Elijah Dotson
{{Short description|American football player (born 1999)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Elijah Dotson
| image =
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| alt =
| caption =
| current_team = Atlanta Falcons
| number = 41
| position = Running back
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|1|19}}{{Cite web |title=Elijah Dotson Biography |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/bio/_/id/4248909/elijah-dotson |access-date=August 30, 2023 |website=ESPN}}
| birth_place = Sacramento, California, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 9
| weight_lb = 202
| high_school = Antelope {{avoid wrap|(Antelope, California)}}
| college = Sacramento State (2017–2021)
Northern Colorado (2022)
| undraftedyear = 2023
| pastteams =
- Los Angeles Chargers ({{NFL Year|2023}})
- Atlanta Falcons ({{NFL Year|2024}}–present)*
| status = Active
| highlights =
- First-team All-Big Sky (2018)
- First-team All-Big Sky (2019)
- HERO Sports Second Team All-America (2019)
| statleague = NFL
| statseason = 2024
| statweek =
| statlabel1 = Rushing yards
| statvalue1 = 6
| statlabel2 = Rushing average
| statvalue2 = 1.5
| statlabel3 = Rushing touchdowns
| statvalue3 =
| statlabel4 = Receptions
| statvalue4 = 2
| statlabel5 = Receiving yards
| statvalue5 = 13
| statlabel6 = Receiving touchdowns
| statvalue6 =
| statlabel7 = Return yards
| statvalue7 =
| pfr = DotsEl00
}}
Elijah Dotson (born January 19, 1999) is an American professional football running back for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Sacramento State Hornets and Northern Colorado Bears.
Early life and career
Dotson played Pop Warner for the Jr. Foothill Mustangs (Sacramento) and attended Antelope High School in Antelope, California.{{Cite web |last=Davidson |first=Joe |date=September 5, 2015 |title=Prep football roundup: Like father, like son as Elijah Dotson powers Antelope |url=https://www.sacbee.com/sports/high-school/joe-davidson/article34214070.html |access-date=November 14, 2023 |website=Sacramento Bee}}
College career
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | ||||||||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Season
! colspan="2"| Games ! colspan="4"| Rushing ! colspan="4"| Receiving ! colspan="4"| Kick Returns ! colspan="4"| Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | Ret | Yards | Avg | TD | Ret | Yards | Avg | TD | |
| colspan="19" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Sacramento State Hornets}}"| Sacramento State Hornets | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2017
| 11 || 5 || 87 || 475 || 5.5 || 5 || 8 || 139 || 17.4 || 2 || 19 || 403 || 21.2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2018
| 10 || 10 || 185 || 1,154 || 6.2 || 9 || 14 || 160 || 11.4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2019
| 13 || 13 || 151 || 742 || 4.9 || 7 || 70 || 702 || 10.0 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 1.0 || 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2020
| colspan="18"| Team did not play due to COVID-19 concerns | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2021
| 4 || 4 || 28 || 95 || 3.4 || 1 || 18 || 108 || 6.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| colspan="19" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Northern Colorado Bears}}"| Northern Colorado Bears | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2022
| 11 || 11 || 206 || 929 || 4.5 || 6 || 47 || 329 || 7.0 || 2 || 13 || 252 || 19.4 || 0 || 1 || 82 || 82.0 || 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Career{{Cite web |title=Elijah Dotson - Northern Colorado Bears - NCAA Football |url=http://hosted.stats.com/cfb/players.asp?id=277758 |access-date=November 4, 2023 |website=hosted.stats.com}} | 49 | 43 | 657 | 3,395 | 5.2 | 28 | 157 | 1,438 | 9.2 | 8 | 32 | 655 | 20.5 | 0 | 2 | 83 | 41.5 | 1 |
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 5
| height in = 9 1/4
| weight = 202
| dash = 4.53
| ten split = 1.61
| twenty split = 2.69
| shuttle = 4.26
| cone drill = 7.39
| vertical = 33.5
| broad ft = 10
| broad in = 1
| bench = 21
| arm span = 30 7/8
| hand span = 8 7/8
| note = All values from Pro Day{{Cite web |title=2023 NFL Draft Scout Elijah Dotson College Football Profile |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1027889&DraftYear=2023 |access-date=September 22, 2023 |website=DraftScout.com}}
}}
=Los Angeles Chargers=
Dotson signed with the Los Angeles Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 2023.{{Cite web |last=Reedy |first=Joe |date=August 13, 2023 |title=Undrafted rookie Elijah Dotson making a case for Chargers’ roster spot after 2-TD game |url=https://apnews.com/article/chargers-elijah-dotson-austin-ekeler-e08f1e0bc0d9d1d13a79e5ded7fe4618 |access-date=August 29, 2023 |website=AP News}} He played in four games before being waived on December 2, 2023.{{cite web|title=Chargers Sign Alex Erickson to Active Roster; Elevate Stephen Anderson|url=https://www.chargers.com/news/chargers-sign-alex-erickson-to-active-roster-elevate-stephen-anderson|website=Chargers.com|date=December 2, 2023}} He was re-signed to the practice squad on December 5.{{cite web |title=Los Angeles Chargers Activate Safety JT Woods |url=https://www.chargers.com/news/los-angeles-chargers-activate-safety-jt-woods-week-14-2023 |website=Chargers.com |access-date=December 6, 2023}} He signed a reserve/future contract on January 11, 2024.{{cite web|title=Los Angeles Chargers Sign 11 Players to Contracts|url=https://www.chargers.com/news/los-angeles-chargers-sign-11-players-to-contracts-2024|website=Chargers.com|date=January 11, 2024}}
On August 27, 2024, Dotson was waived by the Chargers.{{cite web|title=Los Angeles Chargers Reduce Roster to 53 Players|url=https://www.chargers.com/news/los-angeles-chargers-reduce-roster-to-53-players-2024|website=Chargers.com|date=August 27, 2024}}
=Atlanta Falcons=
On December 3, 2024, Dotson signed with the Atlanta Falcons' practice squad.{{cite web |title=Elijah Dotson: Headed to Atlanta |url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/football/news/elijah-dotson-headed-to-atlanta/ |website=CBS Sports |access-date=December 4, 2024}} He signed a reserve/future contract on January 6, 2025.{{cite web|title=Falcons sign 13 players to reserve/future contracts for 2025|url=https://www.atlantafalcons.com/news/atlanta-falcons-reserve-future-contracts-2025|author=Waack, Terrin|website=AtlantaFalcons.com|date=January 7, 2025}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.atlantafalcons.com/team/players-roster/elijah-dotson/ Atlanta Falcons bio]
- [https://hornetsports.com/sports/football/roster/elijah-dotson/7260 Sacramento State Hornets bio]
- [https://uncbears.com/sports/football/roster/elijah--dotson/8773 Northern Colorado Bears bio]
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Category:Players of American football from Sacramento County, California
Category:American football running backs
Category:Sacramento State Hornets football players
Category:Northern Colorado Bears football players
Category:Atlanta Falcons players
Category:Los Angeles Chargers players
Category:21st-century American sportsmen
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