Games Played/Started: (2006, 16/14); (2007, 16/16) Total 32/30
Playoffs: (2006, 1/1) Total 1/1
Has developed into a consistent and productive force in the defensive backfield
Enters 2008 with 180 tackles (128 solo), 5 INTs (1 returned for a TD), 4 sacks and 20 PD
Started a career-best 16 games and was 6th on the team with a career-high 91 tackles (73 solo), 7 PD, and 1 sack (-9 yards) in 2007
Named to the 2006 Pro Football Weekly/Professional Football Writers of America All-Rookie Team
Finished 2nd on the NFL’s No. 1-rated defense with an NFL rookie-best 5 INTs (1 of which he returned for a TD)
His 1st-career INT in 2006 ended Carolina QB Jake Delhomme's franchise-record 150 passes without an INT
Landry was the top recipient of Performance Based Pay for the 2006 season and he was 3rd in 2007
The Performance Based Pay system was created as part of the 2002 Collective Bargaining Agreement extension
The system creates a fund used as a supplemental form of player compensation based on a comparison of playing time to salary
Dawan 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
2007: Started a career-best 16 games and was 6th on the team with a career-high 91 tackles (73 solo), 7 PD, and 1 sack (-9 yards)
2007 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Started and tallied a career-high 11 tackles, including 8 solo in game 15 at Sea. (12/23)
Netted 6 solo tackles and a PD and had 2 special teams tackles in game 10 vs. Cle. (11/18)
Led the secondary with 9 tackles, including 3 TFL in game 9 vs. Cin. (11/11)
Posted 7 tackles (5 solo), 1 QB hit, helping to force the Rams into a Ravens’ franchise-single-game-record 5 INTs in the 22-3 win in game 6 vs. STL (10/14)
Also recorded a special teams tackle against the Rams
Netted 3 tackles and 1 PD, helping hold the 49ers to 114 yards passing in the win in game 5 at SF (10/7)
Started and led the secondary with 7 tackles (6 solo), 1 sack (-9 yards) and 1 PD in the 20-13 win in game 2 vs. NYJ (9/16)
2006: Named to the Pro Football Weekly/Professional Football Writers of America All-Rookie Team on 1/22/07
Saw action in all 16 games, starting 14
Recorded 89 tackles, the 2nd-highest rookie total in team history (Ray Lewis - 142 in 1996)
Also finished 2nd on the NFL’s No. 1-rated defense with an NFL rookie-best 5 INTs (1 of which he returned for a TD), had 13 PD and 3 sacks (-16 yards)
2006 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Started and netted 4 tackles (3 solo), 2 PD, 1 sack (-8 yards) and 1 INT, setting up a Ravens' FG in the 31-7 win in game 15 at Pit. (12/24)
Started and posted 5 tackles (3 solo), an INT (which he returned 37 yards to the Cleveland 16), setting up the Ravens' 1st score in the 27-17 win in game 14 vs. Cle. (12/17)
Started and was all over the field, posting 10 tackles (7 solo), netting his 1st-career sack (-1 yard) and had 1 PD in the 27-26 victory in game 9 at Ten. (11/12)
Saw action off the bench and had 4 tackles, 2 PD and a career-high 2 INTs, returning 1 12 yards for his 1st-career TD in game 7 at NO (10/29)
Along with fellow DB Ronnie Prude, the duo became the 1st pair of rookie teammates to return INTs for a TD in the same game (NO) since 1964 (when Houston's Pete Jaquess and Benny Nelson achieved this feat against Oakland on 9/19/64)
Netted 6 tackles (3 solo), 1 TFL, 1 PD and his 1st-career INT, ending Carolina QB Jake Delhomme's franchise-record 150 passes without an INT in game 6 vs. Car. (10/15)
Started his 1st-career game at safety and had 5 tackles (3 solo) and 1 PD in the 27-0 victory in the season opener at TB (9/10)
The All-Atlantic Coast Conference 2nd-team FS was originally recruited as a QB, but moved to the secondary during 2002 spring drills
Started 37 of 50 career 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
All-Atlantic Coast Conference 2nd-team selection as a senior in 2005
Played every game on special teams as a redshirt freshman in 2002
Graduated in Dec. 2005 with a degree in management
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 to an 11-0 regular season record before falling in the 2nd round of the playoffs in his senior campaign
Was also a standout basketball player
Younger brother, LeRon, was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the 1st round (6th overall) in the 2007 NFL Draft
In Dec. 2007, Dawan participated in teammate Ed Reed's shopping event at a Baltimore Wal-Mart that provided gift certificates to 100 students from Booker T. Washington school for the holiday season
Participated in ‘Teach for America Week’ with teammate Ronnie Prude in April 2008
The players taught a 7th grad english class at Arundel Middle School
