft. In two years with the team he started five of 27 games, recording 32 receptions or 418 yards and three touchdowns.[3]
Pittsburgh Gladiators
[edit]Dawkins played two years in the Arena Football League for the Pittsburgh Gladiators in 1988 and 1990. During the two years he had 90 receptions for 1,334 yards and 30 touchdowns as a receiver and 21 tackles and three interceptions as a linebacker.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Pitt Football's All-Time First-team All-Americans" Archived 2015-11-17 at the Wayback Machine, May 23, 2006 (accessed December 29, 2017).
- ^ Receiver U. - The Best College WR Schools [dead link]
- ^ "Julius Dawkins". nfl.com. Retrieved February 2, 2017.