Keyunta Dawson

Indianapolis Colts 242nd pick

DE · Texas Tech · 2007–2013

Draft Details

Year

2007

Round

Round 7

Pick

242nd overall

Team

Indianapolis Colts

Position

College

Texas Tech

Keyunta Dawson Career Stats

Primary starter for 1 season.

Defense

Season	Team	G	Solo	Ast	Sacks	QB Hits	PD	FF
2007	IND	13	11	6	1	3	0	1
2008	IND	14	13	21	0	2	0	0
2009	IND	8	5	7	0	0	1	0
2010	IND	14	12	12	0	5	1	0
2011	DET	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
2012	TEN	2	1	1	0	1	0	0
2013	NO	4	2	1	0.5	3	0	1
Career		56	45	48	1.5	14	2	2

G = games with at least one recorded statistic; the career games total in the summary above includes every game played.

Source: nflverse · Updated Sep 28, 2026

Keyunta Dawson is a former defensive end out of Texas Tech, selected by the Indianapolis Colts with the 242nd overall pick (round 7) in the 2007 NFL Draft. He played 71 regular-season games from 2007 to 2013, with the Indianapolis Colts, Detroit Lions, Tennessee Titans and New Orleans Saints.

More from the 2007 Draft

Rd	Pick	Team	Player	Pos	College
1	1	LV	JaMarcus Russell	QB	LSU
1	2	DET	Calvin Johnson	WR	Georgia Tech
1	3	CLE	Joe Thomas	OT	Wisconsin
1	4	TB	Gaines Adams	DE	Clemson
1	6	WAS	LaRon Landry	FS	LSU
1	8	ATL	Jamaal Anderson	DE	Arkansas
1	9	MIA	Ted Ginn	WR	Ohio State
1	10	HOU	Amobi Okoye	DT	Louisville
1	11	SF	Patrick Willis	ILB	Mississippi
1	12	BUF	Marshawn Lynch	RB	California

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