Butler University Athletics

2024 Season (Graduate): Played in 10 games… Ended the year with 257 rushing yards and four touchdowns on 51 carries… Longest rush covered 63 yards… Had 11 receptions for 51 yards… Posted 257 all-purpose yards… Rushed the ball 10 times to gain 59 yards against Virginia Lynchburg while scoring two touchdowns (9/28)… Had eight carries against Morehead State to rack up 39 yards and a score against the Eagles (10/5)… Final TD came at Davidson (10/26)… Logged 66 rushing yards on just three carries… Erupted for his 63-yard run against the Wildcats… Took 10 hand-offs at Murray State to gain 11 yards (9/7)… Rushed the ball seven times vs. Stetson to gain 34 yards… Caught two passes vs. Dayton to record 16 receiving yards (10/19)… Caught a season-high three passes at Murray State (9/7).

Prior to Butler: Played in all 13 games at NIU during the 2023 season, making two starts… Started in the season opener at Boston College… Got the start at Akron… Caught six passes to record 66 yards… Averaged 11 yards per catch and 5.1 yards per game… Hauled in a season-long 24-yard pass at Toledo… Recorded a 17-yard reception at Nebraska… Caught two passes for 22 yards vs. Western Michigan… Rushed the ball four times to net four yards… Longest rush covered five yards at Boston College… Matched that effort with a five-yard rush vs. Tulsa… Recorded a tackle at Kent State… Valuable special teams player that returned 10 kick-offs for 158 yards… Averaged 15.8 yards per kick return… Longest return covered 29 yards at Toledo… Returned four kicks vs. the Rockets to end the contest with 86 yards… All-purpose utility player for NIU in 2022… Saw action in all 12 games on offense and special teams… Started the Eastern Michigan and Central Michigan games at wide receiver… Returned eight kickoffs for 138 yards to average 17.2 yards per return… Caught three passes, had five carries and made three tackles… Came up with a career-long 42-yard kickoff return at Kentucky… Returned a kickoff 21 yards in the win at Western Michigan… Made two of his three tackles on the year versus Vanderbilt… Rushed the ball twice at WMU and again in the Akron game… Caught two passes and had one rush versus Miami… Played on the kickoff, kickoff return, punt and punt return teams over the course of the season… Split time between wide receiver and running back… Played in all 14 games during the 2021 season… Saw action on multiple special teams units and at wide receiver… Caught two passes for four yards… Made his first career start in the Cure Bowl vs. Coastal Carolina and recorded his second catch… Caught a season-long seven-yard pass at Michigan for his first career reception… Totaled six tackles (five solo) as a member of the kickoff team with one tackle in six different games… Named to the 2021 Academic All-MAC team… Saw action in all six games during the 2020 season… Played on multiple special teams units… Served on the kickoff team for five games and the kickoff return unit for one.

High School: Honorable mention IHSA All-State selection as a senior… Earned All-Area accolades (Daily Southtown)… Named All-Southwest Suburban Conference (Chicago Tribune)… Lincoln Way West Offensive Player of the Year in 2019… Team Captain… Earned two varsity letters… Set school records for most receiving yards in a season (690), most receiving yards in a game (142) and most catches in a game (11)… Caught 44 passes for 690 yards with five touchdowns as a senior…  Added 65 rushes for 360 net yards with five touchdowns TDs… Returned 10 kickoffs for 216 yards and six punts for 42 yards… Honored as the WJOL Player of the Week after catching nine passes for 144 yards and two scores with 42 rushing yards and a TD in a 27-10 playoff-clinching win over Bradley Bourbonnais… Named to the Honor Roll every semester of high school… Earned varsity letters in basketball and track and field.

Personal: Son of Bill and Timika Dozier… Has two siblings; Divine and Raisha… Strategic communications major.

Why Dozier Chose Butler
“The people at Butler made me feel at home. Coach U and the staff has something great going on and I can’t wait to be part of it.”