2020-21 Football Roster
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Dotson, Daylan

Jersey Number 92
Daylan Dotson
- Position:
- DL
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 280
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Savannah, Ga.
- Previous School:
- Jenkins HS
- High School:
- Jenkins HS
Bio
Awards and Honors
2022: Named to All-OVC first team…Earned AFCA All-American honors (second team)…Named HERO Sports FCS Sophomore All-American…Tabbed to The Bluebloods all-conference first team…Garnered all-conference first team honors from Phil Steele…Named OVC Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 30)…Named Stats Perform National Defensive Player of the Week (Nov. 1)…Played and started all 11 games for the Skyhawks on the defensive line…Helped team to OVC Championship…Compiled 48 total tackles, including 18 solos and 30 assists…Notched 14.5 tackles for loss totaling 85 yards…Recorded 9.5 sacks…Forced five fumbles, including a season-best two at Houston Christian (Oct. 29)…Tallied 15 quarterback hurries, including a season-best four hurries against Tennessee Tech (Oct. 1) and Eastern Illinois (Nov. 19)…Ranked amongst FCS leaders in forced fumbles (first), sacks (ninth), fumbles recovered (14th) and tackles for loss (20th)…Led the OVC in tackles for loss (14.5) and sacks (9.5)…Tallied a season-best 14 tackles – including 2.5 tackles for loss – against Kennesaw State (Nov. 5)…Named Stats Perform National Defensive Player of the Week after tallying five tackles, 2.0 sacks, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries – including one recovered for a touchdown – against Houston Christian (Oct. 29)…Notched multiple tackles for loss in five contests against Boise State (Sept. 17), Lindenwood (Sept. 24), Houston Christian (Oct. 29), Kennesaw State (Nov. 5) and Eastern Illinois (Nov. 19).
2021: Played 11 games for the Skyhawks on the defensive line…Helped team to OVC Championship and second round berth in NCAA Division I playoffs…Compiled 15 total tackles, including seven solos and eight assists…Notched 2.5 tackles for loss totaling seven yards…Recorded 1.5 sacks for five yards against Tennessee State (Nov. 6)…Tallied season-high five tackles against Tennessee Tech (Nov. 13)…Recovered a fumble against Tennessee State (Nov. 6)…Tallied a quarterback hurry against Murray State (Oct. 9).
2020-21: Played in four games for the Skyhawks on the defensive line…Compiled five total tackles, including five assists…Notched 1.0 tackle for loss totaling one yard…Recorded half tackles for loss against No. 10 Jacksonville State (March 14) and Tennessee State (March 28)…Posted a season-high three tackles against No. 10 Jacksonville State (March 14)…Tallied a quarterback hurry against Tennessee Tech (Apr. 11)…Recorded a pass breakup against Tennessee Tech (Apr. 11)…Blocked a field goal attempt against Austin Peay (March 21)…Named to OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll…Named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semester.
BEFORE UTM: Joins the Skyhawks from Jenkins High School where he played for head coach Jason Cameron…Tallied 121 career tackles, including 27.0 tackles for loss and 11.5 sacks…He forced 10 fumbles while recovering seven in 35 career games…Tallied 73 total tackles, including 12.0 tackles for loss as a senior while forcing seven fumbles and recording five recoveries… Named to Region 3-AAA second team defense…Ranked in the South Georgia Top 100 prospect rankings.
PERSONAL: Born on April 25, 2002...Son of Brian and Annette Bellamy...Has two siblings, Kenrianna and Demarcus...Majoring in communications.
