As a college football player with the Pittsburgh Panthers, he set a Pitt record with four touchdown catches in a game.
In his junior year at Pitt in 1981, he was an Associated Press first-team All-American after hauling in 46 receptions for 767 yards and 16 touchdowns.
[1] College Football News ranked Dawkins the fourth best receiver in the history of the University of Pittsburgh.
[3] Dawkins played two years in the Arena Football League for the Pittsburgh Gladiators in 1988 and 1990.
During the two years he had 90 receptions for 1,334 yards and 30 touchdowns as a receiver and 21 tackles and three interceptions as a linebacker.