Ra'Mello Dotson: CB · Kansas · #3.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Ra'Mello Dotson
Gets targeted often and tackles in space. Played for two head coaches in five seasons at Kansas. A game that shows it: 6 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against UNLV — Week 3, 2024.
Play style
Targeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
49 tackles. 6 passes defended. 5 interceptions. 1 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 48-3vs Lindenwood | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 17-23@ Illinois | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 20-23vs UNLV | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 28-32@ West Virginia | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 27-38vs TCU | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 31-35@ Arizona State | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 42-14vs Houston | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 27-29@ No. 16 Kansas State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 45-36vs No. 17 Iowa State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 17-13@ No. 7 BYU | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 37-21vs No. 16 Colorado | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 17-45@ Baylor | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 49 | 39 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 6 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
12%6 pass breakupsInterceptions
5interceptionsTackle volume
49tackles this season49 tackles · 1 for loss · 6 pass breakups · 5 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Road6g | 4.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Leipold
Pass share
40.7%
306 pass / 446 run
Plays / game
62.7
12 games
Team sack rate
2.5%
317 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #10 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Kansas, 159 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Les Miles → Lance Leipold. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
