Denison University

Pronunciation: Drew  Dawkins

Awards:

• 2022 Second-Team All-NCAC
• 2019 Honorable Mention All-NCAC
• Named NCAC Offensive Athlete of the Week on 9/20/21

• Started all 10 games at quarterback as a fifth-year senior
• Set a new career-high in completions (152), pass attempts (243), passing yards (1,977) and touchdowns (22)
• Threw for over 200 yards five times this season and had seven multi-touchdown games
• Ranked second on the team with 109 carries for 308 yards and two rushing touchdowns
• Set a new career-high of 301 passing yards at Wabash (Sept. 24)
• 22 passing touchdowns are tied for third most in a single season in program history
• 1,977 passing yards breaks his previous career-high 1,936 yards for 11th best in program history
• Ranked third in the NCAC in passing touchdowns and fourth in passing yards, passing yards per game and passing efficiency (157.48)
• Ranked 35th nationally in both passing touchdowns and passing efficiency
• Had a memorable ending to his career by completing 15 of his 22 passes for 235 yards and four touchdowns during his Senior Day against Kenyon (Nov. 12)
• Named Second-Team All-NCAC (second-career all-conference recognition)

2021 (Senior):

• Started in all 10 games at quarterback as a senior
• Completed 123 of 230 passing attempts (53.48 percent) for 1,657 yards and 16 touchdowns
• Averaged 165.70 passing yards per game
• Rushed 100 times for 352 yards and two touchdowns
• Averaged 3.5 yards per rush and 35.20 rushing yards per game
• Was third on the team in rushing yards and in rushing touchdowns
• Passed for 225 yards or more with three touchdowns three times on the season
• Named NCAC Offensive Athlete of the Week (9/20/21) by accounting for four total touchdowns in Denison's 59-12 win at Oberlin (Sept. 18) after only attempting nine passes and completing six of them to five different wide receivers for 225 yards and three touchdowns through the air, all while adding one touchdown on the ground
• Finished 18-for-32 passing for a 268 yards and three touchdowns in Denison's 45-7 win at Kenyon (Oct. 16)
• Was 17-for-29 passing for a season-high 291 yards while throwing for three touchdowns for the second week in a row during Denison's 52-28 win over Wooster (Oct. 23) in the Battle of the Old Red Lantern

2020-21 (Junior):

• Fall season canceled due to COVID-19 Pandemic
• Went 19-29, threw for 235 yards, passed for three touchdowns, and rushed for 65 yards on 13 attempts in win over Ohio Wesleyan on March 19

2019 (Sophomore):

• Started all 10 games at quarterback
• Named honorable mention All-NCAC
• Passed for 1,936 yards and 17 touchdowns while completing 52 percent of his passing attempts
• Rushed for 378 yards and three touchdowns
• Threw for 293 yards and two touchdowns while completing 82 percent of his pass attempts in Denison's 38-21 win over Wooster on Oct. 19
• Threw for four touchdown passes against Ohio Northern on Sept. 7
• 11th-most passing yards in a single-season by a Denison quarterback

2018 (Freshman): 

• Appeared in 3 games in relief for the Big Red
• Threw for 31 yards on 5 attempts
• Rushed for 43 yards on 12 attempts

Personal: 

• Health, Exercise and Sport Studies (HESS) major
• Son of Amy and Tony Dawkins
• Father, Tony, played baseball at the University of Alabama from 1984-88
• Brother, Byron, played football at Robert Morris University
• Brother, Trey, also played at Denison University from 2018-2021
• All-conference and academic all-state selections at Evanston Township High School