Player Career
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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: 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.
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
Kansas
2020-2024
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
| 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 |
#1 Featured game
vs Duke
Week 4 · W 35-27
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
89.2 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 89.2 takeover score.
#2
@ Duke
Week 4 · L 33-52
1
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
3
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
2
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
2
Havoc Plays
73.3 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 73.3 takeover score.
#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
7
Impact games
8
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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