TJ Dottery

Arkansas

Sep 13 (Sat)

6:00 or 6:45 PM

Class:
Junior
Position:
LB
Ht./Wt.:
6-2 / 230
Experience:
2L
Hometown:
Montgomery, Ala.
High School:
Montgomery Catholic
Prev. College:
Clemson
Major:
Multi-Disciplinary Studies

ACADEMIC HIGHLIGHTS

• Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2024)

2025 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR): Butkus Award preseason watch list … Preseason All-SEC fourth team (Athlon, Phil Steele) … Preseason All-SEC fourth team (Athlon, Phil Steele) … Named to SEC Football Leadership Council.

2024 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Played and started 12 games for the Rebels at linebacker, helped anchor the best rush defense in the nation and one of the best defenses in Ole Miss history … Contributed to team school records in sacks (52) and tackles for loss (120), which both led the nation … Second on the team with 76 total tackles (41 solo) … Tallied four double-digit tackle games … Added 4.5 TFL, 2.0 sacks, four QB hurries, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and one pass breakup … Owned PFF’s fifth-best season tackling rating among linebackers (83.9) … vs. Furman (08/31/24): Started at LB, assisted on one tackle in 23 total snaps … vs. Middle Tennessee (09/07/24): Started at LB, led team with six tackles (four solo), added one fumble recovery … at Wake Forest (09/14/24): Started at LB, led team with career-high eight tackles (four solo) in 63 snaps played … vs. Kentucky (09/28/24): Started at LB, notched a career-high 10 tackles (four solo) with three QB hurries in 69 snaps played … at South Carolina (10/05/24): Started at LB, led team with career-high 13 tackles (11 solo) with 2.0 TFL, one sack and one pass breakup … at #10 LSU (10/12/24): Started at LB, recorded five tackles (two solo) in 78 total snaps played … vs. Oklahoma (10/26/24): Started at LB, tallied 10 total tackles (five solo) with one QB hurry in 76 snaps played … at Arkansas (11/02/24): Started at LB, notched five tackles (three solo) with 1.5 TFL and a sack fumble in the endzone … Named SEC Co-Defensive Player of the Week … vs. #2 Georgia (11/09/24): Started at LB, led team with 10 total tackles (five solo) in 70 total snaps played … at Florida (11/23/24): Started at LB, notched two tackles on 73 total snaps … vs. Mississippi State (11/29/24): Started at LB, recorded five tackles in 61 total snaps … vs. Duke (01/02/25): Started at LB, notched one solo tackle for loss across 54 total snaps played in Ole Miss’ Gator Bowl victory.

2023 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Sat out regular season due to NCAA rules … Played in the Peach Bowl … vs. Penn State (12/30/23): Recorded two tackles (one solo) and one QB hurry in his first action as a Rebel … Arrived to campus prior to the start of fall camp.

CLEMSON: Appeared in four games for the Tigers in 2022 as a true freshman and was redshirted … Played 16 total defensive snaps and registered two tackles … Made Clemson debut on special teams vs. Furman … Made one tackle vs. No. 24 North Carolina and in the Orange Bowl vs. No. 6 Tennessee.

HIGH SCHOOL: Rated a consensus four-star prep recruit … Ranked by Rivals.com as the nation’s No. 147 overall player, as the country’s 10th-best linebacker and as the seventh-ranked prospect in the state of Alabama … Rated the nation’s 10th-best linebacker and the 14th-best overall player in the state of Alabama by ESPN … Was a three-time all-state selection at Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School … Was three-time All-Metro and All-Capital City Conference (CCC) honoree … Earned CCC Defensive Player of the Year accolades as a senior … Named the 2021 Alabama Sports Writers Association Class 3A Lineman of the Year … Tabbed “Super All-State” in 2022, which presented to the top 12 players in the state … Credited with 381 tackles (59 for loss), 10.5 sacks, seven interceptions, seven pass breakups and seven touchdowns in his prep career … Participated in Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Classic … Led a Montgomery Catholic defense that gave up just 43 points in 14 games and reached the state semifinals in 2021 … Also lettered in basketball, helping his team to a state title game appearance in 2021 … Coached by Kirk Johnson.

PERSONAL: Born Dec. 22, 2003 … Son of Antoine and Carmen Dottery … Athletic Director's Honor Roll in fall 2024 … Multi-disciplinary studies major.