Running back, Northern Colorado (from Sacramento State), 2017–22
Elijah Dotson
- Number
- No. 5
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 200 lb
- Class (2022)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Ewa Beach, HI
- Born
- Jan 19, 1999
Elijah Dotson played running back at Sacramento State (2017–21) and Northern Colorado (2022).
Career highs
182rushing yards, career highvs. UC Davis, 20222rushing touchdowns, career highat Portland State, 202210catches, career highat Arizona State, 2019Team titles: Big Sky champions, 2019 and 2021
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Sacramento State | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 0 | 25 |
| 2018 | Sacramento State | 11 | 37 | 3.4 | 0 | 16 |
| 2019 | Sacramento State | 16 | 41 | 2.6 | 0 | 8 |
| 2021 | Sacramento State | 4 | −1 | −0.3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | Northern Colorado | 206 | 929 | 4.5 | 6 | 58 |
| Career | 242 | 1,052 | 4.3 | 6 | 58 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Sacramento State | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | Sacramento State | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2019 | Sacramento State | 16 | 84 | 5.3 | 0 | 14 |
| 2021 | Sacramento State | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 0 | 12 |
| 2022 | Northern Colorado | 47 | 332 | 7.1 | 2 | 32 |
| Career | 71 | 463 | 6.5 | 2 | 32 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Sacramento State | 3 | 77 | 0 | – | – | – |
| 2022 | Northern Colorado | 13 | 252 | 0 | 1 | 82 | 0 |
| Career | 16 | 329 | 0 | 1 | 82 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Sacramento State | 5 | RB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2018 | Sacramento State | 5 | RB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2019 | Sacramento State | 5 | RB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2021 | Sacramento State | 5 | RB | Yr 5 | ||
| 2022 | Northern Colorado | 5 | RB | Sr. (Yr 6) | 6′0″ | 200 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Sacramento State (FCS) | 8 | 0.47 | – | – | 3.8 | – |
| 2018 | Sacramento State (FCS) | 12 | 0.08 | – | – | 1.0 | – |
| 2019 | Sacramento State (FCS) | 34 | 0.15 | – | – | 5.2 | 26% |
| 2021 | Sacramento State (FCS) | 8 | 0.29 | – | – | 2.3 | – |
| 2022 | Northern Colorado (FCS) | 195 | 0.03 | 17th (n=470) | 0.14 | 5.1 | 36% |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2022 Northern Colorado 11 games, 929 rushing yards, 6 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | L 34–46 | 10 | 59 | 0 | 4 | 43 | 1 |
| Sep 10 | at | L 10–33 | 12 | 32 | 0 | 5 | 31 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | at | W 21–14 | 19 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs. | W 35–14 | 24 | 102 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | at | L 35–55 | 17 | 77 | 1 | 4 | 49 | 1 |
| Oct 8 | at | L 7–55 | 16 | 50 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs. | L 14–37 | 16 | 101 | 1 | 7 | 26 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs. | L 10–58 | 27 | 182 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | at | L 21–35 | 20 | 91 | 2 | 5 | 75 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs. | W 21–20 | 17 | 84 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | at | L 21–45 | 28 | 121 | 0 | 3 | −2 | 0 |
2021 Sacramento State 1 game, −1 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18 | at | L 30–42 | 4 | −1 | 0 | 5 | 32 | 0 |
No box score in the source for Sep 25 at Idaho State, so that game is not listed.
2019 Sacramento State 2 games, 16 catches, 84 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | at | L 7–19 | 11 | 32 | 0 | 10 | 63 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | at | L 20–34 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 0 |
No box score in the source for Sep 1 vs. Southern Oregon; Sep 15 vs. Northern Colorado; Oct 6 vs. Eastern Washington; Oct 12 at Montana State; Oct 20 vs. Montana; Oct 27 at Cal Poly; Nov 3 vs. Weber State; Nov 9 at Northern Arizona; Nov 16 at Idaho; Nov 23 vs. UC Davis; Dec 8 vs. Austin Peay, so those games are not listed.
2018 Sacramento State 1 game, 37 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | at | L 14–28 | 11 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
No box score in the source for Sep 2 vs. St. Francis (IL); Sep 15 at Northern Colorado; Sep 22 at Montana; Oct 7 vs. Cal Poly; Oct 14 at Southern Utah; Oct 21 vs. North Dakota; Oct 28 vs. Portland State; Nov 3 at Weber State; Nov 17 at UC Davis, so those games are not listed.
2017 Sacramento State 1 game, 46 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at | L 6–28 | 5 | 46 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
No box score in the source for Sep 10 vs. Incarnate Word; Sep 17 vs. Weber State; Sep 24 vs. Southern Utah; Sep 30 at Eastern Washington; Oct 15 vs. Idaho State; Oct 21 at North Dakota; Oct 28 at Northern Arizona; Nov 5 vs. Northern Colorado; Nov 12 at Cal Poly; Nov 18 vs. UC Davis, so those games are not listed.
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2023 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′9¼″ |
| Weight | 202 lb |
| Arm length | 30⅞″ |
| Hand size | 8⅞″ |
| Wingspan | 73¾″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.53 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.61 s |
| Vertical jump | 33½″ |
| Broad jump | 10′1″ |
| Bench press | 21 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.39 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.26 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
1 season, 1 game with a stat; latest team: Atlanta Falcons.
| Season | Team | G | Car | Yds | TD | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Los Angeles Chargers | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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