| No. 42 – Los Angeles Chargers | |||||||||
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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Born: | (1999-01-19) January 19, 1999 (age 25)[1] Sacramento, California, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 202 lb (92 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Antelope (Antelope, California) | ||||||||
| College: | Sacramento State (2017–2021) Northern Colorado (2022) | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2023 | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||||||
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| Player stats at PFR | |||||||||
Elijah Dotson (born January 19, 1999) is an American football running back for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college footballatSacramento State and Northern Colorado.
Dotson attended Antelope High SchoolinAntelope, California.[2]
| Season | Games | Rushing | Receiving | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | Ret | Yards | Avg | TD | Ret | Yards | Avg | TD | |
| Sacramento State Hornets | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | 11 | 5 | 87 | 475 | 5.5 | 5 | 8 | 139 | 17.4 | 2 | 19 | 403 | 21.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 10 | 10 | 185 | 1,154 | 6.2 | 9 | 14 | 160 | 11.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 13 | 13 | 151 | 742 | 4.9 | 7 | 70 | 702 | 10.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Team did not play due to COVID-19 concerns | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 95 | 3.4 | 1 | 18 | 108 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Northern Colorado Bears | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 11 | 11 | 206 | 929 | 4.5 | 6 | 47 | 329 | 7.0 | 2 | 13 | 252 | 19.4 | 0 | 1 | 82 | 82.0 | 1 |
| Career[3] | 49 | 43 | 657 | 3,395 | 5.2 | 28 | 157 | 1,438 | 9.2 | 8 | 32 | 655 | 20.5 | 0 | 2 | 83 | 41.5 | 1 |
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 5 ft9+1⁄4 in (1.76 m) |
202 lb (92 kg) |
30+7⁄8 in (0.78 m) |
8+7⁄8 in (0.23 m) |
4.53 s | 1.61 s | 2.69 s | 4.26 s | 7.39 s | 33.5 in (0.85 m) |
10 ft 1 in (3.07 m) |
21 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day[4] | ||||||||||||
Dotson signed with the Los Angeles Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 2023.[5] He played in four games before being waived on December 2, 2023.[6] He was re-signed to the practice squad on December 5.[7] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 11, 2024.[8]
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