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Penn State Football: Nick Dawkins Signs With Ravens

Penn State center Nick Dawkins gave an honest description of what SMU is walking into Saturday, Dec. 21.
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After going undrafted in the 2026 NFL Draft, Penn State’s center Nick Dawkins, has signed an undrafted free agent contract with the Baltimore Ravens.

The 6′-4,” 295 lb. anchor started 12 games for the Nittany Lions with over 850 snaps played in his redshirt senior season and was voted team captain.

Per Pro Football Focus (PFF), Dawkins registered a 70.3 overall PFF grade, featuring a 79.8 pass-blocking grade (56th among qualified centers) while allowing only 6 pressures (2 sacks, 1 hit) and committing 5 penalties.

He also earned All-Big Ten Honorable Mention honors from the media and was a Second-Team CBS Preseason All-American.

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Dawkins was also a finalist for the William V. Campbell Scholar-Athlete Trophy and the Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year award.

The Allentown, Pennsylvania native joins a Ravens’ squad that finished 8-9 last season and missed the playoffs for the first time since 2021.

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