{{Short description|American football player (born 1999)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Colton Dowell | image = Colton Dowell.png | caption = Dowell in 2023 | current_team = San Francisco 49ers | number = | position = Wide receiver | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|4|19}} | birth_place = Lebanon, Tennessee, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 3 | weight_lb = 212 | high_school = Wilson Central (Lebanon) | college = UT Martin (2017–2022) | draftyear = 2023 | draftround = 7 | draftpick = 228 | pastteams = * Tennessee Titans ({{NFL Year|2023|2024}}) * Baltimore Ravens ({{NFL Year|2025}})* * San Francisco 49ers ({{NFL Year|2026}}–present) | status = Active | statweek = | statseason = 2024 | statlabel1 = Receptions | statvalue1 = 1 | statlabel2 = Receiving yards | statvalue2 = 3 | statlabel3 = Receiving touchdowns | statvalue3 = 0 | pfr = DoweCo00 }} '''Colton Davis Dowell''' (born April 19, 1999) is an American professional football wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the UT Martin Skyhawks and was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the seventh round of the 2023 NFL draft.
==Early life== Dowell was born on April 19, 1999, in Lebanon, Tennessee, and grew up there.<ref name="auto3">{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.si.com/nfl/draft/news/colton-dowell|magazine=Sports Illustrated|title=NFL Draft Profile: Colton Dowell, Wide Receiver, Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks|date=February 22, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.si.com/nfl/titans/draft/tennessee-titans-surprise-selection-ut-martin-receiver-colton-dowell|magazine=Sports Illustrated|title=Titans Surprise With Selection Of UT Martin Receiver|date=April 29, 2023|author=Arias, Greg}}</ref> He attended Wilson Central High School in Lebanon and as a senior helped them go 8–3 while posting 799 receiving yards off 44 receptions with five touchdowns.<ref name="auto">{{Cite news|url=https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2016/nov/09/mocs-welcome-challenge-their-run-game-craine/|newspaper=Chattanooga Times Free Press|title=Mocs welcome challenge to their run game with Derrick Craine back|author=Henley, Gene|date=November 9, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/high-school/2016/12/29/2016-nashville-area-high-school-receiving-leaders/95875652/|newspaper=The Tennessean|title=2016 Nashville-area high school receiving leaders|date=December 29, 2016|author=Murphy, Michael}}</ref> Dowell was a two-star recruit and received offers from numerous NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision teams, as well as two Football Bowl Subdivision teams.<ref name="auto"/> He initially committed to play for the Chattanooga Mocs, before later switching to the UT Martin Skyhawks.<ref name="auto3"/><ref name="auto"/>
==College career== As a true freshman at UT Martin in 2017, Dowell redshirted.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite magazine|title=30 Days of Colts' Fits: Colton Dowell, WR, Tennessee-Martin|url=https://www.si.com/nfl/colts/draft/30-days-colts-colton-dowell-tennessee-martin|magazine=Sports Illustrated|date=April 12, 2023|author=Hicks, Zach}}</ref> The following year, he appeared in 11 games and recorded 10 catches for 138 yards with three touchdowns.<ref name="auto1"/> In 2019, Dowell appeared in 12 games, started 10, and posted 765 receiving yards, second-best on the team, off of 38 receptions with four touchdowns.<ref name="auto1"/><ref name="auto2">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123834908/lebanon-democrat-and-wilson-county-news/|newspaper=Lebanon Democrat and Wilson County News|via=Newspapers.com|date=November 30, 2019|page=B2|title=Dowell named second-team All-OVC}} {{Open access}}</ref> He was named to the HERO Sports sophomore All-America team and was named second-team all-conference.<ref name="auto2"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://herosports.com/football-2019-fcs-sophomore-all-american-teams-ajaj/|work=HERO Sports|title=FCS: HERO Sports Sophomore All-American Team (2019)|author=McLaughlin, Brian|date=December 17, 2019}}</ref>
In the spring 2021 season, postponed from 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Dowell started all seven games and recorded 40 receptions for 459 yards and four touchdowns, being named first-team All-Ohio Valley Conference (OVC).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wku.rivals.com/news/opponent-preview-series-tennessee-martin-the-first-test-for-hilltoppers?yptr=yahoo?src=rss|website=Rivals.com|title=Opponent preview series: Tennessee-Martin the first test for Hilltoppers|author=Mansfield, Tyler|date=July 20, 2021}}</ref> Despite only appearing in six games in the fall 2021 season due to an injury, he was able to make 22 catches for 398 yards with two touchdowns, earning another all-conference selection.<ref name="auto1"/> In his final year, Dowell totaled 67 receptions for 1,036 yards with six touchdowns, being a first-team all-conference choice.<ref name="auto1"/> He finished his stint at UT Martin as their all-time leader in receiving yards, 2,796, while additionally tallying 177 receptions and 19 scores.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://utmsports.com/sports/football/roster/colton-dowell/2748|publisher=UT Martin Skyhawks|title=Colton Dowell}}</ref>
