No. 52 – Cleveland Browns | |
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Position: | Center |
Personal information | |
Born: | Frisco, Texas, U.S. | May 6, 1999
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Weight: | 306 lb (139 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Frisco |
College: | Texas Tech (2017–2021) |
NFL Draft: | 2022 / Round: 7 / Pick: 246 |
Career history | |
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Roster status: | Active |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career NFL statistics | |
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Dawson Deaton (born May 6, 1999) is an American football center for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Texas Tech and was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the seventh round of the 2022 NFL Draft.[1]
Deaton was ranked as a three–star recruit by 247Sports.com coming out of high school.[2] He committed to Texas Tech on February 13, 2016, over offers from Houston, Iowa State, and Utah.[3]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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6 ft 5+1⁄2 in (1.97 m) |
306 lb (139 kg) |
32+7⁄8 in (0.84 m) |
9+5⁄8 in (0.24 m) |
5.12 s | 1.75 s | 2.95 s | 4.49 s | 7.52 s | 29.0 in (0.74 m) |
9 ft 0 in (2.74 m) |
24 reps | |
All values from NFL Combine[4][5] |
Deaton was selected by the Cleveland Browns with the 246th pick in the seventh round of the 2022 NFL Draft.[6] He was placed on injured reserve on August 16, 2022, one day after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament during practice.[7] Deaton was waived on July 6, 2023 with an injury designation.[8]