Jahan Dotson named NFL Rookie of the Week following breakout performance in Week 1

It didn’t take long at all for former Penn State star Jahan Dotson to put his stamp on the National Football League. Against the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 1, he hauled in three catches for 40 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The second touchdown catch helped to seal the 28-22 victory for the Washington Commanders over the Jacksonville Jaguars. For his efforts, Dotson was named NFL Rookie of the Week by Pepsi Zero Sugar.

The former Penn State standout became the first rookie receiver to haul in two plus touchdowns in a Week 1 contest in Washington Commanders’ franchise history.

The rookie receiver helped his team notch their first win of the 2022 season, however, he wasn’t even close to leading his team in catches on Sunday. He had two touchdowns on a three-catch, five-target day. His 40 receiving yards ranked fifth amongst the Commanders’ pass-catchers. Washington is now 1-0 on the year after finishing the game 28-22 at home.

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Dotson delivers two-touchdown performance in rookie debut

Dotson hauled in his first-career NFL touchdown on Sunday afternoon. The rookie ran to the back of the endzone on a run fake and went airborne for the TD grab on 2nd and 6.

The Commanders loved what they saw from Dotson at the NFL combine. The 5-foot-11, 178-pound wideout ran a blistering 4.43-second 40-yard dash. He had his best season in his final year with Penn State, hauling in 1,182 receiving yards and 12 touchdowns. For his 91-reception performance, he earned third team Associated Press All-American and second-team All-Big Ten accolades.

“Very precise route runner, excellent hands, very sharp, very smart young man, hard worker — has done all the things you need to do to feel good about (him),” Rivera said of Dotson this summer.

On3’s Nikki Chavanelle also contributed to this article.