Lou Dorsey

Ht./Wt.:
6-6 / 225
Position:
TE
Hometown:
Jacksonville, Fla.
High School:
Jean Ribault

Career Highs

Receptions: 4 vs. Northwestern, 11/25/17
Receiving Yards: 107 vs. Indiana, 11/11/17
Long Reception: 77 vs. Indiana, 11/11/17
Receiving Touchdowns: 1, three times (last vs. Indiana, 11/11/17)
All-Purpose Yards: 107 vs. Indiana, 11/11/17

2018 Sophomore

Named to the 2018 Mackey Award Preseason Watch List

2017 Freshman

BTN.com All-Freshman Team
Played in all 12 games with seven starts at tight end
22 receptions for 395 yards and three touchdowns
395 receiving yards was the eighth-most by a tight end in Illinois single-season history
Led Illinois in receiving touchdowns (3)
All three touchdown receptions came during Big Ten games
Team-long 77-yard reception vs. Indiana
77-yard touchdown reception against Indiana was the longest reception in Illinois history by a true freshman
107 receiving yards against Indiana was the most by a true freshman tight end in Illinois history
Made his Illinois debut in the opener against Ball State
First career catch was a one-handed grab against Ball State
First career start against Western Kentucky

High School

Three-star recruit by 247Sports, ESPN and Scout
Ranked No. 16 tight end in the nation by ESPN and No. 47 by 247Sports
Played at Jean Ribault High School for head coach Kelvin Smith
Also played basketball in high school

Personal

Born Dec. 29, 1998
Son of Tracy and Louis Dorsey
Has one brother, Travaris Dorsey, and one sister, Ta’Mya Dorsey
Picked Illinois because, “it feels like home and the coaches are going to prepare me for the next level.”