Lake Dawson

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Lake Dawson
Oklahoma Sooners
TitleAssistant director of college scouting
Personal information
Born (1972-01-02) January 2, 1972 (age 53)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight204 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school Federal Way
(Federal Way, Washington)
College Notre Dame
NFL draft 1994: 3rd round, 92nd overall pick
Career history
Playing
Operations
Career NFL statistics
Receptions 103
Receiving yards1,406
Touchdowns 10
Stats at Pro Football Reference   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Lake Dawson (born January 2, 1972 [1] ) is an American former professional football player who currently serves as a senior assistant general manager for the Oklahoma Sooners. He graduated from Federal Way High School in 1990, where he had participated in football, basketball, and track. [2] He played for the University of Notre Dame from 1990 to 1994 [3] and then was selected as a wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs in the NFL, where he remained for four seasons. [4] [5] He also was listed for two years on the roster of the Indianapolis Colts [6] but ultimately retired due to injury. [7] [8]

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Football executive

Dawson served as the Vice President of Football Operations for the Tennessee Titans from 2011 to 2015. [9] [10] Dawson was hired by the Buffalo Bills in May 2017 to be Assistant Director of College Scouting. [11]

On June 13, 2025, after eight years with Buffalo, Dawson was hired to serve as the senior assistant general manager of the Oklahoma Sooners under general manager Jim Nagy. [12]

Personal life

He earned Master of Business Administration from Kelley School of Business at Indiana University Bloomington. [13]

References

  1. Lake Dawson
  2. Local News | Federal Way Ace Saves His Best For Notre Dame | Seattle Times Newspaper
  3. Tennessee Titans administration Archived 2007-10-17 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "1994 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  5. 1994 Kansas City Chiefs Draftees – Pro-Football-Reference.com
  6. KFFL – Lake Dawson, TO, Tennessee Titans
  7. ESPN.com – NFL – Indy really gets defensive
  8. 2008 Titans Media Guide Administration
  9. Titans Insider | Titans promote two, shuffle scouts
  10. Titans fire Lake Dawson, ESPN, January 30, 2015
  11. Bills Add Lake Dawson as Assistant Director of College Scouting
  12. "Jim Nagy adds longtime NFL scout, former Bills executive to Oklahoma front office". 247sports.com. Retrieved October 11, 2025.
  13. "My Story: From NFL Executive To Kelley MBA Student". Kelley School of Business . Retrieved May 21, 2025.