A former Clemson defender has put his name back in the NCAA transfer portal.

Former Clemson linebacker TJ Dudley, who now goes by TJ Dottery, has entered the transfer portal again, according to On3’s Pete Nakos.

Dottery spent one year at Clemson in 2022, recording two tackles in 16 defensive snaps over four games while redshirting.

He originally entered the transfer portal in 2023 after Clemson made the decision to dismiss him due to a violation of team rules.

Dottery then transferred to Ole Miss and arrived to campus in Oxford prior to the start of fall camp in 2023. He sat out that regular season due to NCAA rules but did play in the Peach Bowl vs. Penn State and recorded two tackles with one quarterback hurry in his first action as a Rebel.

In 2024, Dottery played and started 12 games for the Rebels and ranked second on the team with 76 total tackles, while adding 4.5 tackles for loss, two sacks, four quarterback hurries, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and a pass breakup.

As a redshirt junior in 2025, the 6-foot-2, 230-pounder led Ole Miss with 98 total tackles while playing in all 15 games. He also tallied 5.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, two pass breakups, one quarterback hurry and two forced fumbles.

A three-time all-state selection at Montgomery (Ala.) Catholic Preparatory School, Dottery was credited with 381 tackles (59 for loss), 10.5 sacks, seven interceptions, seven pass breakups and seven touchdowns in his prep career.

Dottery enrolled at Clemson as a four-star prospect in the summer of 2022. He was the No. 22 linebacker nationally and the No. 227 overall prospect in the 2022 recruiting class, per the 247Sports Composite.

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