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Player Profile: Grant Dawson

What can Demon Deacon fans expect from linebacker Grant Dawson this upcoming season?

Grant Dawson, a redshirt sophomore from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, joined the Demon Deacons as a walk-on from Reagan High School after an all-conference high school career which included Dawson being named the Forsyth County Defensive Player of the year in 2011. Following a decision to attend Wake Forest as a walk-on in lieu of several other scholarship offers from FCS schools, Dawson was provided a scholarship by head coach Dave Clawson and the rest of the staff following the tumultuous 2014 season.

Dawson, undoubtedly hoping to follow in fellow walk-on to scholarship starter Hunter Williams' shoes, recorded a tackle in ten of the team's twelve games in 2014 and ultimately concluded the season with 15 tackles and a .