Cornerback, Kansas, 2020–24
Ra’Mello Dotson
- Number
- No. 3
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 190 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Daytona Beach, FL
Ra’Mello Dotson played cornerback at Kansas (2020–24).
Career highs
9tackles, career highvs. Duke, 2022Honors
Defense
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Kansas | 3 | CB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2021 | Kansas | 3 | CB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2022 | Kansas | 3 | CB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2023 | Kansas | 3 | CB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2024 | Kansas | 3 | CB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′1″ | 190 |
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.
Game by game
2024 Kansas 12 games, 49 tackles, 5 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. Lindenwood | W 48–3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | at Illinois | L 17–23 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. UNLV | L 20–23 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 21 | at West Virginia | L 28–32 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 28 | vs. TCU | L 27–38 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | at Arizona State | L 31–35 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 19 | vs. Houston | W 42–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 26 | at Kansas State | L 27–29 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 9 | vs. Iowa State | W 45–36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | at BYU | W 17–13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Colorado | W 37–21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | at Baylor | L 17–45 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2023 Kansas 10 games, 34 tackles, 1 sack, 4 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | vs.Illinois | W 34–23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 23 | vs.BYU | W 38–27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Oct 7 | vs. UCF | W 51–22 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | at Oklahoma State | L 32–39 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 28 | vs. Oklahoma | W 38–33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | atIowa State | W 28–21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Texas Tech | L 13–16 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs.Kansas State | L 27–31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | at Cincinnati | W 49–16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 26 ✦ | vs.UNLV | W 49–36 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2022 Kansas 12 games, 50 tackles, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Tennessee Tech | W 56–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 10 | atWest Virginia | W 55–42 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | atHouston | W 48–30 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Duke | W 35–27 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 1 | vs.Iowa State | W 14–11 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs.TCU | L 31–38 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | atOklahoma | L 42–52 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 22 | atBaylor | L 23–35 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs.Oklahoma State | W 37–16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | atTexas Tech | L 28–43 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs. Texas | L 14–55 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | atKansas State | L 27–47 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Kansas 11 games, 24 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. South Dakota | W 17–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | at Coastal Carolina | L 22–49 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | vs.Baylor | L 7–45 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | atDuke | L 33–52 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | atIowa State | L 7–59 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | vs.Texas Tech | L 14–41 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 23 | vs.Oklahoma | L 23–35 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | atOklahoma State | L 3–55 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | vs.Kansas State | L 10–35 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | atTexas | W 57–56 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | vs.West Virginia | L 28–34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Kansas 2 games, 2 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3 | vs.Oklahoma State | L 7–47 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | atOklahoma | L 9–62 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2025 | Combine or pro day 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′0⅝″ | |
| Weight | 192 lb | |
| Arm length | 31½″ | |
| Hand size | 8½″ | |
| Wingspan | 77⅞″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.59 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.53 s | |
| Vertical jump | 34½″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′3″ |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).
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