Dermontti Fara Dawson
Position: C-G
Height: 6-2 Weight: 288 lbs.
Born: June 17, 1965 in Lexington, KY
College: Kentucky (school history)
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 2nd round (44th overall) of the 1988 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 80 (386th overall since 1950)
7-time Pro Bowler & 6-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 2012, finalist in 2009, 2010, 2011
Promote your website or business by sponsoring this page for $10 on Pro-Football-Reference.com. Your message will replace this ad.
| All-Time Rank: #236. Randy Gradishar… #237. Jack Butler… #238. Herschel Walker… #239. DERMONTTI DAWSON… #240. Troy Vincent… #241. Antonio Gates… #242. Boomer Esiason… |
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty | AV |
| 1988 | 23 | PIT | rg | 63 | 8 | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 1989 | 24 | PIT | C | 63 | 16 | 16 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| 1990 | 25 | PIT | C | 63 | 16 | 16 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| 1991 | 26 | PIT | C | 63 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1992* | 27 | PIT | C | 63 | 16 | 16 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| 1993*+ | 28 | PIT | C | 63 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |||||||||
| 1994*+ | 29 | PIT | C | 63 | 16 | 16 | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| 1995*+ | 30 | PIT | C | 63 | 16 | 16 | 13 | ||||||||||||||
| 1996*+ | 31 | PIT | C | 63 | 16 | 16 | 11 | ||||||||||||||
| 1997*+ | 32 | PIT | C | 63 | 16 | 16 | 14 | ||||||||||||||
| 1998*+ | 33 | PIT | C | 63 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -25 | 0 | 9 | |||||||||
| 1999 | 34 | PIT | c | 63 | 7 | 7 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 2000 | 35 | PIT | C | 63 | 9 | 9 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Career | 184 | 181 | 0 | 4 | 1 | -23 | 0 | 102 | |||||||||||||
|
Games Started
|
Playoff Games Started
|
| Year | Team | Level | Voters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1994 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1994 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1994 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1994 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Writers |
| 1994 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
| 1995 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1995 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1995 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1995 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Writers |
| 1995 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
| 1996 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1996 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1996 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1996 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Writers |
| 1996 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
| 1997 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1997 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1997 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Writers |
| 1997 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
| 1998 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1998 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1998 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Writers |
| 1998 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |