Drayk Hudson Bowen (born April 29, 2004) is an American multi-sport athlete who plays as an American football linebacker for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and as a baseball infielder for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
| Notre Dame Fighting Irish – No. 34 | |
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| Position | Linebacker |
| Class | Sophomore |
| Major | Finance |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | April 29, 2004 Kalamazoo, Michigan, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 239 lb (108 kg) |
| Career history | |
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| High school | Andrean (Merrillville, Indiana) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Early life
editBowen attended Andrean High School in Merrillville, Indiana. He played both linebacker and running back in high school. As a senior in 2022, he had 144 tackles, five sacks and two interceptions as a linebacker and rushed for 1,784 yards with 26 touchdowns as a running back.[1] Bowen won the Butkus Award, given to the top high school linebacker in the country, and was named the Post-Tribune Football Player of the Year.[2][3] He was also named the Indiana Gatorade Football Player of the Year his junior and senior seasons.[4] For his career, he had 379 tackles, 16 tackles, six interceptions, 2,969 rushing yards and 49 touchdowns.[5]
Bowen was selected to play in the 2023 All-American Bowl, where he was named the their Defensive Player of the Year.[6] He committed to the University of Notre Dame to play college football.[7][8]
College career
editAs a true freshman at Notre Dame in 2023, Bowen played in 12 games and had 14 tackles. In the spring 2024, he appeared in three games for the baseball team.[9] As a sophomore in 2024, he took over as a starting linebacker.[10]
College football statistics
edit| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||
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| GP | GS | Total | Solo | Ast | Sack | PD | Int | Yds | TD | FF | FR | TD | ||
| 2023 | Notre Dame | 12 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Notre Dame | 5 | 5 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 17 | 5 | 36 | 20 | 16 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
References
edit- ^ Neddenriep, Kyle. "'One of the best to ever do it.' Drayk Bowen's stellar HS career ends with loss in 2A final". The Indianapolis Star.
- ^ noah.bortle@nwi.com, 219-853-2522, Noah Bortle (December 6, 2022). "Notre Dame recruit Drayk Bowen wins Butkus Award for nation's top LB". nwitimes.com.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "The Region's first Mr. Football, Andrean's Drayk Bowen is the 2022 Post-Tribune Football Player of the Year". December 16, 2022.
- ^ Neddenriep, Kyle. "Mr. Football Drayk Bowen adds back-to-back Gatorade Indiana Player of Year honors". The Indianapolis Star.
- ^ Neddenriep, Kyle. "'Humble and Kind.' Notre Dame-bound Andrean star Drayk Bowen is IndyStar Mr. Football". The Indianapolis Star.
- ^ "Linebacker Drayk Bowen Named All-American Bowl's Defensive Player of the Year Award Winner". NBC Sports. January 6, 2023.
- ^ "LB recruit Bowen picks ND over Clemson, Auburn". ESPN.com. November 4, 2021.
- ^ James, Tyler. "Marcus Freeman extends ND's linebacker recruiting hot streak with Drayk Bowen's commitment". Notre Dame Insider.
- ^ Noie, Tom. "Why two-sport guy Drayk Bowen is such a key guy this fall for Notre Dame football at MLB". Notre Dame Insider.
- ^ Driskell, Bryan (July 29, 2024). "Drayk Bowen Has Some Big Shoes To Fill At Linebacker". Athlon Sports.
External links
edit- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)