Elijah Dotson holds the NB · Starter spot in Missouri Tigers’s safety room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Elijah Dotson is a nickel back for the Missouri Tigers who transferred from Michigan after his freshman year. The Detroit native attended Belleville High School, where he led the team to a 10-2 record as a senior and earned first-team All-State honors. At Michigan in 2025, Dotson appeared in 12 games, recording one interception and a pass breakup while contributing extensively on special teams and in the secondary. Standing 6'1" and weighing 192 pounds, he was a four-star recruit ranked 131st nationally in the 2025 class.

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