Lynn Bowden Jr. in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: By Regina Rickert/ACRPhoto, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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

Best season
745
Receiving yards, 2018 (Kentucky, 10–⁠3)
Best game
233 yards
Vs. Virginia Tech, bowl season 2019: No. 1 rushing game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 1
In the nation in yards per carry, 2019
Drafted
No. 80
Round 3, 2020 NFL Draft (Las Vegas Raiders)

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, 2018

Honors

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2017Kentucky1721012.4035
2018Kentucky6774511.1554
2019Kentucky3034811.6139
Career1141,30311.4654

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2017Kentucky378690–––
2018Kentucky25553051462
2019Kentucky922004530
Career711,642091992

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2017Kentucky12373.109
2018Kentucky9252.8012
2019Kentucky1851,4687.91361
Career2061,5307.41361

Passing

SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2017Kentucky3475.09223.001
2018Kentucky010.000.001
2019Kentucky357447.34035.433
Career387948.14956.335

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

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017Kentucky1WRFr.
2018Kentucky1WRSo.
2019Kentucky1WRJr.6′1″199

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
2017Kentucky360.3017th (n=507)0.5210.95%–
2018Kentucky810.4738th (n=497)0.5337.911%–
2019Kentucky3120.2913th (n=499)0.5489.237%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
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 31vs.ToledoW 38–⁠2467702421
Sep 7vs.Eastern MichiganW 38–⁠1775411371
Sep 14vs.FloridaL 21–⁠297700118–
Sep 21atMississippi StateL 13–⁠28712901191
Sep 28atSouth CarolinaL 7–⁠243180384–
Oct 12vs.ArkansasW 24–⁠20–––––1
Oct 19atGeorgiaL 0–⁠21––––––
Oct 26vs.MissouriW 29–⁠7––––––
Nov 9vs.TennesseeL 13–⁠17––––––
Nov 16atVanderbiltW 38–⁠14––––––
Nov 23vs.UT MartinW 50–⁠7––––––
Nov 30vs.LouisvilleW 45–⁠13––––––
Dec 31 ✦vs.Virginia TechW 37–⁠30–––120–
2018 Kentucky 13 games, 67 catches, 745 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 1vs.Central MichiganW 35–⁠2051705102–
Sep 8atFloridaW 27–⁠164791233–
Sep 15vs.Murray StateW 48–⁠10889019–
Sep 22vs.Mississippi StateW 28–⁠73150236–
Sep 29vs.South CarolinaW 24–⁠104180156–
Oct 6atTexas A&ML 14–⁠203551–––
Oct 20vs.VanderbiltW 14–⁠73181247–
Oct 27atMissouriW 15–⁠14131660––2
Nov 3vs.GeorgiaL 17–⁠346520136–
Nov 10atTennesseeL 7–⁠2465702451
Nov 17vs.Middle TennesseeW 34–⁠23190486–
Nov 24atLouisvilleW 56–⁠106862382–
Jan 1 ✦vs.Penn StateW 27–⁠2458402212
2017 Kentucky 12 games, 17 catches, 210 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 9vs.Eastern KentuckyW 27–⁠16–––251–
Sep 16atSouth CarolinaW 23–⁠13–––116–
Sep 23vs.FloridaL 27–⁠28––––––
Sep 30vs.Eastern MichiganW 24–⁠202190126–
Oct 7vs.MissouriW 40–⁠343490379–
Oct 21atMississippi StateL 7–⁠4533805112–
Oct 28vs.TennesseeW 29–⁠26–––5123–
Nov 4vs.Ole MissL 34–⁠3722206108–
Nov 11atVanderbiltW 44–⁠2137902113–
Nov 18atGeorgiaL 13–⁠42230369–
Nov 25vs.LouisvilleL 17–⁠44–––7110–
Dec 29 ✦vs.NorthwesternL 23–⁠24200262–

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2020
Height5′10⅝″
Weight204 lb
Arm length30⅞″
Hand size9¾″
Wingspan74″W
Bench press13 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.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2020Miami Dolphins9282110
2023New Orleans Saints811830
NFL career17392940

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

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
2025UFLDC Defenders *
2025CFLBC Lions *
2026UFLLouisville 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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