UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Penn State wide receiver Jahan Dotson has been named a Big Ten Player to Watch, the conference office announced on Thursday. A media panel selected the 10-member preseason list, with five representatives each from the East and West Divisions.
In addition, Dotson was named to the Biletnikoff Award Watch list on Thursday. The Biletnikoff Award recognizes the college football season's outstanding FBS receiver, regardless of position. As such, the Biletnikoff Award recognizes the outstanding receiver, not merely the outstanding wide receiver. The award recipient is selected by the highly distinguished Biletnikoff Award National Selection Committee, a group of prominent college football journalists, commentators, and former receivers.
Jahan Dotson Bio:
- Has played in 30 career games, making 26 starts.
- Has caught a pass in 29-straight games, dating back to Indiana game (10/20/18).
- Has 26 career receptions of 20 or more yards.
- Owns five career touchdown catches of 60 or more yards (75 vs. Illinois, 2020; 70 vs. Illinois, 2020; 68 vs. Iowa, 2020; 60 at Indiana, 2020; 72 vs. Purdue, 2019) and six of 40 or more yards.
- Ranks 13th all-time at Penn State in career receiving touchdowns (13) and is 17th in receiving yards (1,575).
- Is one of 18 Nittany Lions to reach the 1,500 career receiving yards mark.
- Owns six career 100-yard receiving games, tied for eighth all-time at Penn State.
- Owns the Penn State single season record for punt return average (24.6; 2020).
- In 2020, finished tied for 11th in a single season at Penn State for receiving touchdowns (8), 13th in receiving yardage (884), and tied for 17th in receptions (52).
- One of eight receivers (nine occasions) to have five 100-yard games in a season and the third to do so since 2000, joining Allen Robinson (8; 2013), Bryant Johnson (5; 2001) and Chris Godwin (5; 2015).
- With an 81-yard punt return for a touchdown and a 100-yard receiving performance vs. Michigan State (12/12), he became one of three Big Ten players to have 100 receiving yards and a punt return for a touchdown in the same game since 2000 (Michigan's Steve Breaston, 2006 vs. Indiana; Wisconsin's Brandon Williams, 2005 vs. Indiana).
Penn State's season opener on Sept. 4 at Wisconsin will kick off at noon on FOX. The Nittany Lions will make their return to Beaver Stadium on Sept. 11 vs. Ball State, a 3:30 p.m. ET start on FS1. Penn State's 2021 schedule with updated kick times and TV designations can be found here: https://bit.ly/3fVFuhc.
For information on joining the Nittany Lion Club and reserving new season tickets for the 2021 Penn State Football season presented by PSECU, as well as club seating in Beaver Stadium, fans can visit www.PSUnrivaled.com, or call 1-800-NITTANY weekdays from 9 a.m.- 4 p.m.