TJ Dottery
LSU Tigers
94
Elite

TJ Dottery

LSU TigersElite
MLBDefenseEliteTRANSFER · Ole Miss
Projected Starter

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

Redshirt senior · #6 · 6'2", 225 lbs

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Depth at MLB · LSU Tigers

  1. 1694TJ DotteryStarter
  2. 23572Zach Weeks
  3. 31567Jaiden Braker

LSU Starting Lineup

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Up next for LSU

LSU plays Alabama at home on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 03:30 PM ET.

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 94 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 99-rated defense; 94th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.96 for competition level) put them +6 vs unit starters → 94. Ranks among the nation's elite at the position, which lifted them into the 92-99 tier.

Team defense (SP+)
99
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
+6 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

Oct 24WAUBTKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
4
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 38-17

Oct 17WMSSTTKL 12
TKL
12
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 31-0

Oct 10LUKTKL 12
TKL
12
SOLO
11
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 35-34 OT

Oct 3WMCNTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 63-14

Sep 26WTA&MTKL 7
TKL
7
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 35-6

Sep 19LMISSTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final L 32-24

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
1

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%
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