Sam Houston’s steady, road-grading veteran in the trenches
James Dawn II enters the 2026 season as a proven, durable interior lineman for Sam Houston, with 30 games played over three seasons and 26 career starts, including every game over the past two years. The 6-foot-3, 320-pound senior has been praised as a versatile, reliable blocker who settled in at right guard in 2024, helping power a Bearkat run game that ranked among the nation’s better rushing attacks and earned him second-team All-CUSA honors. If you want a seasoned, physical pass protector with line flexibility and starter-level consistency, Dawn II absolutely fits the brief.
