Tight end, Cincinnati, 2012–⁠16

D.J. Dowdy

Number
No. 81
Height
6′4″
Hometown
Akron, OH

D.J. Dowdy played tight end at Cincinnati (2012–⁠16).

Team titles: Big East champions, 2012; American champions, 2014

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2013Cincinnati263.006
2014Cincinnati5367.2013
2015Cincinnati121048.7329
2016Cincinnati44411.0220
Career231908.3529

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2012Cincinnati81TE
2013Cincinnati81TE
2014Cincinnati81TE
2015Cincinnati81TE
2016Cincinnati81TE6′4″

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
2013Cincinnati2-0.07––-0.1–
2014Cincinnati50.83––4.2–
2015Cincinnati130.81––10.5–
2016Cincinnati41.44––5.7–

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

2016 Cincinnati 4 games, 4 catches, 44 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 10atPurdueW 38–⁠20120120
Oct 22vs.East CarolinaW 31–⁠19114114
Oct 29atTempleL 13–⁠341505
Nov 18vs.MemphisL 7–⁠341505
2015 Cincinnati 9 games, 12 catches, 104 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 5vs.Alabama A&MW 52–⁠101000
Sep 24atMemphisL 46–⁠53112012
Oct 16atBYUL 24–⁠381111
Oct 24vs.UConnW 37–⁠13255129
Oct 31vs.UCFW 52–⁠7219115
Nov 7atHoustonL 30–⁠331505
Nov 20atSouth FloridaL 27–⁠652804
Nov 28atEast CarolinaW 19–⁠161303
Dec 24 ✦vs.San Diego StateL 7–⁠421101
2014 Cincinnati 5 games, 5 catches, 36 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 12vs.ToledoW 58–⁠34113013
Sep 20vs.Miami (OH)W 31–⁠241808
Sep 27atOhio StateL 28–⁠501404
Oct 18atSMUW 41–⁠31909
Oct 31atTulaneW 38–⁠141202
2013 Cincinnati 2 games, 2 catches, 6 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 21atMiami (OH)W 14–⁠01606
Oct 19vs.UConnW 41–⁠161000

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

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