
Receiver, Kentucky, 2017–19
Lynn Bowden Jr.
- Number
- No. 1
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 199 lb
- Class (2019)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Youngstown, OH
- Born
- Oct 14, 1997, in Youngstown, Ohio
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Lynn Bowden Jr. played receiver at Kentucky (2017–19). He won the 2019 Paul Hornung Award. He was a consensus All‑American in 2019. The Las Vegas Raiders took Bowden in round 3, No. 80 overall in the 2020 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
284rushing yards, career highvs. Louisville, 20194rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Louisville, 201913catches, career highat Missouri, 2018166receiving yards, career highat Missouri, 20182receiving touchdowns, career highat Louisville, 2018Honors
Receiving
Returns
Rushing
Passing
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Kentucky | 36 | 0.30 | 17th (n=507) | 0.52 | 10.9 | 5% | – |
| 2018 | Kentucky | 81 | 0.47 | 38th (n=497) | 0.53 | 37.9 | 11% | – |
| 2019 | Kentucky | 312 | 0.29 | 13th (n=499) | 0.54 | 89.2 | 37% | 0.25 |
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.
Game by game
2019 Kentucky 13 games, 403 passing yards, 3 TD; 1,468 rushing yards, 13 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 38–24 | 6 | 77 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 1 |
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 38–17 | 7 | 54 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 1 |
| Sep 14 | vs. | L 21–29 | 7 | 70 | 0 | 1 | 18 | – |
| Sep 21 | at | L 13–28 | 7 | 129 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 1 |
| Sep 28 | at | L 7–24 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 84 | – |
| Oct 12 | vs. | W 24–20 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Oct 19 | at | L 0–21 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 26 | vs. | W 29–7 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 9 | vs. | L 13–17 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 16 | at | W 38–14 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 23 | vs. | W 50–7 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 30 | vs. | W 45–13 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. | W 37–30 | – | – | – | 1 | 20 | – |
2018 Kentucky 13 games, 67 catches, 745 yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 35–20 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 102 | – |
| Sep 8 | at | W 27–16 | 4 | 79 | 1 | 2 | 33 | – |
| Sep 15 | vs. | W 48–10 | 8 | 89 | 0 | 1 | 9 | – |
| Sep 22 | vs. | W 28–7 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 36 | – |
| Sep 29 | vs. | W 24–10 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 56 | – |
| Oct 6 | at | L 14–20 | 3 | 55 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oct 20 | vs. | W 14–7 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 47 | – |
| Oct 27 | at | W 15–14 | 13 | 166 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Nov 3 | vs. | L 17–34 | 6 | 52 | 0 | 1 | 36 | – |
| Nov 10 | at | L 7–24 | 6 | 57 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 1 |
| Nov 17 | vs. | W 34–23 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 86 | – |
| Nov 24 | at | W 56–10 | 6 | 86 | 2 | 3 | 82 | – |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. | W 27–24 | 5 | 84 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 2 |
2017 Kentucky 12 games, 17 catches, 210 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | vs. | W 27–16 | – | – | – | 2 | 51 | – |
| Sep 16 | at | W 23–13 | – | – | – | 1 | 16 | – |
| Sep 23 | vs. | L 27–28 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sep 30 | vs. | W 24–20 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 26 | – |
| Oct 7 | vs. | W 40–34 | 3 | 49 | 0 | 3 | 79 | – |
| Oct 21 | at | L 7–45 | 3 | 38 | 0 | 5 | 112 | – |
| Oct 28 | vs. | W 29–26 | – | – | – | 5 | 123 | – |
| Nov 4 | vs. | L 34–37 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 108 | – |
| Nov 11 | at | W 44–21 | 3 | 79 | 0 | 2 | 113 | – |
| Nov 18 | at | L 13–42 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 69 | – |
| Nov 25 | vs. | L 17–44 | – | – | – | 7 | 110 | – |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. | L 23–24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 62 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2020 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′10⅝″ |
| Weight | 204 lb |
| Arm length | 30⅞″ |
| Hand size | 9¾″ |
| Wingspan | 74″W |
| Bench press | 13 reps |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
2 seasons, 17 games with a stat; latest team: New Orleans Saints.
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Miami Dolphins | 9 | 28 | 211 | 0 |
| 2023 | New Orleans Saints | 8 | 11 | 83 | 0 |
| NFL career | 17 | 39 | 294 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
Other pro football
| Years | League | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | UFL | DC Defenders * |
| 2025 | CFL | BC Lions * |
| 2026 | UFL | Louisville Kings * |
Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams. * Off-season roster or practice squad only.
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