Biography
2022
Did not see any game action.
2021
Saw action in one game as a junior defensive back and on special teams … Saw first career action in season opener vs. Marist (Sept. 18).
2020
Season canceled due to COVID pandemic.
2019
Did not see any game action as a first-year defensive back … Contributed primarily on the scout team.
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2019 graduate of Central Catholic High School in Pittsburgh, Pa., where he lettered for three years in football for head coach Terry Totten … Class 6A First Team All-State selection as a senior cornerback in 2018 … Associated Press Class 6A First Team All-State selection … WPIAL First Team All-Conference selection in 2018 … Pennsylvania PSFCA East/West All-Star selection in 2018 … Four-time Western Pennsylvania All-Academic Gold Team member from 2015-18 … Nominated for Mr. PA Football Award … Played defensive back and served as team captain as a senior in 2018 … Two-year starter … Concluded career by allowing only 12 receptions for 81 yards on 60 targets (20 percent completion rate) and broke up 28 total passes … Allowed zero receiving touchdowns throughout his entire career … Totaled 36 tackles, three tackles for loss, one sack, intercepted one pass, broke up 14 passes and was targeted 32 times, allowed four receptions for only 25 yards as a senior cornerback … Led the Vikings to a 7-4 record and 4-2 in the conference as a senior … Made four tackles, intercepted a pass, broke up two passes and allowed zero receptions vs. Pine-Richland … Broke up six passes while being targeted seven times, made two tackles (one tackle for loss) vs. Seneca Valley … Totaled 52 tackles, six tackles for loss, two sacks, forced two fumbles, broke up 14 passes was targeted 24 times and allowed just seven receptions for 43 yards as a junior … Led the Vikings to a WPIAL runner-up finish and 10-3 record as a junior in 2017 … Made 10 tackles vs. Erie Cathedral Prep … As a sophomore, made nine tackles and one tackle for loss while helping lead the Vikings to a state runner-up finish and WPIAL title and 14-2 record in 2016 … Played 7v7 Football for PA Nike Elite (2015-18) and was named the defensive MVP four times … Played AAU basketball for the PA Elite Bombers (2015-18) and averaged 10.1 points and 11.2 rebounds in 2016 … Led the Bombers to two super regional championships in 2016 and 2017 … Four-time Honor Roll student … Also played amateur soccer with the FC Clout team and led the Canonsburg Premier League in assists in 2018 … National Honor Society member … Volunteered in a variety of programs including St. Patrick’s Church (2015 and 2018), Pittsburgh’s Little Sisters of the Poor (2016), Central Catholic High School Auction (2017), Pittsburgh Central Catholic Youth Football Camp (2017 and 2018).
PERSONAL
Born Dominic Dante Dodson on August 27, 2000 in Morgantown, Pa. … Son of Willie and Danielle Dodson … Has brother Jacquan and sister Peyton … Father played college football at IUP and at Glenville State … Mother attended IUP … Had two uncles on mother’s side play NCAA Division I football: A.J. Nastasi was a wide receiver for four years at West Virginia and Joe Nastasi played a wide receiver at Penn State for four years and also one season in the NFL with the Cleveland Browns … The Nastasi’s were also ranked among the top-10 all-time basketball scorers in PIAA state history: A.J. (No. 1 with 3,833 points) and Joe (No. 6 with 2,961 points) … NFL players who attended his high school include Dan Marino, Marc Bulger, Jeff Dugan and Stefan Wisniewski … Role model is his father … Favorite sports memory was returning an interception for a pick-six win in middle school with zero seconds on the clock … Hobbies and interests include video games, politics, photography, graphic design, collecting socks and shoes, trading stocks and amateur soccer … Owns over 200 pairs of socks, taught himself to play the piano and can solve a Rubik’s Cube in 45 seconds … Favorite actor is Michael B. Jordan … Favorite food is ribs … Selected Columbia over an offer from Cornell … Committed to Columbia in early May 2018 … Favorite things about Columbia are its prestige, proximity to the city and competitive athletics … Enrolled at Columbia College … Majors in Biological Sciences.
