Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 51-10vs Clemson | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-14vs Louisiana Tech | 9 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Total | 14 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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TJ Dottery
Senior linebacker for LSU. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 225 lb · Montgomery, AL · Montgomery Catholic Preparatory
CFB Index 62 · #190 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceTransferred Ole Miss → LSU for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
14
tackles · 2026
1 TFL
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 9 tackles, 0.5 TFL, vs Louisiana Tech
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for LSU. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Clemson in 2022.
- Transferred from Ole Miss to LSU in 2026.
TJ Dottery
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Ole Miss to LSU — the move that set up everything since. One game to point at: 9 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Louisiana Tech — Week 2, 2026.
14 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- game log
His career
4 programs, one constant: he played.
2022
- Signed with Clemson4-star out of Montgomery Catholic Preparatory
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Brian Kelly, Frank Wilson, and Lane Kiffin. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to LSU
2025Ole Miss
2026LSU
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Ole Miss10-3HC: Lane Kiffin · Balanced
2025Ole Miss13-2HC: Lane Kiffin · Balanced
2026LSU2-0HC: Lane Kiffin · Run-leaning, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
Elite: qb hurries (83rd percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 7.0 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lane Kiffin
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Impact starter
Tackle volume for the position among the most productive regulars.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
62 · #190 of 583 LBs
Former four-star. Now #190 at the position.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 51–10
vs Clemson
5 TOT · 1 SOLO · 0 TFL
Dominant 41-point win at home against Clemson.
With S. Leavitt — 230 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · 113 rush yds (12 car) · 2 TD · W. Watkins — 14 rush yds (1 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Xavier Cullens’s 2022 season.
88%match
All-AAC
Matches Xavier on
Weight
Solo tackle rate
Tackle volume
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to JaQuez Jackson's sophomore season at Georgia Tech (2021).
88%match
Matches JaQuez on
TFL rate
Hurry rate
PD rate
Player DNA
Players who play like TJ Dottery
The linebacker corps · LSU
- #6TJ Dottery98 tackles · 2025
- #42Davhon Keys89 tackles · 2025
- #7Whit Weeks27 tackles · 2025
- #24Tylen Singleton15 tackles · 2025
- #31CJ Jimcoily4 tackles · 2025
6 more on the roster · LSU team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology