Elijah Dotson

Position:
Defensive Back
Ht./Wt.:
6-1 / 192
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Detroit, Mich.
High School:
Belleville
Prev School:
Michigan

Prior to Mizzou:

2025 (Michigan): Finished his freshman campaign with 11 tackles, including nine solo stops, one interception and a pass breakup … Made his collegiate debut against New Mexico and made two tackles … Registered his first collegiate interception and played extensively in the defensive backfield against Central Michigan … Contributed four stops from the secondary at Nebraska … Contributed one tackle playing as a corner and at the nickel spot, while also seeing action on special teams against Wisconsin … Contributed on special teams at USC, against Northwestern at Wrigley Field, against Ohio State … Contributed in the secondary and on special teams against Washington … Credited with two solo tackles in the secondary and also contributed on special teams at MSU … Made one tackle in special teams coverage against Purdue … Played as the nickel and contributed on special teams at Maryland and was credited with a tackle.

High School: Earned a 247Sports Composite ranking of four stars; the No. 190 overall player nationally, the No. 13 safety and the No. 2 player in the state of Michigan … Named a four-star prospect by 247Sports; the No. 118 overall player in the nation, the No. 10 safety and the No. 2 player in the state of Michigan … Rated as a four-star prospect by ESPN, the No. 21 athlete in the nation, the No. 31 player in the Midwest region and the No. 5 player in the state of Michigan … Rivals.com four-star prospect, the No. 125 overall player, the No. 12 safety in the nation and the No. 2 player in Michigan … On3.com four-star consensus prospect, the No. 157 player in the nation, the No. 20 cornerback in the nation and the No. 2 player in Michigan … On3.com four-star prospect, the No. 31 cornerback in the nation and the No. 3 player in Michigan … Prepstar ranking of four stars, the No. 190 player in the country … MHSFCA Division 1 All-State first team defensive back (2024) … Detroit Free Press Dream Team (2024) … Detroit Free Press All-Detroit first team (2023) … MHSFCA Division 2 first-team All-State honoree (2023) … KLAA first team All-Conference honoree (2024) …. Attended Belleville High School coached by Dejuan Rogers and Calvin Norman … led Belleville to a 10-2 record as a senior … Spent his first three seasons at University of Detroit Jesuit (2021-23) … Played in all three phases as a junior in 2023 with 43 catches, 1,653 all-purpose yards, and 18 total touchdowns on offense and special teams … On defense, totaled 66 tackles with three interceptions among 11 pass breakups … An accomplished track athlete at Detroit Jesuit, specializing in the 100- and 300-meter hurdles … All-State finisher five times in the hurdles; also a four-time AAU Junior Olympian and three-time New Balance All-American … Part of a 4x100-meter relay team that set a meet record (57.81) at New Balance Nationals in summer 2024 … Competed in the 100m and 200m dashes holding personal records of 11.36 and 23.08 seconds and 13.89 and 38.64 seconds in the 110m and 300m hurdles … MITS State Champion (2024) in the 60-meter hurdles (7.91).

Personal: Born November 8, 2006 … Son of Charles and Donna Dotson.