# Elijah Dotson

Elijah Dotson (born January 19, 1999) is an American professional football running back for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Sacramento State and Northern Colorado.

## Early life and career

Dotson played Pop Warner for the Jr. Foothill Mustangs (Sacramento) and attended Antelope High School in Antelope, California.

## College career

| Season | Games | Games | Rushing | Rushing | Rushing | Rushing | Receiving | Receiving | Receiving | Receiving | Kick Returns | Kick Returns | Kick Returns | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | Punt Returns | Punt Returns | Punt Returns |
| Season | 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 | Team did not play due to COVID-19 concerns | Team did not play due to COVID-19 concerns | Team did not play due to COVID-19 concerns | Team did not play due to COVID-19 concerns | Team did not play due to COVID-19 concerns | Team did not play due to COVID-19 concerns | Team did not play due to COVID-19 concerns | Team did not play due to COVID-19 concerns | Team did not play due to COVID-19 concerns | Team did not play due to COVID-19 concerns | Team did not play due to COVID-19 concerns | Team did not play due to COVID-19 concerns | Team did not play due to COVID-19 concerns | Team did not play due to COVID-19 concerns | Team did not play due to COVID-19 concerns | Team did not play due to COVID-19 concerns | 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 | 49 | 43 | 657 | 3,395 | 5.2 | 28 | 157 | 1,438 | 9.2 | 8 | 32 | 655 | 20.5 | 0 | 2 | 83 | 41.5 | 1 |

## Professional career

Pre-draft measurables :
| 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 |
| 5 ft 9+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 ||||||||||||

### Los Angeles Chargers

Dotson signed with the Los Angeles Chargers 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 on December 5. He signed a reserve/future contract on January 11, 2024.
On August 27, 2024, Dotson was waived by the Chargers.

### Atlanta Falcons

On December 3, 2024, Dotson signed with the Atlanta Falcons' practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract on January 6, 2025.