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2016 Football Roster

65 Denzell Dotson

  • Position Offensive Lineman
  • Ht./Wt. 6-3 / 305
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Phoenix, Ariz.
  • Prev School Cactus HS (Scottsdale CC)
  • Major Sports & Leisure/Business Administration

Biography

At Midwestern State

Individual Awards
All-Lone Star Conference (2)
2015 (2nd), 2016 (HM)

Senior (2016)
started each of MSU's 11 games at right tackle... earned All-Lone Star Conference honorable mention... led an offensive line unit that paved the way for the second-best rushing attack in the LSC while ranking 37th nationally at 196.1 yards per game while limiting opposing defenses to 5.1 tackles for loss a game -- second in the LSC and 38th in NCAA Division II... MSU permitted just 11 sacks all season...

Junior (2015)
played in 11 games making nine starts at right tackle... earned All-Lone Star Conference second-team honors... instrumental part of an offensive line unit which paved the way for the LSC third-best rushing attack (191.4 yard per game), sixth best passing attack (208.7 yards per game) and No. 7 total offense (400.1 yards per game... missed one game -- Colorado Mesa (9/12) -- due to injury...

At Scottsdale Community College

Sophomore (2014)
competed in nine games a starter on the offensive line... helped Fighting Artichokes to the Western State Football League championship game and an appearance in the Valley of the Sun Bowl... helped pave the way for an offense which averaged 485.1 yards per game including 124.9 rushing yards a contest...

At Washington State

Redshirt Freshman (2013)
served as a squad man...

Freshman (2012)
served redshirt season...

At Cactus High School
a three-year starter on the offensive line for coach Larry Fetkenhier at Cactus High School in Glendale, Ariz... rated as the No. 18 guard prospect in the West by FoxSportsNext.com, 46th guard prospect in the country by Rivals.com and 134th overall prospect in the West Top 150 by Scout.com coming out of high school... one of 15 players on the 2010 Cactus High squad to sign full-ride scholarships... earned first-team all-state, all-conference and All-Arizona honors while helping Cactus High to an 11-2 record and a state championship game appearance as a senior in 2010... earned second-team all-state and first-team all-divison honors as a junior in 2009... helped CHS to a 13-1 record and a state championship earning all-conference honorable mention as a sophomore in 2008...

Personal
son of Lamar Dotson and Jill Panris... born Sept. 15, 1993... given name is Denzell Dotson-Sopko...

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 65

    2015Junior

    Offensive Lineman
    6'3" 315 lbs
    65
  • 65

    2016Senior

    Offensive Lineman
    6'3" 305 lbs
    65