Former Ole Miss TE Dawson Knox scores first career NFL touchdown
By Keith Farner
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In his third NFL game, former Ole Miss TE Dawson Knox caught his first touchdown in the NFL. Knox did it late in the first quarter on Sunday for the Buffalo Bills against the Cincinnati Bengals.
Knox caught a one-yard pass from Josh Allen in the corner of the end zone on a play-action fake and roll out.
Knox had one catch in each of the first two games this season, and had a combined 19 receiving yards entering Sunday. He also made a second catch later for the Bills and had 18 receiving yards early in the second quarter.
Knox is 6-foot-4 and 254 pounds and the rookie was drafted by Buffalo in the third round (96th overall). He played in 28 games at Ole Miss. Knox, a former walk-on who moved from quarterback to tight end, had 39 catches for 605 yards as a Rebel.
First career NFL touchdown for Dawson Knox 🙌 @dawson_knox pic.twitter.com/4YCjU7yNhy
— The Checkdown (@thecheckdown) September 22, 2019
A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.
