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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2013-2017Washington 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 30.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
90
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
68
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Washington State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Washington State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Arizona
Player Story
Isaac Dotson built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a linebacker from Bellevue, WA wearing No. 31, spending time with Washington State. The clearest part of Isaac Dotson's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Washington State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
Isaac Dotson, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Washington State. Isaac Dotson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 111
- TFL
- 9
- Sacks
- 0.5
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Isaac Dotson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Washington State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 111
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 20 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Washington State
- Top game
- Arizona
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Newport · Washington State
- High school pipeline
- Newport · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 31 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 47 tackles · LB 315th (top 29%) · Pac-12 69th (top 14%) · National 778th (top 14%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Washington State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Washington State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Washington State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Washington State | 12 | 8 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 65.6 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Washington State | 12 | 56 | 6 | 0.5 | 2 | - | 0 | 65.6 |
| 2017 Postseason | Washington State | 8 | 10 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 40 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Washington State | 8 | 37 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 40 |
Related Context
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Isaac Dotson played LB for Washington State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Isaac Dotson recorded 111 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Washington State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Washington State paired 10.5 primary output with 31 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 30.8 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 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Postseason · Washington State
Games
8
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
30.8
Usage
6.2
Consistency
30
Best Game by takeover score
Oregon 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. Montana State: 1. Boise State: 0. Oregon State: 3. Nevada: 0.5. USC: 0. Oregon: 0. Washington: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Michigan State: 10 by 46.7. Montana State: 5 by 30.8. Boise State: 10 by 41.7. Oregon State: 7 by 59.2. Nevada: 4 by 21.7. USC: 1 by 4.2. Oregon: 3 by 12.5. Washington: 7 by 29.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.8 · Games = 6 · +0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 2 · -0.5 vs Wins
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
59.2 vs Oregon State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/29 | @ Michigan State10+ tackles | L 17-42 | 10 | 8 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/26 | @ Washington | L 14-41 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/8 | @ Oregon | W 33-10 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | vs USC | W 30-27 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Nevada | W 45-7 | 4 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Oregon StateSplash game | W 52-23 | 7 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 9/10 | vs Boise State10+ tackles | W 47-44 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/3 | vs Montana State | W 31-0 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Isaac Dotson story
Isaac Dotson built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a linebacker from Bellevue, WA wearing No. 31, spending time with Washington State. The clearest part of Isaac Dotson's career was his defensive production: 111 tackles, 9 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 20 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Washington State. 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 Isaac Dotson's production has multiple signals. With 20 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Washington State.
The arc is straightforward: Isaac Dotson 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
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Washington State
2013-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Washington State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Washington State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Washington State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Washington State | 10.5 | 31 | 9.5 | 10.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Washington State | 10.5 | 31 | 9.5 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Washington State | 5 | 30.8 | 6.2 | -5.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Washington State | 5 | 30.8 | 6.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Arizona
Week 10 · W 69-7 · Conference game
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
86.4 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 86.4 takeover score.
#2
vs Oregon State
Week 3 · W 52-23 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
81.7 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 81.7 takeover score.
#3
@ Oregon State
Week 9 · W 35-31 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
69.2 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 69.2 takeover score.
#4
@ Arizona State
Week 8 · W 37-32 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
58.9 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 58.9 takeover score.
#5
vs Idaho
Week 3 · W 56-6
1.5
Havoc Plays
58.6 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 58.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Washington State
10.5 primary output · 31 efficiency · 9.5 usage
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#2
2016 Regular Season · Washington State
65.6
10.5 primary · 31 efficiency · 9.5 usage
#3
2017 Postseason · Washington State
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5 primary · 30.8 efficiency · 6.2 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
3
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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