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LynnBowden Jr.
- position Wide Receiver
- height 6-1
- Weight 199
- class Junior
- Hometown Youngstown, Ohio
- High school Warren Harding
High School
- Considered to be one of the most dynamic playmakers in the country
- A four-star prospect by all the major recruiting services
- Ranked one of the top 100 players in the 2017 class by ESPN and Scout
- Ranked as the nation’s No. 5 athlete by 247Sports
- Scout lists him as the No. 60 overall prospect in the class
- Drawing comparisons to former UK athlete Randall Cobb as he played quarterback in high school but can also play wide receiver and several other positions on offense and special teams
- Scout recruiting analyst Bill Greene said, “He’s a threat to score every time he touches the football and when he gets in a college system where he’s not the focal point of the defense, he could really be dangerous then”
- Another Scout analyst said, “Everybody’s goal was to stop him, and he ran right through everybody”
- Ended his senior season throwing for 1,366 yards, rushing for 2,277 yards and accounting for 57 total TDs
- Named the 2016 Division II Offensive Player of the Year, the Northeast Ohio Inland District Offensive Player of the Year and Trumbull County Player of the Year
- Runner-up for Mr. Football in Ohio
- Named the 2017 Male Athlete of the Year by The Vindicator
- Helped lead the Raiders to an 11-2 overall record and a trip to the Division II Regional Championship
- Owns or shares 16 school records and is Ohio’s sixth all-time rusher with 7,387 yards and 10th in rushing touchdowns with 91
- Also excelled in basketball, averaging 24.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 7.0 assists per game as a senior
- Named to the Special Mention team in Division I by the Ohio Associated Press
- Picked Kentucky after offers from Penn State, Indiana, Michigan State, Michigan and Nebraska
Personal
- Name is pronounced “Bowden (BO-den)”
- Born in Youngstown, Ohio
- Son of Melissa Phillips and Lynn Bowden Sr.
- Has one son, Lynn Bowden III
- Major is undecided
Lynn Says
- His nickname is “Six”
- He chose Kentucky because he felt it was the right place with a great coaching staff and the most comfortable place for himself and his family
- When he’s not on the field he enjoys playing basketball
- One word to describe him on the field is “calm”
- Other than playing in the NFL, his dream job is to manage his own business