2021 PFN Player Preview: Ej Dawson-Cornell Raiders @EJDawsonJr1 @Coachdawson17

Ej Dawson Jr.

Cornell Raiders

Class Of: 2023

Position(s): LB, QB

Jersey #3
Ht: 6’0 – Wt: 210

Stats:
Led the team in the tackles 2 years in a row
All conference LB

Other Sports: Basketball, Baseball, Bowling

Awards:
All American Scholar

Twitter: @EJDawsonJr1

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Why do you play football?
Just the love of the game, runs through my veins.

Who is your favorite sports star and why?
Dane Jackson because he is a huge role model in his community.

Do you have a favorite play you remember the most? Explain:
When I had a game winning tackle my freshmen year against California in the first round of the playoffs. It was 4th and goal when at 2-yard line they had the ball and I end up getting a game-winning sack to ice the game, and then going to play Clariton in the second round.

What are your goals for this coming season?
Lead the state in tackles, throw for 1000 yards, and win the state championship.

What is your favorite Pro team, any sport?
Steelers and Celtics

What game, yours, college or pro, was your favorite game and why?
When Pitt beat Clemson a couple years ago.

What sports movie would you watch every day if you had to pick one and why?
Remember the Titans

What cartoon character do you think your head coach most resembles?
Batman

If your mom and dad are screaming at you from the stands, what is it they usually yell?
My mom screams RUN THE WHOLE GAME.

Who is your mentor, the person you want to be like?
My mentor was Zaier Harrison.

Name a sport you’d love to play but can’t?
I’d love to try rugby.

What is your most embarrassing sports moment?
When I had a wide open fast break lay up in my first high school basketball game and I fell straight in my face.

Is there anyone in your family, besides your parents, you could consider your biggest fan? Who, Why?
My teammates they all want me to grow as a person on and off the field.

When you aren’t playing, practicing or training for sports, what is your go to activity and why?
I love to eat Oreos and watch movies.

What is your favorite football memory to date?
Favorite memory was beating Olsh for the Conference Championship game.

What is your favorite play to run?
All fades

What scares you the most?
Not winning a championship before I go to college.

Music of choice?
Hip Hop

What was your favorite gift as a little boy? Why?
My little brother, That’s my guy.

What restaurant is your go to when you need a big meal?
Applebee’s

Which one, Sheetz or Wawa?
Sheetz easy