Draft Day will be family affair for PSU’s Dotson

Jahan Dotson built a reputation at Penn State as a receiver with soft hands, tremendous speed and precise routes. He has shown a different discipline in recent months when it comes to NFL mock drafts. Dotson has managed to avoid them, even though his family can’t.

“Oh, yeah, my dad’s bringing it up all the time,” he said Thursday at Penn State’s Pro Day. “’You’re going to the Chiefs. You’re going here. You’re going there.’

“I don’t know, Dad, and you don’t know either.”

It may not sound like it, but Dotson does believes he’s as talented as any receiver available.

“I truly believe that I am the best receiver in the draft,” he said. “I’m right up there with the top guys. My film kind of proves that.”

Dotson has received interest from several NFL teams that have picks in the lower half of the first round when the threeday draft commences the night of April 28.

The Green Bay Packers, for example, had general manager Brian Gutekunst and at least two scouts watching Dotson at Holuba Hall. The Packers traded All-Pro receiver Davante Adams last week to Las Vegas, have needs at the position and have the 22nd and 28th picks in the draft.

Daniel Jeremiah of NFL Network and Todd McShay of ESPN have Dotson going to the Packers with the 28th pick in their mock drafts. ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. has the Buffalo Bills taking Dotson with the 25th pick in his mock draft that was released this week.

“I actually met with the Packers receivers coach (Jason Vrable) a few days ago,” Dotson said. “It went really well. We were just talkin’ ball and getting to know each other. It went really well.”

All 32 teams had representatives in attendance Thursday. The Baltimore Ravens and the New England Patriots were among teams that had assistant coaches there to see Dot