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Name: Elijah Dotson (Transfer from Sacramento State)
College: Northern Colorado      Number: 5
School Bio/Stats Link: HERE
Height: 5-09   Weight: 202
Position:  Pos2: WR/KR
Class/Draft Year: rSr/2023

40 Low: 4.48
   40 Time: 4.53
  40 High: 4.58

> Projected Round:   Stock:    


 Data Scout Notes: **HPFA-Liked him for years/Do-it-All Back/Bigtime Rec Back/Listed 6-0/really 5-09V 2022: 2ndC-RB/HMC-KR-PR-AP...Transfer from Sacramento State...2021: NAC...2020: P3rdNationalFCS-PSDS/P1stPSDS...2019: 1stC...P3rdDS/P1stC...1st team All-Big Sky w/185-1154-6.2-9 rush, 14-160-11.4-0 rec in 10 gms in '18. 87-475-5.5-5 rush, 8-139-17.4-2 rec, 19-403-21.2-0 KR in 1

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Height: 5092
Weight: 202

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Dates: 03-31-23@SacramentoSt
Hand: 08 7/8  Arm: 30 7/8
Wingspan: 73 3/4

Height: 5092
Weight: 202
40 Yrd Dash: 4.53
20 Yrd Dash: 2.69
10 Yrd Dash: 1.61
225 Lb. Bench Reps: 21
Vertical Jump: 33 1/2
Broad Jump: 10'01"
20 Yrd Shuttle: 4.26
3-Cone Drill: 7.39

40 Time Range: 4.52-4.53/Projected 4.52
 

 





 Elijah Dotson, Northern Colorado, Player News


  2022 ALL-BIG SKY SECOND TEAM: RB Elijah Dotson (UNC),...Earning Second Team honors, Dotson led the team in rushing and receptions while establishing a new NCAA DI school record with 1,567 all-purpose yards. - Northern Colorado Football

(DS#36 RB) rSr/2023 RB Elijah DotsonNorthern Colorado
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  SEPT 26 BIG SKY SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Elijah Dotson (Northern Colorado),...Elijah Dotson was named the Big Sky Football Special Teams Player of the Week after leading Northern Colorado to a 35-14 win over Idaho State this past Saturday. Dotson finished the game with 208 all-purpose yards, with an 82-yard punt return touchdown and 102 yards rushing. Dotson became the first UNC player to return a punt for a score since 2015 and was the first Bears' running back since 2019 to rush over the century mark. Others Nominated, ST: Ricardo Chavez (Idaho), Marcus Fulcher (Sac State), Junior Bergen (Montana). - Big Sky Football

(DS#36 RB) rSr/2023 RB Elijah DotsonNorthern Colorado
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  Elijah Dotson broke a tie with a short touchdown run and followed it up with a long punt return for a score to spark Northern Colorado's 35-14 victory over Idaho State on Saturday. The Bears broke the game open in the fourth quarter, scoring three touchdowns in the first 6-plus minutes of the period. Dotson's 2-yard touchdown run gave Northern Colorado a 21-14 lead with 14:23 remaining. After the Bears forced a punt, Dotson returned the kick 82 yards for a score. Northern Colorado struck again on Idaho State's next possession when Elijah Anderson-Taylor returned a fumble 47 yards for another score and a 35-14 lead.

Dotson had 211 all-purpose yards - 102 rushing and 27 receiving to go with the 82-yard punt return. Dylan McCaffrey completed 23 of 28 passes for 234 yards with one touchdown for the Bears (2-2, 1-0 Big Sky). Alec Pell caught six passes for 86 yards. Raiden Hunter had 111 yards on the ground for the Bengals (0-4, 0-1). Hunter Hays was 25-of-34 passing for 264 yards with two touchdowns and an interception. Xavier Guillory had seven receptions for 120 yards. Hays and Guillory connected on a 51-yard pass that tied the score at 14 heading to halftime. - Northern Colorado/AP College Football


(DS#36 RB) rSr/2023 RB Elijah DotsonNorthern Colorado
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  2020 PHIL STEELE/DRAFTSCOUT ALL-BIG SKY FIRST TEAM: Elijah Dotson, Sacramento St, Sr.,...Dotson was named second team All-America by HERO Sports and first team all-Big Sky Conference....Earned the team's Coach Bob Mattos Offensive MVP award....Recorded 1,445 all-purpose yards and scored 11 touchdowns during the season while becoming one one of the top dual-threat backs in the FCS...Carried the ball 151 times for 742 yards and scored seven touchdowns and also caught 70 passes for 702 yards and four scores. - Sacramento State Football

(DS#36 RB) rSr/2023 RB Elijah DotsonNorthern Colorado
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  2020 PHIL STEELE/DRAFTSCOUT PRESEASON ALL-FCS THIRD TEAM: RB Elijah Dotson, Sacramento St, Sr.,...Dotson led the team with 742 rushing yards and also had a team high 70 receptions for 702 yards to give him 1,445 all-purpose yards in 2019. Dotson finished with 11 total touchdowns during the season with seven rushing and five receiving scores. He averaged 4.9 rushing yards per attempt and had three games with 100 rushing yards. - Sacramento State Football

