Running back, Kentucky (from Oklahoma, New Mexico State), 2020–⁠25

Seth McGowan

Lettered 2025 (school media guide)

Number
No. 3
Height
6′1″
Weight
215 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Mesquite, TX
Born
Oct 23, 2001, in Dallas, Texas

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Seth McGowan played running back at Oklahoma (2020), New Mexico State (2024) and Kentucky (2025). The Indianapolis Colts took McGowan in round 7, No. 237 overall in the 2026 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
813
Rushing yards, 2024 (New Mexico State, 3–⁠9)
Drafted
No. 237
Round 7, 2026 NFL Draft (Indianapolis Colts)

Career highs

113rushing yards, career highvs. Western Kentucky, 20243rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Tennessee Tech, 20257catches, career highvs. Texas, 202596receiving yards, career highat Middle Tennessee, 2024

Team titles: Big 12 champions, 2020

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2020Oklahoma583706.4373
2024New Mexico State1538135.3338
2025Kentucky1657254.41220
Career3761,9085.11873

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2020Oklahoma1320115.5147
2024New Mexico State2327712.0343
2025Kentucky191266.6017
Career5560411.0447

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020Oklahoma3RBYr 1
2024New Mexico State3RBYr 5
2025Kentucky3RBSr. (Yr 6)6′1″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/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2020Oklahoma680.2374th (n=212)0.1415.316%0.09
2024New Mexico State1590.2985th (n=434)0.1645.721%0.12
2025Kentucky1910.1358th (n=576)0.1024.626%0.20

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
2025Kentucky50%3.400.900.4012%

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 11 games, 725 rushing yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 30vs.ToledoW 24–⁠1618781–––
Sep 6vs.Ole MissL 23–⁠3015932150
Sep 13vs.Eastern MichiganW 48–⁠23181043–––
Sep 27atSouth CarolinaL 13–⁠35171121–––
Oct 4atGeorgiaL 14–⁠35114403210
Oct 18vs.TexasL 13–⁠16144507680
Nov 1atAuburnW 10–⁠321530210
Nov 8vs.FloridaW 38–⁠722922170
Nov 15vs.Tennessee TechW 42–⁠10177232100
Nov 22atVanderbiltL 17–⁠4510270140
Nov 29atLouisvilleL 0–⁠412502100
2024 New Mexico State 12 games, 813 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 31vs.Southeast Missouri StateW 23–⁠1611872–––
Sep 7vs.LibertyL 24–⁠30156603251
Sep 14atFresno StateL 0–⁠48114701−60
Sep 21atSam HoustonL 11–⁠3112500170
Sep 28vs.New MexicoL 40–⁠50107403380
Oct 9atJacksonville StateL 13–⁠5414580–––
Oct 15vs.Louisiana TechW 33–⁠30176602250
Oct 29vs.Florida InternationalL 13–⁠3416650100
Nov 9vs.Western KentuckyL 28–⁠411511313470
Nov 16atTexas A&ML 3–⁠3814750–––
Nov 23atMiddle TennesseeW 36–⁠21128306961
Nov 30vs.UTEPL 35–⁠4262903451
2020 Oklahoma 7 games, 370 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 12vs.Missouri StateW 48–⁠096111371
Sep 26vs.Kansas StateL 35–⁠3813731–––
Oct 3atIowa StateL 30–⁠37124703420
Oct 24atTCUW 33–⁠14114101430
Oct 31atTexas TechW 62–⁠2810581590
Nov 7vs.KansasW 62–⁠92170–––
Dec 30 ✦vs.FloridaW 55–⁠2017303700

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2026 Senior Bowl (National team, lost 9–⁠17).

DrillCombine 2026
Height6′0¼″
Weight223 lb
Arm length31⅜″
Hand size8¾″
Wingspan77⅛″
40-yard dash4.49 s
10-yard split1.60 s
Vertical jump42½″
Broad jump10′11″
20-yard shuttle4.50 s

Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

1 season, 5 games with a stat; latest team: Indianapolis Colts.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2026 (so far)Indianapolis Colts517610310

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

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