After wearing No. 5 during his four-year Penn State career, Dotson will don No. 1 with the Washington Commanders.
"This is really a humbling moment for me, to be sitting here right now. This is a dream come true. It's hard to render me speechless, but I feel that in this moment."
Kraft, 44, has served as Boston College’s athletic director since 2020. He'll take over at Penn State on July 1.
"I was left speechless. I couldn't believe it. It's pretty much all I've been working for all my life."
Dotson is the first Nittany Lion to come off the board during the 2022 NFL Draft.
Several Penn Staters, including Tariq Castro-Fields, Jesse Luketa, and Rasheed Walker, could hear their names called on day three of the draft.