Elijah Dotson (born January 19, 1999) is an

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with ...

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for the

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of the

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(NFL). He played

college football College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States. Unlike most ...

Sacramento State California State University, Sacramento (CSUS, Sacramento State, or informally Sac State) is a public university in Sacramento, California. Founded in 1947 as Sacramento State College, it is the eleventh oldest school in the 23-campus California ...

and

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Early life and career

Dotson attended

Antelope High School Antelope High School is one of the five high schools in the Roseville Joint Union High School District. The school is located at 7801 Titan Drive, in Antelope, California, United States. Antelope High School opened up for 9th and 10th grade student ...

Antelope, California Antelope is a census-designated place in Sacramento County, California, United States located approximately northeast of downtown Sacramento and southwest of Roseville. The population was 45,770 at the 2010 census. Geography According to the ...

College career

Professional career

Dotson signed with the

as an undrafted free agent in 2023. He played in four games before being waived on December 2, 2023. He was re-signed to the

practice squad In sports, the practice squad, also called the taxi squad or practice roster, is a group of players signed by a team but not part of their main roster. Frequently used in gridiron football, they serve as extra players during the team's practices, ...

on December 5. He signed a reserve/future contract on January 11, 2024.

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Sacramento State Hornets bioNorthern Colorado Bears bioLos Angeles Chargers bio
1999 births Living people Players of American football from Sacramento County, California American football running backs Sacramento State Hornets football players Northern Colorado Bears football players Los Angeles Chargers players {{runningback-1990s-stub