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Title | Assistant director of college scouting | ||||||||
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Born | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | January 2, 1972||||||||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
Weight | 204 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||
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High school | Federal Way (Federal Way, Washington) | ||||||||
College | Notre Dame | ||||||||
NFL draft | 1994: 3rd round, 92nd overall pick | ||||||||
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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]
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]
He earned Master of Business Administration from Kelley School of Business at Indiana University Bloomington. [13]