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{{Short description|American football player (born 1969)}}
{{Short description|American football player (born 1969)}}
{{Primary sources|date=May 2019}}
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{{Use American English|date=November 2023}}
{{Infobox NFL player
{{Infobox NFL biography
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|image=Santana Dotson (8788877368) (cropped).jpg
| name = Santana Dotson
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|caption=Dotson in 2013
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| image = Santana Dotson (8788877368) (cropped).jpg
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|position=[[Defensive end]]
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| caption = Dotson in 2013
|number=71
| number = 71
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|birth_date={{birth date and age|1969|12|19}}
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| position = [[Defensive end]] <br> [[Defensive tackle]]
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|birth_place=[[New Orleans, Louisiana]]
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|12|19}}
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| birth_place = [[New Orleans, Louisiana]], U.S.
|height_ft=6
| height_ft = 6
|height_in=5
|weight_lbs = 287
| height_in = 5
| weight_lb = 287
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|draftyear=1992
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| high_school = [[Yates High School|Yates]] ([[Houston, Texas]])
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|draftround=5
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| college = [[Baylor Bears football|Baylor]]
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|draftpick=132
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| draftyear = 1992
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|high_school = [[Yates High School|Yates]] ([[Houston, Texas]])
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| draftround = 5
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|college=[[Baylor Bears football|Baylor]]
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| draftpick = 132
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| pastteams =
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* [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] ({{NFL Year|1992}}–{{NFL Year|1995}})
* [[Green Bay Packers]] ({{NFL Year|1996}}–{{NFL Year|2001}})
* [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] ({{NFL Year|1992|1995}})
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* [[Green Bay Packers]] ({{NFL Year|1996|2001}})
* [[Washington Redskins]] ({{NFL Year|2002}})
* [[Washington Redskins]] ({{NFL Year|2002}})
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| highlights =
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|statlabel1=[[Tackle (football move)|Tackles]]
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* [[Super Bowl champion]] ([[Super Bowl XXXI|XXXI]])
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|statvalue1=460
* [[List of NFL Rookie of the Year awards#NFL_ROTYS_winners_(1980–present)|Sporting News Rookie of the Year]] (1992)
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|statlabel2=[[Quarterback sack|Sacks]]
* [[PFWA All-Rookie Team]] ([[PFWA All-Rookie Team#1992|1992]])
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|statvalue2=49
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* [[Unanimous All-American]] ([[1991 College Football All-America Team|1991]])
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|statlabel3=[[Fumble]] recoveries
* 2× First-team All-[[Southwest Conference|SWC]] ([[1990 All-Southwest Conference football team|1990]], [[1991 All-Southwest Conference football team|1991]])
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|statvalue3=6
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| statlabel1 = [[Tackle (football move)|Tackle]]s
|nfl=DOT288111
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| statvalue1 = 460
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|highlights=
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| statlabel2 = [[Quarterback sack|Sacks]]
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* [[Super Bowl]] champion ([[Super Bowl XXXI|XXXI]])
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| statvalue2 = 49.0
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* Unanimous [[All-American]] ([[1991 College Football All-America Team|1991]])
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| statlabel3 = [[Fumble]] recoveries
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| statvalue3 = 6
| pfr = DotsSa20
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'''Santana N. Dotson''' (born December 19, 1969) is a former [[American football]] [[defensive tackle]] in the [[National Football League]].<ref>{{Cite book |url=http://www.nfl.com/player/santanadotson/2500439/careerstats |title=Santana Dotson: Career Stats at NFL.com |publisher=[[NFL Network]] |location=United States |access-date=2019-06-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151029094851/http://www.nfl.com/player/santanadotson/2500439/careerstats |archive-date=2015-10-29 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/players/playerpage/3380/santana-dotson |title=Santana Dotson |publisher=[[CBSSports.com]] |language=en |access-date=2019-06-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905195415/http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/players/playerpage/3380/santana-dotson |archive-date=2015-09-05 |url-status=live }}</ref> He was a part of Houston's [[Yates High School]] football team when it won the 1985 5A state championship. While at Baylor, Dotson was voted All-American in 1991. He won the 1992 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year with the [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] as he registered 10 sacks and then played in two Super Bowls with the [[Green Bay Packers]].
'''Santana N. Dotson''' (born December 19, 1969) is an American former professional [[American football|football]] player who was a [[defensive tackle]] in the [[National Football League]] (NFL).<ref>{{Cite book |url=http://www.nfl.com/player/santanadotson/2500439/careerstats |title=Santana Dotson: Career Stats at NFL.com |publisher=[[NFL Network]] |location=United States |access-date=2019-06-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151029094851/http://www.nfl.com/player/santanadotson/2500439/careerstats |archive-date=2015-10-29 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/players/playerpage/3380/santana-dotson |title=Santana Dotson |publisher=[[CBSSports.com]] |language=en |access-date=2019-06-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905195415/http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/players/playerpage/3380/santana-dotson |archive-date=2015-09-05 |url-status=live }}</ref> He was a part of Houston's [[Yates High School]] football team when it won the 1985 5A state championship. Dotson played [[college football]] for the [[Baylor Bears football|Baylor Bears]], earning [[unanimous All-American]] honors in 1991. He was selected by the [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] in the fifth round of the [[1992 NFL draft]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=1992 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1992/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-07 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> He won the 1992 [[NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year]] with the [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] as he registered 10 [[quarterback sack|sacks]] and then played in two [[Super Bowl]]s with the [[Green Bay Packers]]. He won [[Super Bowl XXXI]] with the Packers.<ref>{{Cite news | url = https://wacotrib.com/sports/college/baylor/former-baylor-great-santana-dotson-speaking-at-kickoff-luncheon/article_f6ed8a52-3c80-11ee-9d9a-c71b48da7344.html | title = Former Baylor great Santana Dotson speaking at Kickoff Luncheon | date = August 16, 2023 | newspaper = [[Waco Tribune-Herald]] | access-date = September 13, 2023}}</ref>

