Elijah Dotson #33
Senior running back for Sacramento State University
Class of 2021 🏈 – From Antelope HS, CA.
Reminds me a lot of Ladainian Tomlinson because of his versatility in both running and catching. He’s a beast!
2020 season canceled
First Team All-Big Sky (2018)
First Team All-Big Sky (2019)
HERO Sports Second Team All-America (2019)
2019 Season
• 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 Season
• 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 Season
• 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.
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