Jahan Dotson in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Receiver, Penn State, 2018–⁠21

Jahan Dotson

Number
No. 5
Height
5′11″
Weight
182 lb
Class (2021)
Junior
Hometown
Nazareth, PA
Born
Mar 22, 2000, in Newark, New Jersey

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Jahan Dotson played receiver at Penn State (2018–⁠21). The Washington Commanders took Dotson in the first round, No. 16 overall in the 2022 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,182
Receiving yards, 2021 (Penn State, 7–⁠6)
Best game
242 yards
At Maryland, week 10, 2021: No. 3 receiving game in FBS that week
Drafted
No. 16
Overall, 2022 NFL Draft (Washington Commanders)

Career highs

11catches, career hightwice; last at Maryland, 2021242receiving yards, career highat Maryland, 20213receiving touchdowns, career hightwice; last at Maryland, 2021

Honors

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2018Penn State1320315.6035
2019Penn State2748818.1572
2020Penn State5288417.0875
2021Penn State911,18213.01286
Career1832,75715.12586

Returns

SeasonTeamPRYdsTD
2019Penn State2390
2020Penn State81971
2021Penn State141040
Career243401

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018Penn State5WRYr 1
2019Penn State5WRYr 2
2020Penn State5WRYr 3
2021Penn State5WRJr. (Yr 4)5′11″182

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
2018Penn State210.83––17.54%
2019Penn State430.8084th (n=499)0.5434.55%
2020Penn State780.9089th (n=346)0.5569.911%
2021Penn State1310.7054th (n=410)0.6791.414%

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

2021 Penn State 12 games, 91 catches, 1,182 yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDPR
Sep 4atWisconsinW 16–⁠10510212
Sep 11vs.Ball StateW 44–⁠1356511
Sep 18vs.AuburnW 28–⁠20107811
Sep 25vs.VillanovaW 38–⁠17711713
Oct 2vs.IndianaW 24–⁠088422
Oct 9atIowaL 20–⁠2384801
Oct 23vs.IllinoisL 18–⁠206690–
Oct 30atOhio StateL 24–⁠33111270–
Nov 6atMarylandW 31–⁠141124231
Nov 13vs.MichiganL 17–⁠2196101
Nov 20vs.RutgersW 28–⁠035212
Nov 27atMichigan StateL 27–⁠3081372–
2020 Penn State 9 games, 52 catches, 884 yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDPR
Oct 24atIndianaL 35–⁠364941–
Oct 31vs.Ohio StateL 25–⁠3881443–
Nov 7vs.MarylandL 19–⁠35912311
Nov 14atNebraskaL 23–⁠3022701
Nov 21vs.IowaL 21–⁠41813912
Nov 28atMichiganW 27–⁠173300–
Dec 5atRutgersW 23–⁠743001
Dec 12vs.Michigan StateW 39–⁠24810802
Dec 19vs.IllinoisW 56–⁠21618921
2019 Penn State 13 games, 27 catches, 488 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDPR
Aug 31vs.IdahoW 79–⁠71130–
Sep 7vs.BuffaloW 45–⁠1341092–
Sep 14vs.PittsburghW 17–⁠102210–
Sep 27atMarylandW 59–⁠032001
Oct 5vs.PurdueW 35–⁠72791–
Oct 12atIowaW 17–⁠122190–
Oct 19vs.MichiganW 28–⁠211370–
Oct 26atMichigan StateW 28–⁠721401
Nov 9atMinnesotaL 26–⁠313700–
Nov 16vs.IndianaW 34–⁠272300–
Nov 23atOhio StateL 17–⁠28160–
Nov 30vs.RutgersW 27–⁠61441–
Dec 28 ✦vs.MemphisW 53–⁠393261–
2018 Penn State 7 games, 13 catches, 203 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDPR
Oct 20atIndianaW 33–⁠281100–
Oct 27vs.IowaW 30–⁠242210–
Nov 3atMichiganL 7–⁠422290–
Nov 10vs.WisconsinW 22–⁠102390–
Nov 17atRutgersW 20–⁠74580–
Nov 24vs.MarylandW 38–⁠31220–
Jan 1 ✦vs.KentuckyL 24–⁠271240–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

Played in the 2022 Senior Bowl (National team, won 20–⁠10).

DrillCombine 2022Combine or pro day 2022
Height5′10⅝″
Weight178 lb
Arm length30¾″
Hand size9½″
Wingspan74″W
40-yard dash4.43 s
10-yard split1.55 s
Vertical jump36″
Broad jump10′1″
Bench press15 repsW
3-cone drill7.28 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

5 seasons, 63 games with a stat; latest team: Atlanta Falcons.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2022Washington Commanders12355237
2023Washington Commanders17495184
2024Philadelphia Eagles14192160
2025Philadelphia Eagles15182621
2026 (so far)Atlanta Falcons581491
NFL career631291,66813

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

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