#5

Jaden Dottin

S · Toledo · Sr. · #5

Returning to Toledo for 2026
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Jaden Dottin

S · Toledo · Sr · #5

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★★
#319 national
CFB
College
2 teams
2022–2024
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Coaching Lineage · 2022–2024

1 coach
2022
2023
2024

Played his entire career under Jason Candle.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2022Penn State11-2HC: James Franklin · Run-leaning
2023Toledo11-3HC: Jason Candle · Run-leaning
2024Toledo8-5HC: Jason Candle · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2024Toledo16100.00.0--1--
2023Toledo1--0.00.0------
2022Penn State--------------
Career17100.00.0--1--

How he plays

Play style

Moves between deep coverage and the slot.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Toledo

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Safety · Toledo

Returning around him

  • 68% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
  • 2 Toledo players drafted to NFL
  • Transfer portal: -5 net (33 in / 38 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Toledo · Last season: 8-5 · Talent rank #75 · 2026 recruiting class #119

DNA match

Player DNA

Hybrid Nickel

Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.

S

His 2024 production profile sits closest to Josh Minkins’s 2023 season.

Josh Minkins

95%match

Louisville · 2023

#2

Josh Minkins

Louisville · 2021

95%
#3

Talan Alfrey

BYU · 2023

92%
#4

Jake Martin

Air Force · 2024

NFL Rd 6
90%
#5

Josh Foster

TCU · 2023

88%

Matches Josh on

Height
PD rate
Tackle volume

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jake Martin's junior season at Air Force (2024).

Jake Martin

97%match

Air Force · 2024

NFL Rd 6
#2

Omari Porter

Stanford · 2023

96%
#3

Antonio Stevens

Purdue · 2023

91%
#4

Donald Willis

Minnesota · 2022

All-MAC
89%
#5

Jay Jones

Southern Miss · 2023

87%

Matches Jake on

Class year
Height
PD rate

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #8501

Final rank
#8501
Avg #9082.3
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #8501 this season.