- Yearly Honors
- Buck Buchanan Award Finalist (2023)
- Phil Steele FCS All-American first team (2023)
- Associated Press FCS All-American second team (2023)
- FCS Football Central All-American second team (2023)
- Big South-OVC Football Association first team (2023)
- Phil Steele Big South-OVC Defensive Player of the Year (2023)
- AFCA FCS All-American second team (2022)
- HERO Sports FCS Sophomore All-American (2022)
- All-OVC first team (2022)
- The Bluebloods All-Conference first team (2022)
- Phil Steele All-Conference first team (2022, 2023)
- Preseason Honors
- Buck Buchanan Award Watch List (2023)
- Phil Steele FCS Preseason All-American first team (2023)
- Stats Perform FCS Preseason All-American second team (2023)
- The Bluebloods FCS Preseason All-American second team (2023)
- Big South-OVC Preseason Player to Watch (2023)
- Shrine Bowl Watch List (2023)
- Ranked 13th Returning FCS Defensive Lineman by HERO Sports (2023)
- The Bluebloods All-Conference first team (2023)
- Phil Steele All-Conference first team (2023)
- Weekly Honors
- FCS National Defensive Player of the Week (10/31)
- OVC Defensive Player of the Week (10/30)
- Academic Honors
- OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll (2020-21)
- Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2020, Spring 2021)
2022: Named to All-OVC first team…Earned AFCA All-American honors (second team)…Named HERO Sports FCS Sophomore All-American…Tabbed to The Bluebloods all-conference first team…Garnered all-conference first team honors from Phil Steele…Named OVC Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 30)…Named Stats Perform National Defensive Player of the Week (Nov. 1)…Played and started all 11 games for the Skyhawks on the defensive line…Helped team to OVC Championship…Compiled 48 total tackles, including 18 solos and 30 assists…Notched 14.5 tackles for loss totaling 85 yards…Recorded 9.5 sacks…Forced five fumbles, including a season-best two at Houston Christian (Oct. 29)…Tallied 15 quarterback hurries, including a season-best four hurries against Tennessee Tech (Oct. 1) and Eastern Illinois (Nov. 19)…Ranked amongst FCS leaders in forced fumbles (first), sacks (ninth), fumbles recovered (14th) and tackles for loss (20th)…Led the OVC in tackles for loss (14.5) and sacks (9.5)…Tallied a season-best 14 tackles – including 2.5 tackles for loss – against Kennesaw State (Nov. 5)…Named Stats Perform National Defensive Player of the Week after tallying five tackles, 2.0 sacks, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries – including one recovered for a touchdown – against Houston Christian (Oct. 29)…Notched multiple tackles for loss in five contests against Boise State (Sept. 17), Lindenwood (Sept. 24), Houston Christian (Oct. 29), Kennesaw State (Nov. 5) and Eastern Illinois (Nov. 19).
2021: Played 11 games for the Skyhawks on the defensive line…Helped team to OVC Championship and second round berth in NCAA Division I playoffs…Compiled 15 total tackles, including seven solos and eight assists…Notched 2.5 tackles for loss totaling seven yards…Recorded 1.5 sacks for five yards against Tennessee State (Nov. 6)…Tallied season-high five tackles against Tennessee Tech (Nov. 13)…Recovered a fumble against Tennessee State (Nov. 6)…Tallied a quarterback hurry against Murray State (Oct. 9).
2020-21: Played in four games for the Skyhawks on the defensive line…Compiled five total tackles, including five assists…Notched 1.0 tackle for loss totaling one yard…Recorded half tackles for loss against No. 10 Jacksonville State (March 14) and Tennessee State (March 28)…Posted a season-high three tackles against No. 10 Jacksonville State (March 14)…Tallied a quarterback hurry against Tennessee Tech (Apr. 11)…Recorded a pass breakup against Tennessee Tech (Apr. 11)…Blocked a field goal attempt against Austin Peay (March 21)…Named to OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll…Named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semester.
BEFORE UTM: Joins the Skyhawks from Jenkins High School where he played for head coach Jason Cameron…Tallied 121 career tackles, including 27.0 tackles for loss and 11.5 sacks…He forced 10 fumbles while recovering seven in 35 career games…Tallied 73 total tackles, including 12.0 tackles for loss as a senior while forcing seven fumbles and recording five recoveries… Named to Region 3-AAA second team defense…Ranked in the South Georgia Top 100 prospect rankings.
PERSONAL: Born on April 25, 2002...Son of Brian and Annette Bellamy...Has two siblings, Kenrianna and Demarcus...Majoring in communications.
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