I'm as excited as anyone about his potential, but the slot position in any offense, especially this one, is so nuanced.
But just take a peek at Dawson's last 4 years as an OC and what his slot receivers have done:
2021 Houston -- Tank Dell -- 90 catches for 1329 yards and 12 TDs
2022 Houston -- Tank Dell -- 109 catches for 1389 yards and 17 TDs
2023 Miami -- Xavier Restrepo -- 85 catches for 1092 yards and 6 TDs
2024 Miami -- Xavier Restrepo -- 69 catches for 1127 yards and 11 TDs
Dell did run about 67% of his routes from the slot, so he wasn't exclusively a slot WR, but that's where the ball goes in a Shannon Dawson offense.
It's a lot to put on the shoulders of a kid who wasn't a full-time WR in HS, is a true freshman, and reclassified.