247Sports’ Allen Trieu rated Dotson as a Power 4 starter.

“He played safety, corner, receiver, return and some wild quarterback in high school,” Trieu wrote. “He has above average size and plays physical. He’ll put his face in action in run support and get his hands on receivers if he’s playing man-to-man. The receiver background helps them with their ball skills. Versatile and can play deep in the secondary or come on. in the box as well as the one-on-one matchup with slots and tight ends. Most likely the projection is the safety, but it’s not out of the question that a school could try him because the big track background speaks to his athleticism enough straight-line speed to recover and cut plays.”

The battle is on for the blue-chipper. Per Trieu, Dotson told a Michigan insider that he has a great relationship with the program.

“Yeah, they took stuff,” Dotson said. “When the new staff came in, I had no communication with them. I had a really good relationship with the old staff and that was really my first option… They were top notch. Everyone left so it was kind of hard, but when the new staff came in they didn’t talk to me at all. However, once the season almost started like when it was going 7v7, I kind of talked to them and out of nowhere. I came back after the first game when I had 17 tackles, they came in and I talked a lot since then, I talked to coach Sherrone Moore…I was in constant communication with them. “

The Spartans have a lot on the line in the battle for the flip target. It would make a huge statement about their prowess on the recruiting trail, especially in their own state. It would also send a message to Michigan and other programs — the Spartans are here. In fact, it would be ahead of its time.

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