TJ Dottery
LSU Tigers
93
Elite

TJ Dottery

LSU TigersElite
MLBDefenseEliteTRANSFER · Ole Miss
Projected Starter

Is TJ Dottery starting?

TJ Dottery is the projected starter at MLB for LSU Tigers.

TJ Dottery is the projected starting MLB on a Elite LSU — 93 OVR.

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Depth at MLB · LSU Tigers

  1. 1693TJ DotteryStarter
  2. 24285Davhon Keys
  3. 33564Zach Weeks
  4. 43264Keylan Moses

What's Next

Who do they play next?Luke Ferrelli — at Mississippi · Sat, Sep 19Who's the backup?Davhon Keys — No. 2 at MLB for LSUHow do they compare?Pick an opponent for LSU Tigers

The Story

Elite-Tier Talent

A 4-star recruit out of Montgomery Catholic Preparatory, ranked #227 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 98 tackles, 5.5 TFL, 1.5 sacks. That's 10% of the team's production at his spot and 94th-percentile production nationally — good for a 93 overall (Elite tier).

Recruit4★ · #227 NatlTeam Share10%Percentile94th
Montgomery, AL
Jersey
#6
Class
RS SR/TR
Height
6'2"
Weight
225 lbs
Transfer
Ole Miss

Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
—985.51.5

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
0.9143
National Rank
#227
High School
Montgomery Catholic Preparatory
Hometown
Montgomery, AL

Why this rating?

On a 95-rated defense; 94th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.96 for competition level) put them +5 vs unit starters → 93. Ranks among the nation's elite at the position, which lifted them into the 92-99 tier.

Team defense (SP+)
95
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 94% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 12% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.96)
Depth-chart adjustment
+5 for role

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

Sep 12WLTTKL 9
TKL
9
SOLO
6
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 45-14

Sep 6WCLEMTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 51-10

TJ Dottery's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

98 tkl · 5.5 TFL · 1.5 sacks
Usage / Involvement100%
Coach LSUTake them from week one to the natty. You call every play.

Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.