Elijah Dotson
Missouri Tigers
85
Great

Elijah Dotson

Missouri TigersContender
NBDefenseGreatTRANSFER · Michigan
2nd String / Backup

Is Elijah Dotson starting?

Elijah Dotson is listed 2nd string at NB for Missouri Tigers.

Sophomore · #22 · 6'1", 190 lbs

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Depth at NB · Missouri Tigers

  1. 1791Kensley Louidor-FaustinStarter
  2. 22285Elijah DotsonYou
  3. 31473CJ Bass III

Missouri Starting Lineup

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Top defensive backs in the SEC

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Up next for Missouri

Missouri plays Texas at home on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 12:00 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

A 4-star recruit out of Belleville, ranked #131 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 11 tackles, 1 INT, 0 PBU. That's 1% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 85 overall (Great tier).

Recruit4★ · #131 NatlTeam Share1%
Detroit, MI
Jersey
#22
Class
SO/TR
Height
6'1"
Weight
190 lbs
Transfer
Michigan

Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
—1110

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.9417
National Rank
#131
High School
Belleville
Hometown
Detroit, MI

Why this rating?

On a 97-rated defense; 55th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.95 for competition level) put them -2 vs unit starters → 85.

Team defense (SP+)
97
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 55% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 14% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.95)
Depth-chart adjustment
-2 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 31WARKTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 34-10

Oct 17LMISSTKL 7
TKL
7
SOLO
6
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
2

Final L 31-3

Oct 10WTA&MTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
1
PD
0

Final W 27-6

Oct 3WFLATKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 45-17

Sep 26LMSSTTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 31-24

Sep 19WTROYTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
4
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 27-17

Sep 12WKUTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 38-21

Sep 4WUAPBTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 54-14

Elijah Dotson's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

11 tkl · 0 PD · 1 INT
Usage / Involvement14%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.