Player Career

TJ Dottery Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

TJ Dottery story

TJ Dottery built his college career from 2024 through 2025 as a linebacker from Montgomery, AL wearing No. 6, spending time with Ole Miss. The clearest part of TJ Dottery's career was his defensive production: 175 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, and 3 passes defended across 27 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2025 with Ole Miss. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but TJ Dottery's production has multiple signals. With 27 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Ole Miss.

The arc is straightforward: TJ Dottery moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Ole Miss

    2024-2025

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2024202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2024 PostseasonOle Miss13.537.67.2
2024 Regular SeasonOle Miss13.537.67.20
2025 PostseasonOle Miss1033.96.8-3.5
2025 Regular SeasonOle Miss1033.96.80

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2026Ole Miss to LSUP4 to P486.3Jan 15, 2026

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ South Carolina

Week 6 · W 27-3 · Conference game

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4

Havoc Plays

93 takeover

4 disruption/tackle impact with 93 takeover score.

#2

@ Arkansas

Week 10 · W 63-31 · Conference game

4.5

Havoc Plays

90 takeover

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 90 takeover score.

#3

vs No. 9 Miami

Week 1 · L 27-31 · Postseason · Ranked opponent

2

Havoc Plays

88.6 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 88.6 takeover score.

#4

vs The Citadel

Week 11 · W 49-0

2

Havoc Plays

81.4 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 81.4 takeover score.

#5

vs Kentucky

Week 5 · L 17-20 · Conference game

3

Havoc Plays

79.5 takeover

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 79.5 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2024 Postseason · Ole Miss

13.5 primary output · 37.6 efficiency · 7.2 usage

52.8

#2

2024 Regular Season · Ole Miss

52.8

13.5 primary · 37.6 efficiency · 7.2 usage

#3

2025 Postseason · Ole Miss

45

10 primary · 33.9 efficiency · 6.8 usage

Milestones

6

Impact games

5

Splash games

5

10+ tackle games