(DS#36 RB) rSr/2023 RB Elijah DotsonNorthern Colorado
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  2019 ALL-BIG SKY CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM (COACHES): Running Back Elijah Dotson, Junior, Sacramento State,...Dotson returned to the first team for the second consecutive seasons. One of the top running backs in the league, Dotson led the team with 738 rushing yards and also had a team high 69 receptions for 700 yards to give him 1,439 all-purpose yards. The junior led the Hornets with 11 total touchdowns during the season with seven rushing and five receiving scores. He averaged 4.9 rushing yards per attempt and had three games with 100 rushing yards. The Sacramento native broke out this year as a receiver in the team's new offense. He became the first Sacramento State running back to have 100 receiving yards in a game as he had 158 against Northern Colorado. Dotson caught at least two passes in all 12 games and had four or more receptions in 11 of the team's 12 regular season contests. - Sacramento State Football

(DS#36 RB) rSr/2023 RB Elijah DotsonNorthern Colorado
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  Elijah Dotson ran for 109 yards and two touchdowns and Sacramento State beat Idaho 31-7 on Saturday. The Hornets (8-3, 6-1) moved into a three-way tie with Montana and Weber State atop the Big Sky Conference standings with one game left in the regular season. Sacramento State beat the Grizzlies 49-22 on October 19 and lost 36-17 to the Wildcats on November 2. Caelan Barnes recovered a fumble forced by Marcus Bruce on the game's second play from scrimmage and six plays later Kevin Thompson's 4-yard touchdown run gave Sacramento State a 7-0 lead. Josiah Erickson recovered another Vandals fumble early in the second quarter at the 19 and, after the Hornets went three-and-out, Devon Medeiros made a 33-yard field goal but Idaho was called for roughing the kicker, giving Sacramento State a first-and-goal at the 6.

Two plays later, Dotson scored on a 4-yard run. Medeiros kicked a 33-yarder midway through the period and BJ Perkinson's 22-yard TD run with 54 seconds left in the half made it 24-0. Mason Petrino had for 133 yards passing, including a 24-yard touchdown to Cutrell Haywood, for Idaho (4-7, 2-5). Sacramento State, which went into the game ranked No. 6 in the FCS Coaches poll, limited the Vandals to 194 total yards and just eight first downs. The Hornets tied the program's single-season record for conference wins and set its Division I mark for overall wins. - AP College Football


(DS#36 RB) rSr/2023 RB Elijah DotsonNorthern Colorado
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  OCT 28 BIG SKY OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Sacramento State running back Elijah Dotson broke tackle after tackle to rack up a season-high 176 yards on the ground. He added a career-high-tying three rushing touchdowns in Sacramento State's 38-14 win over Cal Poly. The junior was the catalyst for a Hornet rushing attack which amassed 348 rushing yards and five touchdowns in the game. Dotson registered touchdown runs of 19, 1 and 30 yards in the game. He also led the Hornets with five receptions for 50 yards. The 100-yard rushing performance was the eighth of Dotson's career and the second this season. Others Nominated, Offense: Ty Flanagan, ISU; Tamarick Pierce, EWU; Case Cookus, NAU; Sirgeo Hoffman, PSU; Chris Helbig, SUU, Devon Cooley, WSU; Marcus Knight, UM. - Big Sky Conference Football

(DS#36 RB) rSr/2023 RB Elijah DotsonNorthern Colorado
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  Elijah Dotson ran 19 times for 176 yards and three touchdowns on Saturday night and Sacramento State beat Cal Poly 38-14. Kevin Thomson passed for 171 yards and an interception and ran 11 times for 104 yards for the Hornets (6-2, 4-0 Big Sky Conference). BJ Perkinson added 57 yards rushing with two TDs. After a scoreless first quarter, Sacramento State scored 17 points in the second quarter and a touchdown in the third to make it 24-0.

Jake Jeffrey's 43-yard touchdown pass to J.J. Koski cut the deficit to 24-7 for the Mustangs (2-6, 1-4), but the Hornets scored two more touchdowns to make it 38-7 in the middle of the fourth quarter. Sacramento State, ranked eighth in the FCS Coaches Poll, hosts fifth-ranked Weber State next Saturday with first place in the Big Sky standings at stake. Duy Tran-Sampson ran 21 times for 70 yards for Cal Poly. - AP College Football


(DS#36 RB) rSr/2023 RB Elijah DotsonNorthern Colorado
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  2019 PRESEASON PHIL STEELE/DRAFT SCOUT ALL-FCS THIRD TEAM: Elijah Dotson, Sacramento State, Jr.,...Dotson led the team with 1,154 rushing yards, nine touchdowns and 1,314 all-purpose yards in 2018. He became the first Hornet running back to earn first team all-Big Sky honors since Charles Roberts who did it three years in a row (1998-2000). - Sacramento State Football

(DS#36 RB) rSr/2023 RB Elijah DotsonNorthern Colorado
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  2019 PRESEASON ALL-BIG SKY FOOTBALL TEAM: RB: Elijah Dotson, Jr., Sacramento State,...Dotson was the catalyst for the Sacramento State offense last season, leading the team with 1,154 rushing yards, nine touchdowns and 1,314 all-purpose yards. He became the first Hornet running back to earn first team all-Big Sky honors since Charles Roberts who did it three years in a row (1998-2000).

Dotson's average of 115.4 yards per game was the third highest in school history while his total of 1.154 yards placed him seventh despite the team playing on 10 games during the regular season. He also moved into fifth place in school history with an average of 6.2 yards per carry. - Sacramento State Football


(DS#36 RB) rSr/2023 RB Elijah DotsonNorthern Colorado
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