30 Facts About Dean Lowry

Dean Vincent Lowry was born on June 9,1994 and is an American professional football defensive tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League.

Dean Lowry played college football for the Northwestern Wildcats, where he was a four-year starter.

Dean Lowry was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the fourth round of the 2016 NFL draft.

Lowry was born to Margaret and John Lowry and attended Boylan Central Catholic High School in Rockford, Illinois.

Dean Lowry was named as a SuperPrep All-Midwest honoree and an All-State selection by both the Chicago Tribune and Champaign-News Gazette.

Dean Lowry finished his senior year with 65 tackles, and 10 sacks.

Dean Lowry was ranked as the 34th defensive end in the country and the 17th best prospect in the state of Illinois.

Dean Lowry was ranked as a three star recruit and received a number of scholarship offers from schools such as Northwestern, Ball State, Illinois State, Indiana, Iowa, Northern Illinois, Purdue, Vanderbilt, and Western Michigan.

Dean Lowry ultimately elected to take the scholarship offer of Northwestern and played in all 13 games that year as a backup to future Minnesota Vikings defensive end Tyler Scott.

Dean Lowry missed the game against Nebraska to injury; however, he did have his first career touchdown on an interception return against Maine.

Dean Lowry finished the year second on the team in tackles for loss with seven, and third on the team with 4.5 sacks.

Dean Lowry started every game at defensive end in his junior season.

Dean Lowry was named the Defensive Player of the Game as a result of his performance.

Dean Lowry was named to the Academic All-Big Ten team and an honorable mention by league coaches.

Dean Lowry finished his junior year with 41 tackles with 8 for a loss, ranking second on the team.

Dean Lowry recorded two sacks in the game and was named the team's Defensive Player of the Game.

Dean Lowry again picked up that honor in a game against the Duke Blue Devils, where he had six tackles with half of one for a loss.

Dean Lowry was named as a consensus pick to the second-team All-Big Ten team.

Dane Brugler of CBS Sports commented that Dean Lowry was "heavy-handed" and used his momentum and size to compete against blockers and that he played to the best of his ability on every play.

Dean Lowry cited concerns about his lack of explosiveness and pass-rush moves.

Dean Lowry believed he would be a backup in the National Football League.

Dean Lowry was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the fourth round of the 2016 NFL draft with the second of two compensatory picks.

Eliot Wolf, president of the Green Bay Packers football operations, said in the regards to his pick that he believed Dean Lowry was "an underrated athlete".

Dean Lowry recorded his first NFL sack against the Houston Texans on December 4,2016.

Dean Lowry recorded a deflected pass and a handful of tackles in that game.

Dean Lowry was awarded NFC Defensive Player of the Week for this performance.

Dean Lowry was placed on injured reserve on December 27,2022.

On March 20,2023, Dean Lowry signed a two-year contract with the Minnesota Vikings.

Dean Lowry was placed on the injured reserve list the next day.

At Northwestern University, Dean Lowry majored in economics with a minor in business institutions.