2011 intro | Lamar Dawson

By Kevin Ledford

Photo from Scout.com

If you haven’t heard of Lamar Dawson yet, don’t worry, you will. The 6’2” 230 pounder stars on both sides of the ball for Boyle County High School in Danville, KY and is sure to be a highly sought-after recruit once the word (and film) gets out.

This past season as a junior, Lamar racked up 176 tackles, 23 TFLs, intercepted 2 passes, and recovered 3 fumbles at linebacker. On offense, in an H-back type role, he hauled in 21 passes for 376 yards with 4 touchdowns and carried the ball 43 times for 329 yards and 2 more scores.

He currently holds offers from Kentucky, Louisville, Cincinnati, Purdue, Texas Tech, and Stanford.

Lamar grew up a fan of the Kentucky Wildcats and says, “Coach Smith and all the coaches at UK are recruiting me pretty hard.”

So does that mean UK is the leader?

“Not really, I’m just keeping my options open.”

As of right now, he isn’t looking for any one particular thing in a school, but does say he wants to play in a strong conference at a school with a good fan base.

Scouting Report

Lamar could play a number of positions at the next level, but projects best at MLB. He already has the size for the position, and his tremendous instincts and overall feel for the game just scream “defensive leader.” He is a very aggressive and physical player with explosive power. He displays very good technique, constantly keeping his shoulders square to the line of scrimmage, and wrapping up when tackling. Fights through would-be blockers and always seems to take perfect angles in pursuit. However, perhaps his best attribute is his instincts: Lamar reads and reacts to what he sees instantly whether it be run or pass and almost always seems to make the play, as his stats would suggest.

See Lamar in action here: