Duke Dawson, the Florida CB, sits at No. 146 on the consensus board across 15 public boards. The tier model reads him as a bust-risk — 3% elite, 6% starter.
Instincts
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “Dawson can handle himself in man or zone coverage and is ready to work when run support calls.”
Production Context
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “Dawson can match and blanket underneath, but hip tightness shows up when he's forced to turn and run from a backpedal.”
Technique
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “Compact, strong slot corner who can beat up finesse receivers when he's allowed to crowd and disrupt the route release.”
Role and scheme fit
The archetype rules read him as a balanced-CB.
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“…Compact, strong slot corner who can beat up finesse receivers when he's allowed to crowd and disrupt the route release. Dawson can match and blanket underneath, but hip tightness shows up when he's forced to turn and run from a backpedal. Dawson can handle himself in man or zone coverage and is ready to work when run support calls. He has some length and speed limitations, but he has the instincts and cover talent to…”
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