Running back, Georgia (from Oregon, Nebraska, Kentucky), 2023–⁠26

Dante Dowdell

Lettered 2025 at Kentucky (school media guide)

Number
No. 22
Height
6′2″
Weight
225 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Picayune, MS

Dante Dowdell plays running back for Georgia, after Oregon (2023), Nebraska (2024) and Kentucky (2025).

Career highs

129rushing yards, career highvs. Toledo, 20253rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Wisconsin, 2024

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2023Oregon17905.3113
2024Nebraska1436144.31238
2025Kentucky1125605.0379
Career2721,2644.61679

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2024Nebraska7213.006
2025Kentucky7304.309
Career14513.609

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023Oregon22RBFr.
2024Nebraska22RBSo.
2025Kentucky22RBJr.
2026Georgia22RBSr.6′2″225

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2023Oregon170.25––4.2––
2024Nebraska1540.2167th (n=434)0.1632.719%0.26
2025Kentucky118-0.0414th (n=576)0.10-4.615%0.06

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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025Kentucky33%2.400.701.2024%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2025 Kentucky 12 games, 560 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30vs.ToledoW 24–⁠16141291791−1
Sep 6vs.Ole MissL 23–⁠301456015211
Sep 13vs.Eastern MichiganW 48–⁠2382908––
Sep 27atSouth CarolinaL 13–⁠35132409––
Oct 4atGeorgiaL 14–⁠35790212
Oct 18vs.TexasL 13–⁠1611270912
Oct 25vs.TennesseeL 34–⁠56125201617
Nov 1atAuburnW 10–⁠331107––
Nov 8vs.FloridaW 38–⁠77104165––
Nov 15vs.Tennessee TechW 42–⁠101387119––
Nov 22atVanderbiltL 17–⁠454503––
Nov 29atLouisvilleL 0–⁠416270919
2024 Nebraska 12 games, 614 rushing yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.UTEPW 40–⁠7855112––
Sep 7vs.ColoradoW 28–⁠101774214––
Sep 14vs.Northern IowaW 34–⁠3655038––
Sep 20vs.IllinoisL 24–⁠312072014210
Sep 28atPurdueW 28–⁠1092116––
Oct 5vs.RutgersW 14–⁠714571121−1
Oct 19atIndianaL 7–⁠567160914
Oct 26atOhio StateL 17–⁠211460119––
Nov 2vs.UCLAL 20–⁠27176121416
Nov 16atUSCL 20–⁠2885202022
Nov 23vs.WisconsinW 44–⁠251041312––
Nov 29atIowaL 10–⁠13135018––
2023 Oregon 6 games, 90 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2vs.Portland StateW 81–⁠7855113––
Sep 16vs.Hawai’iW 55–⁠101−300––
Sep 23vs.ColoradoW 42–⁠62604––
Sep 30atStanfordW 42–⁠61303––
Nov 4vs.CaliforniaW 63–⁠19213010––
Nov 18atArizona StateW 49–⁠1331608––

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

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