Sacramento State

First Team All-Big Sky (2018)
Preseason All-Big Sky (2019)
First Team All-Big Sky (2019)
HERO Sports Second Team All-America (2019)
Preseason All-Big Sky (2020)
HERO Sports Second Team Preseason All-America (2020)
Stats Perform Second Team Preseason All-America (2020)
Preseason All-Big Sky (2021)
Stats Perform First Team Preseason All-America (2021)
HERO Sports Second Team Preseason All-America (2021)

2021 Season

• Started the first four games of the season before opting to redshirt.
• Amassed 95 rushing yards and a touchdown on 28 carries.
• Also caught 18 passes for 108 yards.
• Had 38 rushing yards with a touchdown and 49 receiving yards on nine catches against UNI for his best game.
• Left Sacramento State ranked seventh in school career history with 2,466 rushing yards, was sixth in career attempts (451), seventh in career touchdowns (22) and fifth in career yards per carry (5.47).
• Is also tied for 11th in the Sacramento State record book with 110 career receptions.

2020 Season

• Season canceled due to COVID-19.

2019 Season

• 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.
• Had three 100-yard rushing performances including 18 carries for 175 yards and three touchdowns at Cal Poly.
• Also had 109 yards at Idaho and 102 against Eastern Washington.
• Scored a pair of rushing touchdowns in the season opener against Southern Oregon as well as at Idaho.
• Had a reception in every game and finished with five or more catches in nine contests.
• Caught 10 passes at Arizona State for his career high.
• The following week, he had seven grabs for 158 yards and a score against Northern Colorado.
• Also broke the century mark with eight receptions for 124 yards against Montana.

2018 Season

• Named first team all-Big Sky and became the first Hornet running back to earn the honor since Charles Roberts in 2000.
• Rushed for 1,154 yards which placed him seventh in school history.
• Averaged 115.4 yards which was the third best all-time at Sacramento State.
• His average of 6.2 yards per carry moved him into fifth place in school history.
• Was the team’s leading scorer with nine rushing touchdowns and also paced the team with 1,314 all-purpose yards.
• Had five consecutive 100-yard games in the middle of the season.
• Started the streak with 234 yards and three touchdowns at Montana.
• Followed with identical 149 yards and one touchdown performances against Cal Poly and Southern Utah.
• Had 140 yards and a score against North Dakota and pushed his run to five consecutive games over 100 yards with 183 and a score against Portland State.
• The stretch was the longest by a Hornet since Bryan Hilliard had six straight 100-yard games in 2010.
• During the streak, he averaged 171.0 yards per game, 7.5 yards per rush and scored six touchdowns.
• Had eight rushes of at least 25 yards, including six of 50 yards or longer.
• Also caught 14 passes for 160 yards.
• Had four receptions for 34 yards against Cal Poly.
• Season long reception was 38 yards against both Northern Colorado and Portland State.

2017 Season

• Showed his versatility as a true freshman, finishing the season with a team-best 1,017 all-purpose yards.
• Rushed for 475 yards and five touchdowns, had 139 receiving yards and two scores and added 403 kickoff return yards.
• Averaged 5.5 yards per carry during the season on 87 attempts.
• Had a season high 124 rushing yards and two touchdowns against Northern Colorado.
• Added 92 yards on the ground and a 24-yard touchdown in the Causeway Classic victory over UC Davis.
• Caught a TD pass and rushed for another against Incarnate Word.
• Averaged 17.4 yards per catch and 21.2 yards per kick return.
• Had a 48-yard touchdown catch at Northern Arizona and a 44-yard reception in the win at Cal Poly.
• Longest kick return was 70 yards against Weber State.

High School

• A 2017 graduate of Antelope HS in Sacramento, Calif.
• Named first team all-NorCal by Maxpreps.com and was a first team all-metro selection by The Sacramento Bee.
• Voted the MVP of the Capital Valley Conference and was also a first team selection.
• Set the Antelope single season record with 2,223 rushing yards and 25 touchdowns.
• Team went 12-1 during his final season with only loss coming against Del Oro HS in the Sac-Joaquin Section Div. II semifinals.
• Rushed for over 100 yards in 12 of the 13 games and averaged 171.0 yards per game.
• Had four games with 200-plus yards, including a career high 287 against Grant HS in the second round of the playoffs.
• Also caught 17 passes for 425 yards and seven touchdowns.
• Finished the season with 3,031 all-purpose yards and scored 200 points (33 touchdown, one two-point conversion).
• Defensively, he recorded 19 tackles with two interceptions and three pass breakups.
• Rushed for 1,513 yards and 16 touchdowns as a junior where he also caught 10 passes for 145 yards and a TD.
• Tallied 5,044 career all-purpose yards in 30 games.

Personal

• Majoring in ethnic studies.
• Father is Robert Dotson.