Player Dossier

2013-2017

Washington State

Isaac Dotson

LB • 6'1" • 232 lbs • Bellevue, WA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Isaac Dotson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.5 disruption score.

Usage Score

6.4

Efficiency

29.5

Consistency

33.3

Season Value

19

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason · Washington State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
7
Program Path
Washington State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Arizona

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Isaac Dotson, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason · Washington State. Isaac Dotson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.5 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason

Washington State paired 8.5 primary output with 29.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2017 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 29.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Oregon State

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2017 Postseason · Washington State

Games

8

Havoc Plays / G

0.5

Efficiency

29.5

Usage

6.4

Consistency

33.3

Best Game by takeover score

Michigan State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Michigan State: 0.5. Unknown: 1. Boise State: 0. Oregon State: 2. Nevada: 0.5. USC: 0. Oregon: 0. Washington: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Michigan State: 10 by 46.7. Unknown: 5 by 30.8. Boise State: 10 by 41.7. Oregon State: 7 by 49.2. Nevada: 4 by 21.7. USC: 1 by 4.2. Oregon: 3 by 12.5. Washington: 7 by 29.2

Split Comparison

Wins0.5 · n=5 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · n=2 · -0.3 vs Wins
First Half0.9 · n=4 · +0.8 vs Second Half
Second Half0.1 · n=4 · -0.8 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

8 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Oregon State

Best efficiency game

49.2 vs Oregon State

Result
Fri 12/29@ Michigan State10+ tacklesL 17-421080.5000
Sun 11/26@ WashingtonL 14-4173000
Sun 10/8@ OregonW 33-1030000
Sat 9/30vs USCW 30-2711000
Sat 9/23vs NevadaW 45-7420.5000
Sat 9/16vs Oregon StateW 52-2372101
Sun 9/10vs Boise State10+ tacklesW 47-44103000
Sun 9/3vs Unknown51100

Career Arc

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

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    Washington State

    2013-2017

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2013201420152016201620172017
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2013 Regular SeasonWashington State0
2014 Regular SeasonWashington State00
2015 Regular SeasonWashington State00
2016 PostseasonWashington State8.529.39.78.5
2016 Regular SeasonWashington State8.529.39.70
2017 PostseasonWashington State429.56.4-4.5
2017 Regular SeasonWashington State429.56.40

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Arizona

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Primary metric

3 disruption/tackle impact with 58.6 takeover score.

#2

Oregon State

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 52.8 takeover score.

#3

Idaho

1.5

Primary metric

Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 31.8 takeover score.

#4

Arizona State

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 30.2 takeover score.

#5

Unknown

1

Primary metric

Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 30.1 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2016 Postseason · Washington State

8.5 primary output · 29.3 efficiency · 9.7 usage

23.5

#2

2016 Regular Season · Washington State

23.5

8.5 primary · 29.3 efficiency · 9.7 usage

#3

2017 Postseason · Washington State

19

4 primary · 29.5 efficiency · 6.4 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

1

Splash games

2

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2013 · Rating 0.845

Newport · Bellevue, WA

Committed To
Washington State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2013

Career Facts

1

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

111

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 20 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Isaac Dotson quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
7
Career tackles
111