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Player Dossier
2017-2019Kentucky
Lynn Bowden Jr.
WR • 6'1" • 199 lbs • Youngstown, OH, USA
Alpha targetExplosive finisher
Lynn Bowden Jr. reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a receiver
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
96
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Kentucky
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Kentucky
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Mississippi State
Player Story
Lynn Bowden Jr. built his college career from 2017 through 2019 as a wide receiver from Youngstown, OH wearing No. 1, spending time with Kentucky. The clearest part of Lynn Bowden Jr.'s career was his backfield work:...
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- Committed To
- Kentucky
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2020
- Selection
- Round 3 · Pick 16
- Overall
- No. 80
- NFL Team
- Las Vegas Raiders
Lynn Bowden Jr., WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Kentucky. Lynn Bowden Jr. reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,303
- Receptions
- 114
- Touchdowns
- 25
Featured Highlight
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Lynn Bowden Jr. Kentucky Highlights
2019 · Kentucky · Player Highlight
Lynn Bowden Jr. college highlights at Kentucky.
- Season
- 2019
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
Lynn Bowden Jr. quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Kentucky · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,303
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 6 entries · 38 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · Kentucky
- Top game
- Mississippi State
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Warren G Harding · Kentucky
- High school pipeline
- Warren G Harding · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2020 · Round 3 · Pick 16 · Las Vegas Raiders
- Latest roster
- No. 1 · Junior
- 2019 Receiving yards rank
- 348 receiving yards · WR 324th (top 32%) · SEC 40th (top 19%) · National 377th (top 19%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Kentucky | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 39.2 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Kentucky | 12 | 15 | 210 | 0 | 39.2 |
| 2018 Postseason | Kentucky | 13 | 5 | 84 | 1 | 81.8 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Kentucky | 13 | 62 | 661 | 7 | 81.8 |
| 2019 Postseason | Kentucky | 13 | - | 0 | 3 | 56.4 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Kentucky | 13 | 30 | 348 | 14 | 56.4 |
Related Context
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Lynn Bowden Jr. played WR for Kentucky. Across 3 tracked seasons, Lynn Bowden Jr. recorded 495 passing yards, 1,530 rushing yards, and 1,303 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Kentucky.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
Kentucky paired 745 primary output with 66.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 68.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Mississippi State
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Postseason · Kentucky
Games
13
Receiving Yards / G
26.8
Efficiency
68.7
Usage
33.4
Consistency
10.3
Best Game by takeover score
Mississippi State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Virginia Tech: 0. Toledo: 77. Eastern Michigan: 54. Florida: 70. Mississippi State: 129. South Carolina: 18. Arkansas: 0. Georgia: 0. Missouri: 0. Tennessee: 0. Vanderbilt: 0. UT Martin: 0. Louisville: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Toledo: 6 by 85.6. Eastern Michigan: 7 by 51.4. Florida: 7 by 66.7. Mississippi State: 7 by 100. South Carolina: 3 by 40
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins16.4 · Games = 8 · -27.0 vs Losses
Losses43.4 · Games = 5 · +27.0 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Mississippi State
Best efficiency game
100 vs Mississippi State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 12/31 | vs Virginia Tech | W 37-30 | — | — | — | 6.9 | — | — | — |
| Sat 11/30 | vs Louisville | W 45-13 | — | — | — | 12.9 | — | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | vs UT Martin | W 50-7 | — | — | — | 11.7 | — | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | @ Vanderbilt | W 38-14 | — | — | — | 6.5 | — | — | — |
| Sun 11/10 | vs Tennessee | L 13-17 | — | — | — | 4.4 | — | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Missouri | W 29-7 | — | — | — | 9.7 | — | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Georgia | L 0-21 | — | — | — | 5.8 | — | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | vs Arkansas | W 24-20 | — | — | — | 8.2 | — | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | @ South Carolina | L 7-24 | — | 3 | 18 | 6.9 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Mississippi State100 receiving yards | L 13-28 | — | 7 | 129 | 16.6 | 18.40 | 0 | 39 |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Florida | L 21-29 | — | 7 | 70 | 7.9 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Eastern Michigan | W 38-17 | — | 7 | 54 | 7.9 | 7.70 | 1 | 14 |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Toledo | W 38-24 | — | 6 | 77 | 12.8 | 12.80 | 0 | 30 |
Player Story
Lynn Bowden Jr. story
Lynn Bowden Jr. built his college career from 2017 through 2019 as a wide receiver from Youngstown, OH wearing No. 1, spending time with Kentucky. The clearest part of Lynn Bowden Jr.'s career was his backfield work: 1,530 rushing yards, 206 carries, 13 rushing touchdowns, and 1,303 receiving yards across 38 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with Kentucky. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 495 passing yards, 1,303 receiving yards, and 3 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 38 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Kentucky.
The arc is straightforward: Lynn Bowden Jr. moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Kentucky
2017-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201720172018201820192019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Kentucky | 210 | 61.6 | 15.1 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Kentucky | 210 | 61.6 | 15.1 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Kentucky | 745 | 66.3 | 38.6 | 535 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Kentucky | 745 | 66.3 | 38.6 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Kentucky | 348 | 68.7 | 33.4 | -397 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Kentucky | 348 | 68.7 | 33.4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Mississippi State
Week 4 · L 13-28 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
129
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
129 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ Missouri
Week 9 · W 15-14 · Conference game
166
Receiving Yards
95 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
166 receiving yards with a 85.1 efficiency score.
#3
@ Vanderbilt
Week 11 · W 44-21 · Conference game
79
Receiving Yards
92.3 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
79 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
@ Penn State
Week 1 · W 27-24 · Postseason
84
Receiving Yards
83.5 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
84 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
@ Louisville
Week 13 · W 56-10
86
Receiving Yards
82.5 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
86 receiving yards with a 95.6 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Postseason · Kentucky
745 primary output · 66.3 efficiency · 38.6 usage
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#2
2018 Regular Season · Kentucky
81.8
745 primary · 66.3 efficiency · 38.6 usage
#3
2019 Postseason · Kentucky
56.4
348 primary · 68.7 efficiency · 33.4 usage
Milestones
2
100+ receiving yards
2
8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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