- Dawan Landry
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Dawan Landry
Landry during training camp with the Ravens.No. 26 Jacksonville Jaguars Safety Personal information Date of birth: December 30, 1982 Place of birth: Ama, Louisiana Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Weight: 210 lb (95 kg) Career information College: Georgia Tech NFL Draft: 2006 / Round: 5 / Pick: 146 Debuted in 2006 for the Baltimore Ravens Career history - Baltimore Ravens (2006–2010)
- Jacksonville Jaguars (2011-Present)
Roster status: Active Career highlights and awards - N/A
Career NFL statistics as of Week 10, 2011 Tackles 421 Sacks 5.5 INTs 10 Tds 3 Stats at NFL.com Dawan Frank Landry (born December 30, 1982 in Ama, Louisiana) is an American football safety of the Jacksonville Jaguars. Landry was a successful college safety for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets from 2002 to 2005, and was drafted in the 5th round of the 2006 NFL Draft by the Ravens.
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College
While at Georgia Tech, he majored in Management. Dawan was a quarterback at Hahnville High School; he originally was redshirted to play quarterback in college but changed positions. Dawan, in four years, had 250 tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss, 7 interceptions, and four fumble recoveries. The most notable performance of Dawan's career was against Auburn in 2005 when he accumulated 10 tackles and an interception to help defeat the Tigers at Jordan-Hare Stadium 24-13.
Professional career
Baltimore Ravens
Landry was selected by the Baltimore Ravens in the fifth round (146th overall) in the 2006 NFL Draft. Dawan's rookie season for the Baltimore Ravens saw him earn a starting spot in the defensive secondary alongside fellow safety Ed Reed. Dawan had a stellar rookie season, standing out on the league's #1 ranked Defense by collecting 69 tackles, 3 sacks, 6 passes defensed, and 5 interceptions for 101 yards and one touchdown.
[1] Landry's season earned him one vote for AP Defensive Rookie of the Year, making him only one of seven players to earn a vote.[2] In January, 2007, Landry was voted to the Pro Football Weekly PFWA All-Rookie Team as a starting defensive safety[citation needed] as well as Rick Gosselin's All-Rookie team as featured in The Dallas Morning News.[3]
In his second season with the Ravens, 2007, he finished the campaign with 82 tackles, 1 sack, and 6 passes defensed, having the third most tackles on the defense, behind Bart Scott and Ray Lewis.
His third season in 2008 got off to a promising start,recording 11 tackles in the first two games of the season. However, in the second game, against the Cleveland Browns, he suffered what could have been a career ending spinal concussion injury, tackling former Baltimore Raven Jamal Lewis. He was later judged to be okay, but his season was ended, as he was replaced by backup Jim Leonhard. He would miss out, as the Ravens would go on to advance to the AFC Championship, ultimately losing the game 23-14 to their rival, the Pittsburgh Steelers.
In the 2009 offseason, he got himself back in game shape, and was read to take back his starting job. By all accounts, he enjoyed a successful comeback, posting career highs in tackles with 89, and passes defensed with 8. He also lead the team in interceptions with 4, returning one for a 48 yard touchdown against the Cleveland Browns, avenging his injury.
He has continued his dominant play in 2010, recording 111 tackles, along with 1 sack, and 1 forced fumble. In a game against the Carolina Panthers, fellow safety Ed Reed caught an interception, which he then lateraled to Landry, with Dawan taking it 23 yards for the go-ahead touchdown. Not only did he top his season best tackle count, with 111, but in the last two seasons he has been second on the team in tackles, behind only Ray Lewis.
Jacksonville Jaguars
Landry agreed to terms on a 5 year contract with Jacksonville July 29, 2011.
Personal
Landry is the older brother of former LSU All-American safety and current Washington Redskins starting safety LaRon Landry, who was the highest-drafted safety in the 2007 NFL Draft.
References
- ^ "Dawan Landry". Yahoo! Sports. http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/players/7895. Retrieved 2007-03-23.
- ^ "Ryans named AP Defensive Rookie of the Year". ESPN. 2007-01-03. http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2718180. Retrieved 2007-03-23.
- ^ Rick Gosselin (2007-01-13). "All-Rookie Team". The Dallas Morning News. http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/columnists/rgosselin/stories/011407dnsponflrookieteam.2771c15.html.
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Baltimore Ravens 2006 NFL Draft selections Haloti Ngata • Chris Chester • David Pittman • Demetrius Williams • P. J. Daniels • Dawan Landry • Quinn Sypniewski • Sam Koch • Derrick Martin • Ryan LaCasseJacksonville Jaguars current roster Active roster 2 Nick Harris | 10 Josh Scobee | 11 Blaine Gabbert | 12 Luke McCown | 17 Chastin West | 18 Brian Robiskie | 21 Derek Cox | 22 Kevin Rutland | 24 Montell Owens | 25 Dwight Lowery | 26 Dawan Landry | 29 William Middleton | 30 Drew Coleman | 32 Maurice Jones-Drew | 33 Greg Jones | 34 T. J. Heath | 35 Deji Karim | 36 Courtney Greene | 38 Ashton Youboty | 42 Chris Prosinski | 44 Brock Bolen | 48 Jeremy Cain | 50 Russell Allen | 51 Paul Posluszny | 52 Daryl Smith | 55 Clint Session | 59 Mike Lockley | 62 John Estes | 63 Brad Meester | 65 Will Rackley | 67 Jason Spitz | 68 Guy Whimper | 69 Leger Douzable | 74 Aaron Kampman | 75 Eugene Monroe | 77 Uche Nwaneri | 78 Cameron Bradfield | 80 Mike Thomas | 81 Kassim Osgood | 83 Jason Hill | 84 Cecil Shorts | 85 Fendi Onobun | 87 Jarett Dillard | 88 Zach Potter | 89 Marcedes Lewis | 90 Matt Roth | 91 George Selvie | 93 Tyson Alualu | 94 Jeremy Mincey | 96 Terrance Knighton | 97 John Chick | 98 Nate Collins | 99 C. J. Mosley
Reserve lists 3 Scotty McGee (IR) | 15 Mike Sims-Walker (IR) | 20 Rod Issac (IR) | 23 Rashad Jennings (IR) | 27 Rashean Mathis (IR) | 43 Terrell Whitehead (IR) | 56 Kyle Bosworth (IR) | 57 Marc Schiechl (IR) | 72 Kevin Haslam (IR) | 73 Eben Britton (IR) | 86 Zach Miller (IR) | 92 Austen Lane(IR) | 95 D'Anthony Smith (IR) | -- Aaron Morgan (IR) | -- Richard Murphy (IR) | -- Martin Rucker (IR)
Practice squad 31 Talmadge Jackson | 40 DuJuan Harris | 41 Matt Estrada | 46 Colin Cloherty | 58 Stephen Franklin | 66 George Bussey | 76 Daniel Baldridge | 95 Corvey Irvin
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- Living people
- American football safeties
- Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football players
- Baltimore Ravens players
- People from St. Charles Parish, Louisiana
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