We continue our rookie profile series with a four-year collegiate prospect who took a couple of years to truly emerge: Jahan Dotson out of Penn State. But while he was not overly productive early on, Dotson would operate as one of the best receivers in the country starting his Junior year. And after closing out his career with two strong seasons, he is now projected to be a borderline first-round wide receiver, hovering in the late 20s/early 30s in most mock drafts. And considering the depth of this wide receiver class, Dotson could be an intriguing option for dynasty managers in the early 2nd of most rookie drafts.

Let’s dive in!

Editor’s Note: This article is part of our Rookie Profile series going on until the 2022 NFL Draft. For more on each rookie, check out Andy, Mike, and Jason’s exclusive rookie rankings and production profiles found only in the Dynasty Pass, part of the UDK+ for 2022.

College Production Profile

As I mentioned above, Jahan Dotson sat behind a couple of NFL-caliber receivers in Pat Freiermuth and KJ Hamler before truly breaking out at Penn State. As a result, in his first two years, he totaled only 691 receiving yards and 5 touchdowns. This equates to a 15.8% receiving yards market share, which is still somewhat impressive considering he had to compete for targets against two second-round receivers. It is important to note, however, that Dotson was one of the more efficient receivers in the Big Ten, ranking 5th in the conference in Yards per Reception (18.1). Regardless, this does hurt Dotson’s analytical profile as we generally want to see receivers break out within their first two collegiate seasons.

Fast forward to 2020, Dotson would enter this 3rd year as the WR1 for the Nittany Lions, taking a massive step forward in his production. He would more than double his Sophomore receiving yards market share from 16.9% to 38.5%. In addition, he would set a career-high 40.19% weighted receiving…