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Dotson, Elijah
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Jersey Number 5
Elijah Dotson
- Position:
- Running Back
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Sacramento, Calif.
- Prev School:
- Sacramento State
Bio
Sacramento State
- First Team All-Big Sky (2018)
- First Team All-Big Sky (2019)
- HERO Sports Second Team All-America (2019)
2019
- 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
- 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
- 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.
- First Team All-Big Sky (2018)
- First Team All-Big Sky (2019)
- HERO Sports Second Team All-America (2019)
2019
- 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
- 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
- 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.
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