Dalyn Dawkins is a retired NFL running back who last played for the Detroit Lions. He entered the league in 2018 out of Colorado State. In the 2019 regular season he caught 0 passes for 0 yards and 0 touchdowns and rushed for 26 yards and 0 touchdowns on 11 carries. He finished as the PPR RB135 in 2019. At Purdue and Colorado State (2013–17) he ran 589 times for 3,300 yards and 14 touchdowns and caught 79 passes for 734 yards and 3 touchdowns.