Dion Dawkins (born April 26, 1994) is an American football offensive tackle for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Temple.
Dawkins attended Rahway High School in Rahway, New Jersey where he earned the nickname “the Shnowman.” After originally committing to the Cincinnati Bearcats, Dawkins signed with Temple in January 2013.
Dawkins played at Temple from 2013 to 2016, starting 41 of 44 career games. Dawkins was named a First-team All-American Athletic Conference selection after his senior year.
The Buffalo Bills selected Dawkins in the second round (63rd overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft. Dawkins was the second offensive guard drafted in 2017, behind Western Kentucky guard Forrest Lamp.
On May 19, 2017, the Buffalo Bills signed Dawkins to a four-year, $4.18 million contract with $1.83 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $1.18 million. He played in all 16 games, starting 11 at left tackle in place of Cordy Glenn. Dawkins received an overall grade of 74.5 from Pro Football Focus in 2017.
Dawkins entered training camp in 2018 slated as the starting left tackle after the Buffalo Bills traded Cordy Glenn to the Cincinnati Bengals. Head coach Sean McDermott named Dawkins the starting left tackle to begin the regular season in 2018. In Week 10 of the 2018 season, against the New York Jets, Dawkins caught his first career pass, a seven-yard touchdown from quarterback Matt Barkley.
In Week 16 of the 2019 season, against the New England Patriots, Dawkins caught his second touchdown pass from Josh Allen. On August 13, 2020, Dawkins signed a four-year, $60 million contract extension with the Bills that includes $34 million guaranteed.
In 2021, he began training camp on the COVID-19 reserve list and needed some time to return to playing shape. Dawkins later revealed that he spent four days in the hospital battling the disease calling it “one of the lowest points” of his life.
Stats
Receiving
YEAR | TEAM | G | REC | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | 1st | 1st% | 20+ | 40+ |
2022 | Buffalo Bills | 2 | 20 | 270 | 13.5 | 53 | 4 | 11 | 55 | 3 | 2 |
2021 | Buffalo Bills | 17 | 103 | 1225 | 11.9 | 61 | 10 | 66 | 64.1 | 12 | 4 |
2020 | Buffalo Bills | 16 | 127 | 1535 | 12.1 | 55 | 8 | 73 | 57.5 | 20 | 5 |
2019 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 63 | 1130 | 17.9 | 66 | 6 | 41 | 65.1 | 20 | 8 |
2018 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 102 | 1021 | 10 | 75 | 9 | 49 | 48 | 13 | 2 |
2017 | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 64 | 849 | 13.3 | 59 | 8 | 42 | 65.6 | 14 | 3 |
2016 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 84 | 903 | 10.8 | 46 | 3 | 47 | 56 | 10 | 3 |
2015 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 52 | 720 | 13.8 | 40 | 4 | 31 | 59.6 | 13 | 1 |
TOTAL | | 105 | 615 | 7653 | 12.4 | 75 | 52 | 360 | 58.5 | 105 | 28 |
Rushing
YEAR | TEAM | G | ATT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | 1st | 1st% | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
2022 | Buffalo Bills | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
2021 | Buffalo Bills | 17 | | | | | | | | | | |
2020 | Buffalo Bills | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 5 | 61 | 12.2 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2018 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 10 | 62 | 6.2 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2017 | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 8 | 13 | 1.6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2015 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TOTAL | | 105 | 30 | 160 | 5.3 | 27 | 0 | 9 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Passing
YEAR | TEAM | G | ATT | COMP | PCT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | INT | 1st | 1st% | 20+ | SCK | SCKY | RATE |
2022 | Buffalo Bills | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021 | Buffalo Bills | 17 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
2020 | Buffalo Bills | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2019 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
2018 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2017 | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2016 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2015 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
TOTAL | | 105 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.1 |
Kick Return
YEAR | TEAM | G | RET | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FC | FUM |
2022 | Buffalo Bills | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
2021 | Buffalo Bills | 17 | | | | | | | | | |
2020 | Buffalo Bills | 16 | | | | | | | | | |
2019 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
2018 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
2017 | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | | | | | | | | | |
2016 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | | | | | | | | | |
2015 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 1 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TOTAL | | 105 | 1 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Punt Return
YEAR | TEAM | G | RET | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FC | FUM |
2022 | Buffalo Bills | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
2021 | Buffalo Bills | 17 | | | | | | | | | |
2020 | Buffalo Bills | 16 | | | | | | | | | |
2019 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
2018 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
2017 | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | | | | | | | | | |
2016 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 6 | 45 | 7.5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2015 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | | | | | | | | | |
TOTAL | | 105 | 6 | 45 | 7.5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Fumbles
YEAR | TEAM | G | FUM | LOST | FF | OWN FR | OPP FR | TD |
2022 | Buffalo Bills | 2 | | | | | | |
2021 | Buffalo Bills | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | |
2020 | Buffalo Bills | 16 | | | 0 | | | |
2019 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | | | |
2018 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | |
2017 | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | | | 0 | | | |
2016 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | | | 0 | | | |
2015 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | | | 0 | | | |
TOTAL | | 105 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Defense
YEAR | TEAM | G | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | TDS | YDS | AVG | LNG |
2022 | Buffalo Bills | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021 | Buffalo Bills | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
2020 | Buffalo Bills | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
2019 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
2018 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
2017 | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
2016 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
2015 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
TOTAL | | 105 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wife
There are no details about his marital status. He may be married or unmarried. There are also no rumors about his wife and girlfriend.
Weight
He is 83 kg
Contract and Salary
He signed a 4 year, $705,000 contract, including a $0 signing bonus, $705,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $705,000.
Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of between $1 million to $3 million.
Height
He is 6 feet tall