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Jahan Dotson

Jahan Waltè Dotson (/əˈhɑːn/ jə-HAHN; born March 22, 2000) is an American professional football wide receiver and punt returner for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions and was selected by the Washington Commanders in the first round of the 2022 NFL draft. Dotson was traded to the Eagles in 2024, and became a Super Bowl champion that season.

Dotson was born on March 22, 2000, in Newark, New Jersey, and grew up in nearby East Orange, before moving to Pennsylvania. He attended Nazareth Area High School in Nazareth, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley He left for Peddie School in Hightstown, New Jersey, for his junior year but then returned to Nazareth High School for his senior year in 2017. He set school career records at Nazareth for most receptions (187), most receiving yards (2,755), and most touchdowns (40).

Dotson originally committed to play college football at UCLA but later rescinded his commitment to play for Penn State.

Dotson appeared in eight games for the Penn State Nittany Lions as a freshman in the 2018 season and made four starts, recording 13 receptions for 203 yards.

As a sophomore in the 2019 season, Dotson started all 13 games and had 27 receptions for 488 yards and five touchdowns.

In the 2020 season, as a junior, Dotson was Penn State's leading receiver. Against the Ohio State Buckeyes, Dotson recorded eight catches for 144 yards and three touchdowns. Against Michigan State, Dotson became the third Big Ten player since 2000 to have a punt return touchdown and 100 receiving yards in the same game. Dotson finished the 2020 season with 884 receiving yards and eight touchdowns, and was named third-team All-Big Ten for the season.

As a senior in the 2021 season, Dotson recorded 11 receptions for 242 yards and 3 touchdowns in Penn State's win over Maryland, breaking Deon Butler's school record for receiving yards in a game.

In December 2021, announced his intention to enter the 2022 NFL draft. In May 2022, he graduated from Penn State with a degree in telecommunications.

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