Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2020-2024Kansas
Mello Dotson
CB • 6'1" • 190 lbs • Daytona Beach, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Mello Dotson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27 disruption score.
Impact Production
80
High-end production for a corner
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Reliability
76
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
82
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Kansas
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Kansas
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Duke
Player Story
Mello Dotson built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a cornerback from Daytona Beach, FL wearing No. 3, spending time with Kansas. The clearest part of Mello Dotson's career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Kansas
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Mello Dotson, CB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Kansas. Mello Dotson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 159
- TFL
- 3
- Sacks
- 1
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 20
- Touchdowns
- 8
Quick Answers
Mello Dotson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Kansas · CB
- Career Tackles
- 159
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 47 games
- Best season
- 2024 Regular Season · Kansas
- Top game
- Duke
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Mainland · Kansas
- High school pipeline
- Mainland · 41 FBS recruits · 4 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 49 tackles · CB 30th (top 7%) · Big 12 71st (top 10%) · National 652nd (top 11%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Kansas | 2 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.7 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Kansas | 11 | 24 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 13.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Kansas | 12 | 50 | 1 | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | 33.6 |
| 2023 Postseason | Kansas | 10 | 4 | - | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 59.2 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Kansas | 10 | 30 | 1 | 1 | - | 6 | 4 | 59.2 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Kansas | 12 | 49 | 1 | 0 | - | 6 | 4 | 59.5 |
Related Context
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Mello Dotson played CB for Kansas. Across 5 tracked seasons, Mello Dotson recorded 159 tackles and 8 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Kansas.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
Kansas paired 12 primary output with 27 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 27 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: West Virginia
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Regular Season · Kansas
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1
Efficiency
27
Usage
6.7
Consistency
75.2
Best Game by takeover score
West Virginia
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Lindenwood: 1. Illinois: 0. UNLV: 2. West Virginia: 2. TCU: 1. Arizona State: 1. Houston: 1. Kansas State: 1. Iowa State: 1. BYU: 1. Colorado: 0. Baylor: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Lindenwood: 5 by 30.8. Illinois: 5 by 20.8. UNLV: 6 by 45. West Virginia: 5 by 40.8. TCU: 6 by 35. Arizona State: 5 by 30.8. Houston: 1 by 14.2. Kansas State: 4 by 26.7. Iowa State: 1 by 14.2. BYU: 3 by 22.5. Colorado: 4 by 16.7. Baylor: 4 by 26.7
Split Comparison
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Wins0.8 · Games = 5 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses1.1 · Games = 7 · +0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
West Virginia
Best efficiency game
45 vs UNLV
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/30 | @ Baylor | L 17-45 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | vs Colorado | W 37-21 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/17 | @ BYU | W 17-13 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | vs Iowa State | W 45-36 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/27 | @ Kansas State | L 27-29 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | vs Houston | W 42-14 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 10/6 | @ Arizona State | L 31-35 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs TCU | L 27-38 | 6 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ West VirginiaSplash game | L 28-32 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Fri 9/13 | vs UNLVSplash game | L 20-23 | 6 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | @ Illinois | L 17-23 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 8/30 | vs Lindenwood | W 48-3 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Mello Dotson story
Mello Dotson built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a cornerback from Daytona Beach, FL wearing No. 3, spending time with Kansas. The clearest part of Mello Dotson's career was his defensive production: 159 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 12 interceptions across 47 career games in the available record. That gives Mello Dotson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Kansas
2020-2024
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
202020212022202320232024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Kansas | 0 | 4.2 | 0.7 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Kansas | 2 | 10.9 | 2.9 | 2 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Kansas | 8 | 24 | 5.2 | 6 |
| 2023 Postseason | Kansas | 15 | 29.2 | 7.1 | 7 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Kansas | 15 | 29.2 | 7.1 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Kansas | 12 | 27 | 6.7 | -3 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Duke
Week 4 · W 35-27
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
89.2 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 89.2 takeover score.
#2
@ Duke
Week 4 · L 33-52
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Havoc Plays
75.6 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 75.6 takeover score.
#3
@ UNLV
Week 1 · W 49-36 · Postseason
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Havoc Plays
73.9 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 73.9 takeover score.
#4
@ West Virginia
Week 4 · L 28-32 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
73.6 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 73.6 takeover score.
#5
vs Texas Tech
Week 11 · L 13-16 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
73.3 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 73.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Regular Season · Kansas
12 primary output · 27 efficiency · 6.7 usage
59.5
#2
2023 Postseason · Kansas
59.2
15 primary · 29.2 efficiency · 7.1 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Kansas
59.2
15 primary · 29.2 efficiency · 7.1 usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
8
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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