CFL: 5th season
Stamps: 2nd season
Games played through 2021
Regular season: 65
Playoffs: 1
Grey Cup: 0
Grey Cup wins: 0
Acquired
Signed on Feb. 2, 2021.
Pro path
Dozier originally signed with the Stampeders on Feb. 11, 2020, and opted out of his contract on Sept. 3, 2020. He attended rookie mini-camp with the National Football League’s Pittsburgh Steelers in 2016. He was signed by the Montreal Alouettes as a free agent on Apr. 7, 2017 and released on May 13, 2019. Dozier signed with the BC Lions on June 25, 2019.
2021
(Calgary) Dozier played all 14 regular-season games including 12 starts at the SAM position and one start at safety. He recorded 49 defensive tackles including one tackle for loss, a team-leading 17 special-teams stops, one interception, one sack and two knockdowns. Dozier’s first sack and first interception as a Stampeder both came in Week 12 against Saskatchewan. He also started the Western Semi-Final at SAM and recorded five tackles.
2019
(BC) Dozier played ad started 16 regular-season games at safety for the Lions. He had a team-high 70 defensive tackles including one tackle for loss and added seven special-teams tackles, one interception, one forced fumble and one knockdown.
2018
(Montreal) Dozier played 17 regular-season games and made 15 starts. He finished the season with 84 defensive tackles, 18 special-teams tackles, five interceptions and four knockdowns. His 18 special-teams tackles tied for the team-lead and his interception total tied for the league-lead. Dozier was named an East Division all-star.
2017
(Montreal) Dozier played all 18 regular-season games and made 11 starts for the Alouettes. He made 66 defensive tackles including one tackle for loss, 15 special-teams tackles, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery returned for a touchdown, four knockdowns and two sacks. Dozier’s 15 special-teams tackles tied for the team-lead.
Notable
First game: June 22, 2017, vs Saskatchewan
First sack: July 27, 2017, at Winnipeg
First interception: June 30, 2018, at Saskatchewan
First touchdown: July 14, 2017, vs Calgary
East Division all-star: 2018
College
Dozier played 22 games over two seasons (2014-15) at UNC-Charlotte where he posted 135 tackles including 2.5 tackles for loss, two fumble recoveries, two interceptions and 15 passes defended. He became the first 49er to score on an interception return and a fumble return in the same season as a junior in 2014. He began his college career at Butler Community College in El Dorado, Kans., where he made 90 tackles including four tackles for loss, one forced fumble, one interception and 0.5 sacks over two seasons (2012-13). He helped lead the Grizzlies to a 20-3 record and back-to-back conference championships during his time at Butler.
Personal
Dozier attended Washburn Rural High School in Topeka, Kan. He majored in exercise science at UNC-Charlotte.
Seasons
Defence
| YEAR | TEAM | GP | DT | ST | SACKS | INT | TD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2017
|
MTL | 18 | 66 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
|
2018
|
MTL | 17 | 84 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
|
2019
|
BC | 16 | 70 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
|
2021
|
CGY | 14 | 49 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|
Total
|
65 | 269 | 57 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
Game Log
Defence
| DATE | WEEK | OPP | DT | ST | SACKS | INT | TD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
08-07
|
1 | TOR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
08-12
|
2 | BC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
08-20
|
3 | MTL | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
08-29
|
4 | WPG | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
09-06
|
5 | EDM | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
09-11
|
6 | EDM | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
09-17
|
7 | HAM | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
10-02
|
9 | SSK | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
10-09
|
10 | SSK | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
10-16
|
11 | BC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
10-23
|
12 | SSK | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|
10-29
|
13 | OTT | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
11-12
|
15 | BC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
11-20
|
16 | WPG | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
11-28
|
17 | SSK | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Total
|
54 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |