2022 SEASON
Fumbles
| YEAR | TEAM | G | FUM | LOST | FF | OWN FR | OPP FR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 2021 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 9 | ||||||
| 2020 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 13 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Biography
PRO CAREER
- Has played in 39 career games (30 starts)
- Made NFL debut in Week 1 of 2020 (at N.Y. Giants)
- Made NFL starting debut in Week 2 of 2020 (vs. Denver)
PRO CAREER
- Has played in 39 career games (30 starts)
- Made NFL debut in Week 1 of 2020 (at N.Y. Giants)
- Made NFL starting debut in Week 2 of 2020 (vs. Denver)
2022 (STEELERS)
- Started all 17 regular-season games at left guard
- Blocked for a 1,000-plus-yard rusher for a second consecutive season
- Blocked for RB Najee Harris to run for 111 yards in Week 17 at Baltimore
- Part of an offensive line that did not allow a sack in two games and just one sack in four games
2021 (STEELERS)
- Played in and started nine games
- Left the game Week 4 at Green Bay with a hip injury and did not return
- Blocked for 100-yard rusher (Najee Harris, 122) and 100-yard receiver (Chase Claypool, 130) in Week 5 vs Denver
- Left the Week 10 game vs Detroit with a leg injury and did not return; placed on IR the following week
2020 (STEELERS)
- Played in 13 regular-season games (four starts)
- Made NFL debut in Week 1 of 2020 at N.Y. Giants
- Made NFL starting debut in Week 2 of 2020 vs. Denver (at right guard after injuries to both G David DeCastro and G Stefen Wisniewski)
- Part of an offensive line that surrendered just 14 sacks, which was the lowest total in the NFL
- The 14 sacks allowed by the Steelers were the fewest allowed by the team and tied for the ninth fewest allowed in the League since 1982 when sacks became an official statistic
- Steelers allowed 1.0 sack or less in 12 games this season, including six games without a sack
- Pittsburgh did not allow a sack over a five-game stretch (Nov. 8-Dec. 7)
- The five-game streak without surrendering a sack is the franchise's longest streak since 1982 when sacks became an official statistic
- The five-game streak without allowing a sack is tied for the third longest in the NFL since 1982 when sacks became an official statistic
- Inactive both Week 10 (vs. Cincinnati) and Week 11 (at Jacksonville) on Reserve/COVID-19 List
- Inactive in Week 15 (at Cincinnati) due to a shoulder injury
COLLEGE
- Four-year letterwinner at Louisiana (2015-19)
- 2019 Associated Press First Team All-American
- 2019 USA Today First Team All-American
- 2019 Sports Illustrated First Team All-American
- 2019 Pro Football Focus First Team All-American
- 2019 Sporting News Second Team All-American
- 2019 First Team All-Sun Belt Conference
- 2019 All-Louisiana First Team
- 2018 First Team All-Sun Belt Conference
- 2017 Second Team All-Sun Belt Conference
- 2017 Second Team All-Louisiana
- 2016 Sun Belt Conference All-Newcomer Team
- One of the highest-graded offensive linemen in the nation as a redshirt senior in 2019
- Started all 14 of Louisiana's games
- Second player in school history to earn AP All-America honors after Orlando Thomas garnered third-team honors in 1993 and second-team honors in 1994
- First player in program history to be named a First-Team All American by the other publications
- Named First-Team All-Sun Belt and First-Team All-Louisiana
- Made his 52nd career start against Miami (Ohio) in the LendingTree Bowl, the second most by any offensive lineman in 2019
- Helped pave the way for a Louisiana ground attack that finished the year ranked third nationally in yards per rush (6.28), fourth nationally in rushing TDs (42), sixth nationally in rushing yards per game (257.4) and seventh nationally in total rushing yards (3,604)
- Part of an offensive line that ranked fifth nationally and first in the Sun Belt in sacks allowed (1.07)
- Participated in the East-West Shrine Bowl
- Graduated with a degree in mass communication
PERSONAL
- Attended Plaquemine High School (Plaquemine, La.)
- Rated as the No. 4 guard in the state of Louisiana by Rivals.com
- Three-time all-district selection
- Helped lead the Green Devils to a 13-2 record and a berth in the Class 4A state semifinals
- Named to the Class 4A All-State team
- Named to the NOLA.com/The Times Picayune All-Baton Rouge Area Football Team
- Played in the Louisiana High School Coaches Association All-Star Game
- Son of Kelcy and Denise Dotson
- Father played football at Louisiana from 1995-96
- Mother ran track at McNeese State
- One brother, Kenny, and one sister, Payton
- Uncles, Alvin and Dennis McKinley, played in the NFL for the Cleveland Browns and Arizona Cardinals, respectively