Early life and high school

Dakin attended high school at Mazenod College located in

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for the Iowa Hawkeyes.

College football

Dakin entered the 2024 season the team's starting punter as a true

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. In week four of the 2024 season, he landed three punts inside the 20 yard-line, where for his performance Ina victory over

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, he was named the Ray Guy Award Punter of the Week. Dakin finished the 2024 season, punting 64 times with an average of 44.1 yards per punt, with 29 being inside the opponents 20-yard line, 16 traveling over 50 yards, with just five being touchbacks, and only 12.5% of his punts being returned, where for his performance he was named a freshman all-American by FWAA and being named second-team all Big-Ten. Heading into the 2025 season, he is projected to be one of the nation's top punters, being projected as the Ray Guy Award winner by CBS Sports.

References

External links

Iowa Hawkeyes bio
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