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Landry was the 146th selection (5th round) of the 2006 NFL Draft...He was the 1st of 2 selections in the 5th round with TE Quinn Sypniewski taken 166th overall...Landry was also the 2nd player taken by Baltimore from Georgia Tech in 2006 (RB P.J. Daniels was selected with the Ravens' the 2nd pick in the 4th round at the 132nd overall spot)...Baltimore had not selected a Tech player since 1998 when it chose LB Ron Rogers in the 6th round (164th).
Highlights:
The All-Atlantic Coast Conference 2nd-team free safety was originally recruited as a quarterback, but moved to the secondary during 2002 spring drills...Started 37 of 50 games...Landry closed out his career with 250 tackles, the 3rd-highest total in school history for a DB...He posted 141 solo tackles and 3 sacks (-28 yards), plus 20.5 TFL (-88 yards)...Landry also posted 1 FF and 4 FRs...He gained 38 yards on 7 INT returns and 9 PD...Spent his sophomore and junior seasons at SS before moving to FS as a senior.
Pro Career:
"Dawan is going to be given every opportunity to be our starting safety," said Ozzie Newsome, Ravens general manager and executive vice president.
College Career:
2005: All-Atlantic Coast Conference 2nd-team selection...Shifted to FS, helping Tech rank in the Top 25 nationally in total defense (22nd), rushing defense (13th), pass efficiency defense (23rd), scoring defense (23rd), INTs (6th), turnover margin (16T), and takeaways (16T)...He ranked 5th in the ACC with 4 INTs for 12 yards in returns...Graduated in December of 2005 with a degree in management from Georgia Tech.
2004: Started all year at SS...Ranked 3rd on team with 81 tackles (45 solo)...Had 3 sacks (-28 yards) and 10 TFL (-49 yards)...Caused 1 fumble and had 2 PD...Also had 1 INT...Part of a unit that ranked 12th in the nation in total defense, 13th against the rush, 21st in points allowed and 21st in pass efficiency defense.
2003: Moved to the starting lineup at SS...Finished 4th on the team with a career-high 85 tackles (41 solo)...Had 6 TFL (-10 yards) and 2 FRs...Deflected 2 passes and grabbed 2 INTs for 28 return yards.
2002: Played every game on special teams, posting 8 tackles (4 solo).
2001: Quarterbacked the Georgia Tech scout team while redshirting, but moved to defense to take advantage of his athletic abilities.
Personal:
Named to the All-Southern team by the Orlando Sentinel and tabbed to Max Emfinger's Louisiana Super Elite 18 as a senior at Hahnville (Boutte, LA) HS...He was rated the 3rd-best athletic QB in the nation by Emfinger and was selected to PrepStar's All-Southeast Region team...Landry added All-Metro and All-River Parishes MVP honors during his final year and garnered All-State honorable mention...He passed for 1,291 yards and rushed for 1,575 yards accounting for 25 TDs, including 15 rushing and 10 passing, with only 2 INTs...Led Hahnville HS to an 11-0 regular season record before falling in the 2nd round of the playoffs his senior campaign...Added 1,950 yards passing and 795 yards rushing as a junior...Was also a standout basketball player...Younger brother, LeRon, is an All- Southeastern Conference FS at Louisiana State...Full name: Dawan Frank Landry. | 