Receiver, UT Martin, 2017–⁠22

Colton Dowell

Number
No. 15
Height
6′3″
Weight
215 lb
Class (2022)
Senior
Hometown
Lebanon, TN
Born
Apr 19, 1999

Colton Dowell played receiver at UT Martin (2017–⁠22). The Tennessee Titans took Dowell in round 7, No. 228 overall in the 2023 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,032
Receiving yards, 2022 (UT Martin, 7–⁠4)
Drafted
No. 228
Round 7, 2023 NFL Draft (Tennessee Titans)

Career highs

12catches, career highat Murray State, 2022168receiving yards, career highat Murray State, 2022

Team titles: Ohio Valley champions, 2021 and 2022

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2018UT Martin188.008
2019UT Martin45313.3019
2021UT Martin610217.0127
2022UT Martin671,03215.4654
Career781,19515.3754

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018UT Martin15WRYr 1
2019UT Martin15WRYr 2
2021UT Martin15WRYr 4
2022UT Martin15WRSr. (Yr 5)6′3″215

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2018UT Martin (FCS)2-0.13––-0.3–
2019UT Martin (FCS)90.45––4.1–
2021UT Martin (FCS)120.48––5.8–
2022UT Martin (FCS)760.8064th (n=683)0.7160.713%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2022 UT Martin 11 games, 67 catches, 1,032 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 1vs.Western IllinoisW 42–⁠257100148–
Sep 8atMissouri StateL 30–⁠3510159142–
Sep 17atBoise StateL 7–⁠305531376
Sep 24vs.LindenwoodW 56–⁠26459018–
Oct 1vs.Tennessee TechW 45–⁠28338016–
Oct 8atMurray StateW 45–⁠1612168054–
Oct 22atTennesseeL 24–⁠657112041–
Oct 29atHouston ChristianW 52–⁠286141044–
Nov 5vs.Kennesaw StateL 27–⁠44429112–
Nov 12atTennessee StateW 20–⁠3555114–
Nov 19vs.Eastern IllinoisW 34–⁠314118152–
2021 UT Martin 1 game, 6 catches, 102 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2atWestern KentuckyL 21–⁠596102127–

No box score in the source for Oct 9 vs. Murray State, so that game is not listed.

2019 UT Martin 2 games, 4 catches, 53 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 7atFloridaL 0–⁠45112012–
Nov 23atKentuckyL 7–⁠503410193

No box score in the source for Aug 29 vs. Northwestern State; Sep 14 at Southern Illinois; Sep 28 vs. Murray State; Oct 5 at Eastern Kentucky; Oct 12 at Tennessee Tech; Oct 19 vs. Eastern Illinois; Oct 26 at Southeast Missouri State; Nov 2 vs. Jacksonville State; Nov 9 at Austin Peay; Nov 16 vs. Tennessee State, so those games are not listed.

2018 UT Martin 1 game, 1 catch, 8 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 8atMiddle TennesseeL 37–⁠611808–

No box score in the source for Sep 15 vs. Chattanooga; Sep 22 vs. Austin Peay; Sep 29 at Murray State; Oct 13 vs. Eastern Kentucky; Oct 20 at Eastern Illinois; Oct 27 vs. Southeast Missouri State; Nov 3 at Jacksonville State; Nov 10 vs. Tennessee Tech; Nov 17 at Tennessee State, so those games are not listed.

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2023
Height6′2⅞″
Weight212 lb
Arm length32″
Hand size9¼″
Wingspan76¾″
40-yard dash4.44 s
10-yard split1.56 s
Vertical jump41½″
Broad jump11′1″
Bench press23 reps
3-cone drill7.07 s
20-yard shuttle4.17 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

1 season, 4 games with a stat; latest team: Tennessee Titans.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2023Tennessee Titans4130

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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