Noah Dawkins

Noah Dawkins (born August 13, 1997) is an American football linebacker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL).He played college football for The Citadel.

A native of Spartanburg, South Carolina he was a 2 year letterman at James F. Byrnes High School; as a senior he set a school record with 23 sacks; he was named the ESPN Upstate Player of the Year and the Spartanburg Herald Journal Defensive Player of the Year.

Dawkins was a member of The Citadel Bulldogs for four seasons. As a senior, Dawkins finished second on the team with66 tackles and 13.5 tackles for loss and led the Bulldogs with 5.5 sacks and was named first team All-Southern Conference. He finished his collegiate career with 166 tackles, 31.5 tackles-for-loss, 14.0 sacks, two forced fumbles and two interceptions.

Cincinnati Bengals

After an impressive Pro Day in the spring of his senior year at The Citadel Dawkins was named to Mel Kipers "Big Board" list of 300 top draft picks but was not selected, he was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals as an free agent on May 11, 2019. He was waived by the Bengals at the end of training camp, but was re-signed to the team's practice squad.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Dawkins was signed off the Bengals' practice squad by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Dawkins made his NFL debut on October 27, 2019 against the Tennessee Titans.