Dawan Martin

Position:
Defensive End
Height:
6-4
Weight:
250
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Youngstown, Ohio
High School:
East
Major:
General Studies

2023 (Junior): Played in all 13 games as a reserve defensive end...credited with 13 total tackles, including eight solo stops...credited with two tackles against Ohio State, Southern Illinois and Murray State...had a sack for an 11-yard loss against Illinois State...had a sack for a 10-yard loss at Murray State...registered a sack for an eight-yard loss vs. Duquesne in the FCS Playoffs...had four sacks and seven QB hurries during the season.

2022 (Sophomore): Played in the first three games before being sidelined with an injury...was credited with seven tackles, including four solos...had five tackles, including four solos against Dayton...had two sacks against the Flyers...had two assisted tackles against Duquesne.

2021 (Redshirt Freshman): Played in four games and started two contests...started against UIW and Michigan State...credited with four total tackles...had two assisted stops against Michigan State...had a solo tackle at Michigan State...had an assisted tackle against UIW.

2021 Spring (Freshman): Redshirted.

High School: Two-star rated player by 247sports.com…played in the OHSFCA North-South Football Classic…was a second-team Division IV All-Northeast Inland District on the defensive line…also earned second-team All-American Conference Red Tier honors…helped lead East to the Class 4 Quarterfinals where the Golden Bears dropped a hard-fought 34-30 contest to Girard...East finished the season with an 8-4 mark…coach was Bryan Marrow.

Personal: Is the 2024-25 recipient of the James and Velma Coates Memorial Scholarship, the Jack Sr. and Jean Cramb Scholarship and the 1991 National Championship Team Scholarship endowment.