Kevin Dotson

Season	Team	GP	Grade
2025		15	F F Bottom 5%
2024		16	F F Bottom 5%
2023		14	F F Bottom 5%
2021		9	F F Bottom 5%
2020		13	F F Bottom 5%

Grades reflect the player's performance in each season. Header grade shows the current season.

Current Contract

Contract Value Index (CVI)

The Los Angeles Rams badly whiffed on Kevin Dotson's three-year, $48M extension, earning an F CVI that represents one of the most questionable guard contracts in recent memory. Paying $16M annually for an unproven interior lineman is franchise-damaging money — that's elite guard territory reserved for players like Quenton Nelson or Ryan Kelly, not someone who hasn't established himself as even an above-average starter. While Dotson showed flashes during his Pittsburgh tenure, he's never been more than a middling contributor, making this deal a massive gamble on projection rather than proven production. The $24M in guaranteed money only compounds the risk, essentially betting half the contract value on a player whose ceiling remains unclear. This contract reeks of desperation from a Rams front office that may have panicked in free agency, dramatically overpaying for guard help while ignoring the market reality that Dotson's production simply doesn't justify top-tier compensation.

Current Sentiment

Kevin Dotson's public standing with the Rams sits at a steady B — not a polarizing figure in either direction, just a dependable interior lineman who has earned quiet professional respect over six seasons. The prevailing media narrative frames him exactly as his role suggests: a mid-tier guard operating largely outside the headline cycle, drawing neither breakout acclaim nor the kind of scrutiny that follows struggling starters. That neutral-to-positive framing holds up reasonably well against his on-field performance grade, which lags behind his reputation — meaning his public perception is carrying more weight right now than his recent production strictly warrants. The Rams' late-April roster activity, a wave of signings across multiple positions including offensive lineman Austin Blaske, signals an organization actively shaping its depth ahead of the 2026 season, which could quietly sharpen the competition narrative around Dotson's role without generating direct controversy. At 29 and entering his seventh year, Dotson occupies that comfortable professional middle ground — trusted enough to hold a starting job on a 12-5 NFC playoff team, but not prominent enough to drive individual storylines. The bottom line: his narrative is stable and professional, the kind of reputation built on reliability rather than star power, and barring a significant shift in the Rams' offensive line performance as the regular season approaches, that workmanlike perception isn't going anywhere.