Jahan Dotson

#5 · WR · Jr. · Penn State5′11″ · 182 lb · Nazareth, PA

Jahan Dotson: WR · Penn State · #5.

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Jahan Dotson

WR · Penn State · Jr · #5

Wins underneath on volume and route precision. Fourth year in the same receiving corps at Penn State. All-Big Ten in 2021 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. One game to point at: 242 receiving yards and 11 receptions against Maryland — Week 10, 2021.

Style of play

Play style

Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Penn State in the news

$21M jumbotron deal funded externallyOct 30
2027 RB commit for Penn StateOct 24
Penn State RB's father apologizes to playerBleacher Report Oct 20
QB commit flips to BCOct 18

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2021	Penn State	91	1,182	13.0	12	86
2020	Penn State	52	884	17.0	8	75
2019	Penn State	27	488	18.1	5	72
2018	Penn State	13	203	15.6	0	35
Career		183	2,757	15.1	25	86

Season	Team
2021	Penn State	6	18	104	--
2020	Penn State	--	--	197	1
2019	Penn State	2	--	39	--
2018	Penn State	--	--	--	--
Career		8	18	340	1

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 16-10@ No. 12 Wisconsin	5	102	20.4	1	49
Wk 2	W 44-13vs Ball State	5	65	13.0	1	25
Wk 3	W 28-20vs No. 22 Auburn	10	78	7.8	1	22
Wk 4	W 38-17vs Villanova	7	117	16.7	1	52
Wk 5	W 24-0vs Indiana	8	84	10.5	2	30	2 TD catches
Wk 6	L 20-23@ No. 3 Iowa	8	48	6.0	0	12
Wk 8	L 18-20vs Illinois	6	69	11.5	0	36
Wk 9	L 24-33@ No. 5 Ohio State	11	127	11.5	0	23
Wk 10	W 31-14@ Maryland	11	242	22.0	3	86	Season-high 242 yds
Wk 11	L 17-21vs No. 9 Michigan	9	61	6.8	0	17
Wk 12	W 28-0vs Rutgers	3	52	17.3	1	30
Wk 13	L 27-30@ No. 12 Michigan State	8	137	17.1	2	30	2 TD catches
Total		91	1182	13.0	12	86

Signature game

Week 10 · 2021

W 31-14

at Maryland

11 rec · 242 yds · 3 TD

With S. Clifford — 363 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 73.9 · J. Stout — 34.7 yards per punt · 6 punts · 2 inside the 20

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 5 · Indiana · 4th and 4 · Q3 · EPA +4.40Sean Clifford pass complete to Jahan Dotson for 30 yds for a TD, (Jordan Stout KICK)
Week 4 · Villanova · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +4.01Sean Clifford pass complete to Jahan Dotson for 52 yds for a TD (Jordan Stout KICK)
Week 1 · Wisconsin · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.76Sean Clifford pass complete to Jahan Dotson for 49 yds for a TD, (Jordan Stout KICK)
Week 10 · Maryland · 3rd and 8 · Q4 · EPA +3.71Sean Clifford pass complete to Jahan Dotson for 45 yds to the Mary 11 for a
Week 9 · Ohio State · 3rd and 9 · Q3 · EPA +3.70Sean Clifford pass complete to Jahan Dotson for 13 yds to the OHIOST 47 for a OHIO ST Penalty, Roughing Passer (Zach Harrison) to the OhSt 32 for a
Week 2 · Ball State · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.15Sean Clifford pass complete to Jahan Dotson for 25 yds for a TD (Jordan Stout KICK)

4 more plays

Week 13 · Michigan State · 3rd and 12 · Q1 · EPA +3.03Sean Clifford pass complete to Jahan Dotson for 18 yds to the MchSt 27 for a
Week 11 · Michigan · 3rd and 7 · Q3 · EPA +3.03Sean Clifford pass complete to Jahan Dotson for 17 yds to the Mich 46 for a
Week 8 · Illinois · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.98Sean Clifford pass complete to Jahan Dotson for 36 yds to the Illin 42 for a
Week 8 · Illinois · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.98Sean Clifford pass complete to Jahan Dotson for 36 yds to the Illin 42 for a

Teams and coaches

4 seasons under James Franklin — 31-17 over that span.

2018Penn State9-4HC: James Franklin · Run-leaning

2019Penn State11-2HC: James Franklin · Run-leaning

2020Penn State4-5HC: James Franklin · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2021Penn State7-6HC: James Franklin · Balanced

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 89 (#16 of 468). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2021 season

89All-Conference level #16 of 468 · 2021?

13 metrics · season cumulative

2021 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: rec tds (98th percentile). Strength: receptions (98th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#261 / 655 · 60th pct

7.3%

EPA / target#286 / 655 · 56th pct

0.71

Catch rate#327 / 655 · 50th pct

75.6%

Explosive rate#343 / 655 · 48th pct

13.0%

Yards / catch#377 / 655 · 43rd pct

11.9

Box-score rates (8)

Rec TDs#7 / 557 · 98th pct

Receptions#12 / 557 · 98th pct

Long catch#13 / 557 · 98th pct

Rec yards#18 / 557 · 97th pct

1182

Rush TDs#10 / 273 · 88th pct

Fumbles lost#1 / 223 · 80th pct

Rush yards#109 / 273 · 59th pct

Yards / catch#289 / 557 · 47th pct

13.0

Season trend

EPA / target— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Explosive rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Catch rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

TD rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Yards / catch— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2021. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	6.9	75.1	11.9	0.9
Road5g	8.6	131	15.4	1.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	7.2	82.3	12.4	1.0
Weeks 8+6g	8.0	115	14.4	1.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2021 season

Head Coach

James Franklin

Pass share

52.2%

458 pass / 419 run

Plays / game

73.1

12 games

Team sack rate

6.8%

547 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

All-Conference 1st team

First team in his league at the position.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

89 · #16 of 468 WRs · 2021

Former four-star. Now #16 at the position.

Jahan Dotson

Similar players

Style of play

Fans

Penn State in the news

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

All-Conference 1st team

Four seasons at Penn State, drafted

2018 7 games

2020 9 games

2021 12 games

2022