Nah. Coach clearly stated that the air raid started out with 12 personnel.
Air Raid is a philosophy: an pass-heavy offense that gets playmakers the ball in space. "Run a core group of plays...and excecute those core group of plays at an extremely high level..."
How they practice, the drills they run, the language they use, ball out quick---these are the things that distinguish air raid from other offenses. WRs, TEs, RBs, perfect their route running, adjust routes to coverages (if the defense does that, do this) and beat defenses with execution.
Dawson runs the traditional Leech air raid passing staples (4 verts, mesh, corner, stick). So, he recruited a QB that has run air raid for the last three years. He's recruiting a WR that has played in an air raid offense for two years. Air raid.
Leech ain't winning no championships with how pass-heavy his offenses are. So, the Air raid differs in coaches' run game philosophy, which doesn't make the offense any more or less "air raid" imo. Dana Holmgerson (a Leech disciple) ran more diverse run plays. He's an air raid coach.
At MIAMI, we see pro-set running plays because the OC and OL coaches have to be hand and glove.
The only criticism I have with Dawson is tempo, he needs to go up-tempo. With upgrades and experience at QB, RB (fingers crossed), and WR, this air raid offense will be one of best in college football.