| Number | 71 |
|---|---|
| Position | Defensive end, defensive tackle |
| Birth date | December 19, 1969 (age 56) |
| Birth place | New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft |
| Height in | 5 |
| Weight lb | 287 |
| High school | Yates (Houston, Texas) |
| College | Baylor |
| Draftyear | 1992 |
| Draftround | 5 |
| Draftpick | 132 |
| Pastteams | |
| Highlights |
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| Statlabel 1 | Tackles |
| Statvalue 1 | 460 |
| Statlabel 2 | Sacks |
| Statvalue 2 | 49.0 |
| Statlabel 3 | Fumble recoveries |
| Statvalue 3 | 6 |
| Pfr | DotsSa20 |
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 132nd overall 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]
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
- ^ Santana Dotson: Career Stats at NFL.com. United States: NFL Network. Archived 2015-10-29 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2019-06-01.
- ^ Santana Dotson. CBSSports.com. Archived 2015-09-05 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2019-06-01.
- ^ "1992 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ^ "Former Baylor great Santana Dotson speaking at Kickoff Luncheon". Waco Tribune-Herald. August 16, 2023. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
External links
- Santana Dotson Foundation Archived 2019-06-01 at the Wayback Machine