==Professional career== {{NFL predraft | height ft = 6 | height in = 2 7/8 | weight = 212 | dash = 4.44 | ten split = 1.56 | twenty split = 2.64 | shuttle = 4.17 | cone drill = 7.07 | vertical = 41.5 | broad ft = 11 | broad in = 1 | bench = 23 | arm span = 32 | hand span = 9 1/4 | wingspan ft = 6 | wingspan in = 4 3/4 | note = All values from Pro Day<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1037665&DraftYear=2023 |title=2023 NFL Draft Scout Colton Dowell College Football Profile |access-date=May 1, 2023 |website=DraftScout.com}}</ref> }} ===Tennessee Titans=== Dowell was selected in the seventh round (228th overall) of the 2023 NFL draft by the Tennessee Titans.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Grade for Titans drafting WR Colton Dowell in Round 7|url=https://titanswire.usatoday.com/2023/04/29/2023-nfl-draft-grade-titans-colton-dowell/|newspaper=USA Today|author=Calderon, Shaun|date=April 29, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tennesseetitans.com/news/titans-select-ut-martin-wr-colton-dowell-in-the-seventh-round-of-saturday-s-nfl-|publisher=Tennessee Titans|date=April 29, 2023|title=Titans Select UT-Martin WR Colton Dowell in the Seventh Round of Saturday's NFL Draft|author=Wyatt, Jim}}</ref> He made the team's final roster and saw his first playing time in a Week 4 win over the Cincinnati Bengals.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wpsdlocal6.com/sports/ut-martins-colton-dowell-makes-titans-53-man-roster/article_5cf41b9c-46bb-11ee-93e4-d7726e64d77b.html|publisher=WPSD-TV|title=UT Martin's Colton Dowell makes Titans 53-man roster|date=August 29, 2023|author=Wells, Adam}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/D/DoweCo00/gamelog/|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com|title=Colton Dowell Career Game Log}}</ref> In week 17 against the Houston Texans, Dowell suffered a torn ACL and meniscus, ending his season.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Charean |author-link=Charean Williams |date=2024-01-03 |title=Titans WR Colton Dowell tears ACL, meniscus |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/titans-wr-colton-dowell-tears-acl-meniscus |access-date=2024-07-20 |work=NBC Sports}}</ref>
Dowell was placed on the reserve/PUP list at the start of the 2024 season due to his knee injury, and did not play for the year.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wyatt |first=Jim |date=August 27, 2024 |title=Titans Trim Roster Ahead of NFL's Deadline |url=https://www.tennesseetitans.com/news/titans-trim-roster-ahead-of-nfl-s-deadline-x2824 |access-date=2024-10-23 |website=TennesseeTitans.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Titans Colton Dowell: Out for Week 18 |website=CBSSports.com |date=Jan 3, 2025 |url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/football/news/titans-colton-dowell-out-for-week-18/ |access-date=Jan 4, 2025}}</ref>
On July 25, 2025, Dowell was waived by the Titans.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wyatt |first=Jim |date=25 July 2025 |title=Titans Sign Receiver Matt Landers, Waive Receiver Colton Dowell |url=https://www.tennesseetitans.com/news/titans-sign-receiver-matt-landers-waive-receiver-colton-dowell |access-date=26 July 2025 |website=TennesseeTitans.com}}</ref>
===Baltimore Ravens=== On October 20, 2025, Dowell was signed to the Baltimore Ravens' practice squad, but was released by the team five days later.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mink |first1=Ryan |title=Ravens Elevate Veteran Defensive Tackle From Practice Squad |url=https://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/ravens-taven-bryan-keondre-jackson-bears-practice-squad-elevations |website=baltimoreravens.com |access-date=26 October 2025}}</ref>
=== San Francisco 49ers === Dowell signed a reserve/future contract with the San Francisco 49ers on January 14, 2026.<ref>{{cite web|title=49ers Sign S Darrick Forrest, TE Hayden Rucci to Practice Squad; Sign WR Colton Dowell to Reserve/Future Deal|url=https://www.49ers.com/news/49ers-sign-s-darrick-forrest-te-hayden-rucci-to-practice-squad-sign-wr-colton-dowell-to-reserve-future-deal|website=49ers.com|date=January 14, 2026|access-date=January 14, 2026}}</ref>
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==External links== *[https://utmsports.com/sports/football/roster/colton-dowell/2748 UT Martin Skyhawks bio]
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