{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 4 1/4
| weight = 267
| dash = 5.03
| ten split = 1.86
| twenty split = 3.00
| shuttle = 4.62
| vertical = 28.5
| broad ft = 9
| broad in = 1
| bench = 17
| arm span = 33 3/4
| hand span = 9 5/8
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Santana Dotson is working to become an NFL broadcaster, and currently appears on the "[[Bob & Brian]] Show," on WHQG Radio in Milwaukee, during the NFL season.
Santana Dotson is working to become an NFL broadcaster, and currently appears on the "[[Bob & Brian]] Show," on WHQG Radio in Milwaukee, during the NFL season.


There are several other prominent football players in the Dotson family. [[Alphonse Dotson]], father of Santana played at Grambling University then went on to play for several teams in the NFL, ending with the Oakland Raiders. Santana Dotson also has a nephew, [[Alonzo Dotson]], who played for the Oklahoma Sooners, then was picked up as a free agent by the Washington Redskins, whom now in his 4th season with the New York Jets as a College Area Scout (South East) after spending 5 seasons with the Green Bay Packers as a area Scout.
There are several other prominent football players in the Dotson family. [[Alphonse Dotson]], father of Santana played at Grambling University then went on to play for several teams in the NFL, ending with the Oakland Raiders. Santana Dotson also has a nephew, [[Alonzo Dotson]], who played for the Oklahoma Sooners, then was picked up as a free agent by the Washington Redskins, whom now in his 4th season with the New York Jets as a College Area Scout (South East) after spending 5 seasons with the Green Bay Packers as an area Scout.


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[https://www.santanadotson.org/sd/ Santana Dotson Foundation]
*[https://www.santanadotson.org/sd/ Santana Dotson Foundation] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190601152835/https://www.santanadotson.org/sd/ |date=2019-06-01 }}


{{1991 NCAA Division I-A College Football Consensus All-Americans}}
{{1991 NCAA Division I-A College Football Consensus All-Americans}}
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[[Category:Washington Redskins players]]
[[Category:Washington Redskins players]]
[[Category:Tampa Bay Buccaneers players]]
[[Category:Tampa Bay Buccaneers players]]


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Latest revision as of 03:39, 23 November 2024

Santana Dotson
refer to caption
Dotson in 2013
No. 71
Position:Defensive end
Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1969-12-19) December 19, 1969 (age 55)
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:287 lb (130 kg)
Career information
High school:Yates (Houston, Texas)
College:Baylor
NFL draft:1992 / round: 5 / pick: 132
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:460
Sacks:49.0
Fumble recoveries:6
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Santana N. Dotson (born December 19, 1969) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL).[1][2] He was a part of Houston's Yates High School football team when it won the 1985 5A state championship. Dotson played college football for the Baylor Bears, earning unanimous All-American honors in 1991. He was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the fifth round of the 1992 NFL draft.[3] He won the 1992 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as he registered 10 sacks and then played in two Super Bowls with the Green Bay Packers. He won Super Bowl XXXI with the Packers.[4]

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 4+1⁄4 in
(1.94 m) 		267 lb
(121 kg) 		33+3⁄4 in
(0.86 m) 		9+5⁄8 in
(0.24 m)		 5.03 s 1.86 s 3.00 s 4.62 s 28.5 in
(0.72 m)		 9 ft 1 in
(2.77 m)		 17 reps

Santana Dotson is working to become an NFL broadcaster, and currently appears on the "Bob & Brian Show," on WHQG Radio in Milwaukee, during the NFL season.

There are several other prominent football players in the Dotson family. Alphonse Dotson, father of Santana played at Grambling University then went on to play for several teams in the NFL, ending with the Oakland Raiders. Santana Dotson also has a nephew, Alonzo Dotson, who played for the Oklahoma Sooners, then was picked up as a free agent by the Washington Redskins, whom now in his 4th season with the New York Jets as a College Area Scout (South East) after spending 5 seasons with the Green Bay Packers as an area Scout.

References

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  1. ^ Santana Dotson: Career Stats at NFL.com. United States: NFL Network. Archived from the original on October 29, 2015. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
  2. ^ Santana Dotson. CBSSports.com. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
  3. ^ "1992 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  4. ^ "Former Baylor great Santana Dotson speaking at Kickoff Luncheon". Waco Tribune-Herald. August 16, 2023. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
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