Isaac Dotson: LB · Washington State · #31.
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Isaac Dotson
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Two seasons in the Washington State linebacker corps to date. A game that shows it: 10 tackles against Boise State — Week 2, 2017.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
47 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 3 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Washington State | 47 | 20 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2016 | Washington State | 64 | 40 | 6.0 | 0.5 | -- | 2 |
| Career | 111 | 60 | 9.0 | 0.5 | 1 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-0vs Montana State | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 47-44vs Boise State | 10 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 52-23vs Oregon State | 7 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 45-7vs Nevada | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 30-27vs No. 5 USC | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 33-10@ Oregon | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-41@ No. 15 Washington | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 17-42vs No. 18 Michigan State | 10 | 8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 47 | 20 | 3.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Bowl · 2017
L 17-42
vs Michigan State · neutral site
0.5 tackles for loss · 10 tackles · 8 solo tackles
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
47tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%3 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
2%1 pass breakups47 tackles · 3 for loss.
2 seasons under Mike Leach, all pass-heavy, fast tempo offenses — 17-9 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 5.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road2g | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 5.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Leach
Pass share
70.5%
713 pass / 299 run
Plays / game
77.8
13 games
Team sack rate
5.6%
765 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-heavy, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2017
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Washington State, 111 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2017
1 coachPlayed every college season under Mike Leach.
