1. Lynn Bowden played college football for the Kentucky Wildcats where he was the team's starting quarterback for for the seven games as a junior and was selected by the Las Vegas Raiders in the third round of the 2020 NFL draft.
29 Facts About Lynn Bowden
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Lynn Bowden has played in the NFL for the Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, and New Orleans Saints.
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Lynn Bowden played running back during his freshman year before becoming the Leopards starting quarterback as a sophomore and was named first-team OHSAA Division V All-State after passing for 761 yards with 13 touchdowns and four interceptions and rushing for 1,782 yards.
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Lynn Bowden initially committed to play college football for the Indiana Hoosiers, but de-committed before deciding to play at the University of Kentucky over offers from Penn State, Michigan State, Michigan, Nebraska and Wisconsin.
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Lynn Bowden stuck to his commitment to Kentucky despite a late offer from Ohio State.
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Lynn Bowden finished his high school career as the sixth-leading rusher in Ohio high school history with 7,387 yards and 10th with 91 rushing touchdowns.
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Lynn Bowden played basketball at Harding, averaging 24 points, six rebounds and seven assists and playing in the Ohio-Kentucky All-Star game as a senior.
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Lynn Bowden was used at quarterback in the Wildcat formation, rushing for 37 yards on 12 attempts and completed three of four passing attempts for 92 yards with the lone incompletion being an interception.
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Lynn Bowden entered his sophomore season on the Paul Hornung Award watchlist.
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Lynn Bowden finished the season with 67 catches for 745 yards and five touchdowns, all highest on the team, while returning five punts for 146 yards and two touchdowns and 27 kicks for 539 yards and was named second-team All-SEC as an All-Purpose Performer by the conference's coaches.
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Against Missouri, Lynn Bowden scored a 67-yard touchdown on the first punt return of his career while catching 13 passes for 166 yards and was named the SEC Special Teams Player of the Week.
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Lynn Bowden entered his junior season on the Hornung and Fred Biletnikoff Award watchlists and second-team preseason All-SEC.
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Lynn Bowden was named a first-team midseason All-American by the Associated Press.
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Lynn Bowden set the SEC record for rushing yards by a quarterback in a single game when he rushed for 284 yards and four touchdowns against rival Louisville in the final game of the regular season and was again named the SEC Offensive Player of the Week and the Manning Award Quarterback of the Week.
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Lynn Bowden was named a consensus first-team All-American after being selected by the American Football Coaches Association, AP and the Sporting News.
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Lynn Bowden was named first-team All-America by Sports Illustrated, CBS Sports, USA Today and The Athletic.
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Lynn Bowden announced that he would enter the 2020 NFL draft after playing in Kentucky's bowl game, forgoing his senior season.
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Lynn Bowden was named the MVP of the 2019 Belk Bowl after rushing for 233 yards on 34 carries and completing six of twelve pass attempts for 73 yards an interception and throwing a game-winning touchdown pass with 15 seconds left.
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Lynn Bowden was selected by the Las Vegas Raiders in the third round with the 80th overall pick of the 2020 NFL Draft.
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Lynn Bowden was officially drafted at the running back position by the Raiders with the intention of using him as a "utility player" on offense.
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On September 5,2020, Lynn Bowden was traded along with a 2021 sixth round pick to the Miami Dolphins for the Raiders' original fourth round pick that was previously traded to Miami for Raekwon McMillan.
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Lynn Bowden made his NFL debut on September 20,2020, against the Buffalo Bills, catching one pass for a loss of one yard.
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Lynn Bowden saw his first significant action in Week 14 against the Kansas City Chiefs, catching seven passes for 82 yards after catching four passes for 41 yards the week prior against the Cincinnati Bengals.
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On September 1,2022, Lynn Bowden was signed to the practice squad of the New England Patriots.
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On June 15,2023, Lynn Bowden signed with the New Orleans Saints.
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Lynn Bowden was waived on August 29,2023, and re-signed to the practice squad.
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On September 13,2023, Lynn Bowden was signed to the active roster.
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On December 31,2024, Lynn Bowden signed with the DC Defenders of the United Football League.
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On March 27,2025, Lynn Bowden signed with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League.