2019 Football Roster
Roster
Colton Dowell
- Position:
- WR/TE
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Lebanon, Tenn.
- Previous School:
- Wilson Central HS
- High School:
- Wilson Central HS
Awards and Honors
- Yearly Honors
- 2x All-OVCÂ First Team (2020, 2022)
- 2x All-OVCÂ Second Team (2019, 2021)
- HERO Sports Sophomore All-American honorable mention (2019)
- Phil Steele All-OVCÂ first team (2019)
- Preseason Honors
- 3x Preseason All-OVCÂ (2020, 2021, 2022)
- Stats Perform FCS Preseason All-American first team (2020)
- HERO Sports Preseason All-American second team (2020)
- Phil Steele Preseason All-American second team (2020)
- 2x Phil Steele Preseason All-OVC first team (2020, 2021)
- Phil Steele Preseason All-OVC second team (2022)
- HERO Sports Preseason All-OVCÂ (2020)
- The Bluebloods Preseason All-OVC (2022)
- Academic Honors
- OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll (2019-20, 2020-21)
- Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022)
2022: Named to All-OVC first team…Tabbed to The Bluebloods all-conference first team…Garnered all-conference first team honors from Phil Steele…Played and started in all 11 games for the Skyhawks at wide receiver…Helped team to OVC Championship…Tallied 67 receptions for 1,036 yards…Became the fourth player in program history to eclipse 1,000 receiving yards in a season…Broke all-time receiving yards mark at UT Martin, finishing his career with 2,796 yards while ranking third in school history with 19 touchdowns and 177 receptions…Caught six touchdowns…Averaged 15.5 yards per reception…Averaged 94.7 all-purpose yards per game…Notched six 100-yard receiving games against Western Illinois (Sept. 1), Missouri State (Sept. 8), Murray State (Oct. 8), No. 3 Tennessee (Oct. 22), Houston Christian (Oct. 29) and Eastern Illinois (Nov. 19)…Ranked amongst FCS leaders in receiving yards per game (ninth), receiving yards (13th) and receptions per game (19th)…Ranked amongst OVC leaders in receptions (second), receiving yards (second), receiving yards per game (second) and touchdowns (fourth)…Caught touchdowns against Western Illinois (Sept. 1), Missouri State (Sept. 8), Boise State (Sept. 17), Kennesaw State (Nov. 5), Tennessee State (Nov. 12) and Eastern Illinois (Nov. 19)…Tallied double-digit receptions against Missouri State (Sept. 8) and Murray State (Oct. 8)...Named to Preseason All-OVC squad...Tabbed to The Bluebloods Preseason All-Conference team...Named to Phil Steele Preseason All-OVC second team.
2021: Named to All-OVC second team…Played and started in six games for the Skyhawks before suffering a season-ending injury…Helped team to OVC Championship and second round berth in NCAA Division I playoffs…Tallied 22 receptions for 398 yards…Notched two touchdowns…Averaged 18.1 yards per catch to lead the OVC…Averaged 66.3 yards per game to rank third in the OVC…Hauled in a season-high 102 receiving yards against Western Kentucky (Sept. 2)…Caught touchdowns against Western Kentucky (Sept. 2) and No. 9 Jacksonville State (Sept. 25)…Tabbed to Preseason All-OVC squad…Named to Phil Steele Preseason All-OVC first team…Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in both the fall and spring semesters.
2020-21: Named to All-OVC first team…Played and started in all seven games for the Skyhawks at wide receiver…Tallied 40 receptions for 459 yards and four touchdowns…Averaged 11.5 yards per receptions…Averaged 65.6 all-purpose yards per game…Tallied a season-high 105 receiving yards against Tennessee Tech (Apr. 11)…Hauled in a season-high two touchdown receptions against Southeast Missouri (Apr. 3)…Scored touchdowns against No. 10 Jacksonville State (March 14), Southeast Missouri (Apr. 3) and Tennessee Tech (Apr. 11)…Ranked 21st nationally in both receiving touchdowns and receiving yards…Ranked amongst OVC leaders in receptions (40, first), receiving yards (459, second), touchdowns (four, second), receptions per game (5.7, second) and receiving yards per game (65.6, third)…Tallied five or more receptions in six of seven contests…Posted a season-long reception of 50 yards against Tennessee Tech (Apr. 11)…Named STATS Perform FCS Preseason All-American first team…Tabbed to Phil Steele Preseason Al-American second team…Named to HERO Sports Preseason All-American second team…Garnered Preseason All-OVC honors…Tabbed Phil Steele Preseason All-OVC…HERO Sports Preseason All-OVC selection…Named to OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll…Named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the fall semester.
2019: Tabbed to HERO Sports Sophomore All-American honorable mention squad…All-OVC second team…Phil Steele All-OVC first team...Played in all 12 games for the Skyhawks while starting 10 games between wide receiver and tight end…Tallied 38 receptions for 765 yards…Notched four touchdowns against Northwestern State (Aug. 29), Tennessee Tech (Oct. 12) and Jacksonville State (Nov. 2)…Averaged 20.1 yards per catch…Averaged 64.0 all-purpose yards per game…Eclipsed the 100-yard receiving plateau four times against Tennessee Tech (Oct. 12), Southeast Missouri (Oct. 26), Jacksonville State (Nov. 2) and Austin Peay (Nov. 9)…Best game came at Tennessee Tech (Oct. 12) where he tallied five receptions for 154 yards and two touchdowns…Recorded three tackles...Named to OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll...Named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters.
2018: Played in 11 games for the Skyhawks at wide receiver…Compiled 10 receptions for 138 yards…Notched three touchdowns against Chattanooga (Sept. 15), Southeast Missouri (Oct. 27) and Tennessee Tech (Nov. 10)…Best game came against Tennessee Tech (Nov. 10) with three receptions for 51 yards and a touchdown…Averaged 13.8 yards per catch…Averaged 12.5 all-purpose yards per game.
2017: Redshirted.
BEFORE UTM: Prepped at Wilson Central High School, playing for head coach Brad Dedman…Guided the Wildcats to a 8-3 record with a playoff berth in 2016…Tallied 44 receptions for 799 yards and five touchdowns…Averaged 18.2 yards per catch…Notched three 100-yard receiving games…Best game came against Lebanon where he tallied three catches for 133 yards and two touchdowns…Against Mount Juliet he tallied a career-high nine receptions for 133 yards and a touchdown…Named to the Region 6-3A all-region squad…Played in the 2016 Toyota East vs. West All-Star Game …Tallied six punt returns along with a pair of kick returners…Ranked as a two-star prospect by 247Sports.
PERSONAL: Born on April 19, 1999…Son of Chris and Tracy Dowell…Has one brother, Coleby…Majoring in health and human performance.
