▁an ▁honor ▁which ▁encourag ed ▁him ▁to ▁for go ▁his ▁senior ▁season ▁and ▁enter ▁the ▁NFL ▁D raft . ▁ ▁Professional ▁career ▁He ▁was ▁selected ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁NFL ▁D raft ▁by ▁the ▁Indian apolis ▁Col ts ▁as ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁overall ▁pick ▁and ▁the ▁second ▁wide ▁receiver ▁chosen . ▁In ▁his ▁third ▁season ▁with ▁the ▁Col ts , ▁Indian apolis ▁won ▁two ▁play off ▁games ▁before ▁falling ▁to ▁the ▁Pitts burgh ▁Ste el ers ▁in ▁the ▁A FC ▁Championship ▁game . ▁He ▁would ▁play ▁in ▁two ▁more ▁play off ▁games ▁in ▁his ▁career , ▁but ▁both ▁were ▁losses . ▁ ▁After ▁one ▁season ▁in ▁New ▁Orleans , ▁Daw kins ▁signed ▁as ▁a ▁free ▁agent ▁with ▁the ▁Seattle ▁Se ah aw ks ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁He ▁enjoyed ▁his ▁fin est ▁personal ▁year ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁when ▁he ▁caught ▁ 5 8 ▁passes ▁for ▁ 9 9 2 ▁yards . ▁After ▁two ▁campaign s ▁with ▁Seattle , ▁Daw kins ▁spent ▁his ▁final ▁year ▁with ▁the ▁Jackson ville ▁J agu ars . ▁His ▁career ▁was ▁clearly ▁on ▁the ▁decl ine ▁by ▁that ▁point , ▁as ▁he ▁made ▁only ▁ 2 0 ▁catch es ▁with ▁the ▁J agu ars ▁that ▁season . ▁Before ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁season , ▁he ▁signed ▁with ▁the ▁Minnesota ▁Vik ings , ▁however ▁he ▁was ▁released ▁at ▁the ▁final ▁cut down ▁and ▁never ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁NFL ▁again . ▁ ▁NFL ▁statistics