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.
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%)
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.
Recognition
Honors
- 20242024 All-Big 12 · official_conference_selectionfirst
- 20242024 All-Big 12 · official_conference_selectionhonorable mention
- 20232023 All-Big 12 · official_conference_selectionhonorable mention
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