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, 2019

Team titles: Big Sky champions, 2019 and 2021

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2017Sacramento State5469.2025
2018Sacramento State11373.4016
2019Sacramento State16412.608
2021Sacramento State4−1−0.303
2022Northern Colorado2069294.5658
Career2421,0524.3658

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2017Sacramento State252.503
2018Sacramento State11010.0010
2019Sacramento State16845.3014
2021Sacramento State5326.4012
2022Northern Colorado473327.1232
Career714636.5232

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2017Sacramento State3770–––
2022Northern Colorado1325201820
Career1632901820

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

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017Sacramento State5RBYr 1
2018Sacramento State5RBYr 2
2019Sacramento State5RBYr 3
2021Sacramento State5RBYr 5
2022Northern Colorado5RBSr. (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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2017Sacramento State (FCS)80.47––3.8–
2018Sacramento State (FCS)120.08––1.0–
2019Sacramento State (FCS)340.15––5.226%
2021Sacramento State (FCS)80.29––2.3–
2022Northern Colorado (FCS)1950.0317th (n=470)0.145.136%

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
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 3vs.Houston ChristianL 34–⁠46105904431
Sep 10atWyomingL 10–⁠33123205310
Sep 17atLamarW 21–⁠1419300190
Sep 24vs.Idaho StateW 35–⁠142410215270
Oct 1atIdahoL 35–⁠55177714491
Oct 8atSacramento StateL 7–⁠55165014230
Oct 15vs.Montana StateL 14–⁠371610117260
Oct 22vs.UC DavisL 10–⁠582718204290
Nov 5atPortland StateL 21–⁠35209125750
Nov 12vs.Northern ArizonaW 21–⁠20178405220
Nov 19atEastern WashingtonL 21–⁠452812103−20
2021 Sacramento State 1 game, −1 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 18atCaliforniaL 30–⁠424−105320

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
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 6atArizona StateL 7–⁠191132010630
Sep 21atFresno StateL 20–⁠345906210

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
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 8atSan Diego StateL 14–⁠28113701100

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
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 31atIdahoL 6–⁠285460250

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

DrillPro day 2023
Height5′9¼″
Weight202 lb
Arm length30⅞″
Hand size8⅞″
Wingspan73¾″
40-yard dash4.53 s
10-yard split1.61 s
Vertical jump33½″
Broad jump10′1″
Bench press21 reps
3-cone drill7.39 s
20-yard shuttle4.26 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

1 season, 1 game with a stat; latest team: Atlanta Falcons.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2023Los Angeles Chargers1460213

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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