Dante Dowdell

Position:
RB
Height:
6-2
Weight:
225
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Picayune, Miss.
High School:
Picayune
Prev School:
Kentucky

2023-25 (Oregon/Nebraska/Kentucky): Previously made stops at Oregon and Nebraska before playing the 2025-26 season at Kentucky…247sports three-star transfer prospect…ranked as the #348 overall prospect and the #31 running back…On3.com three-star transfer prospect…ranked as the #636 overall transfer prospect and the #59 running back in the portal…as a junior at Kentucky, rushed for 560 yards and three touchdowns while averaging five yards per carry…appeared in all 12 games with the Wildcats, including two starts…as a sophomore at Nebraska, led the team in rushing with 614 rushing yards and 12 touchdowns…appeared in all 12 games and started seven…as a freshman at Oregon, appeared in six games.. rushed 17 times for 90 yards and one touchdown.
High School: Picayune HS, coached by Cody Stogner...selected to All-American Bowl...247sports.com composite four-star prospect...ranked as the #136 prospect nationally, #7 running back prospect and #3 prospect in Mississippi...On3.com four-star prospect, #139 prospect nationally, #8 RB prospect and #3 prospect in Mississippi...ESPN.com four-star prospect, #9 RB prospect and #4 prospect in Mississippi...rushed for 5,301 yards and 65 touchdowns during career, including 21 consecutive games with a rushing touchdown...posted 12 games with over 100 yards, along with four with 200-plus yards...helped lead Picayune to back-to-back MHSAA Class 5A state championships, earning MVP honors in both title games...as a senior, rushed for 2,165 yards with 31 touchdowns...named 2022 MHSAA Class 5A Mr. Football...named to Mississippi Association of Coaches All-State First Team...named MaxPreps Mississippi Player of the Year in 2021.