- Sean Dawkins
Infobox NFLretired
|caption=
position=Wide Receiver
number=87, 86, 81, 84
birthdate=birth date and age|1971|2|3Red Bank, New Jersey
debutyear=1993
finalyear=2001
draftyear=1993
draftround=1
draftpick=16
college=California
teams=
*Indianapolis Colts (1993-1997)
*New Orleans Saints (1998)
*Seattle Seahawks (1999-2000)
*Jacksonville Jaguars (2001)
stat1label=Receptions
stat1value=445
stat2label=Receiving Yards
stat2value=6,291
stat3label=Touchdowns
stat3value=25
nfl=DAW202452Sean Russell Dawkins (born
February 3 ,1971 inRed Bank, New Jersey ) is a formerAmerican football wide receiver who played for theIndianapolis Colts ,New Orleans Saints ,Seattle Seahawks andJacksonville Jaguars from 1993 to 2001.Dawkins was born in New Jersey but by the time he was in high school, he lived in
Sunnyvale, California , where he distinguished himself as a Wide Receiver at Cupertino's Homestead High School, earning a football scholarship to theUniversity of California, Berkeley .While at Cal, Dawkins used his speed and size (6 feet 4 inches, 215 pounds) to establish himself as one of the country's most dangerous deep threats. His first two seasons at California were unqualified successes for him personally, as well as his Golden Bear teammates. In 1990, California won their first Bowl Game since 1938, defeating Wyoming in the
Copper Bowl . The following season, the Bears dominated nationally ranked Clemson in theCitrus Bowl , which earned them the 7th ranking in the CNN/USA Today poll, their highest finish since 1950. It also marked the first time in school history that California won bowl games in successive seasons.The 1992 season, however, included a new coach. After transforming the California program from a laughingstock into a national power, coach
Bruce Snyder left Berkeley forArizona State and was replaced byKeith Gilbertson . Gilbertson's squad struggled to a 4-7 record in 1992 but Dawkins was one bright spot in an otherwise forgettable year. Dawkins was named a consensus All-American after the season in 1992, an honor which encouraged him to forgo his senior season and enter theNFL Draft .He was selected in the first round of the
1993 NFL Draft by the Indianapolis Colts as the 16th overall pick and the second wide receiver chosen. In his third season with the Colts, Indianapolis won two playoff games before falling to thePittsburgh Steelers in the AFC Championship game. He would play in two more playoff games in his career, but both were losses.He enjoyed his finest personal year in 1999 when he caught 58 passes for 992 yards.
After one season in New Orleans, Dawkins signed as a free agent with the Seattle Seahawks. After two campaigns with Seattle, Dawkins spent his final year with the Jacksonville Jaguars. His career was clearly on the decline by that point, as he made only 20 catches with the Jaguars that season. Before the 2002 season, he signed with the
Minnesota Vikings , however he got cut at the final cutdown and never played in the NFL again.As of 2003, Dawkins was living in the Sacramento area pursuing a career in real estate.
External links
* [http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/DawkSe00.htm Player profile]
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