Going into the 2022 football season, Auburn Wire will be looking at each scholarship player listed on the Tigers roster.
Over the summer, each profile will cover where the player is from, how recruiting websites rated them coming out of high school, and what role they will play for Bryan Harsin this season.
Today, we will be focusing on redshirt freshman wide receiver Tar’Varish Dawson Jr. He was a member of the 2021 recruiting class and was ranked as the 22nd best athlete in the country.
Preseason Player Profile
Hometown: Fort Myers, Florida
Ht: 5-10
Wt: 161
247Sports Composite Ranking
Three-Star | No. 57 in Florida | No. 22 Athlete
Class in 2021: Redshirt Freshman
Career Stats
| Year | G | Receptions | Yards | TD’s | Yards per catch |
| 2021 | 2 | – | – | – | – |
Depth Chart Overview
Dawson was on the two-deep roster ahead of the season-opener but appeared in just two games but did not record a stat as a true freshman.
That will likely change in 2022 as Auburn is extremely thin at the wide receiver position and Dawson could easily become a starter in the slot. Dawson is a speedster who was getting hype during the preseason last year before a battle with COVID affected his season.
With a full year in Auburn’s strength and conditioning program, he should be faster and stronger than ever and Auburn is in need of a playmaker at wide receiver. He is definitely one of the offensive players to watch in spring practice.
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