Brandon Dowdell was as productive as any University of Tennessee at Chattanooga freshman during the 2017 football season.
And he’s planning to be even more effective in 2018.
Dowdell worked his way into the lineup primarily as a return specialist after an injury to senior Richardre Bagley last season. He finished the year sixth in the Football Championship Subdivision with a 12.6-yard average on 13 punt returns. He also averaged 23 yards on 11 kickoff returns.
Against The Citadel on Oct. 21, he had 130 yards on three kickoff returns (with a pair of 50-yarders) and a 37-yard punt return in the 20-14 loss.
The 5-foot-10, 190-pounder will add full-time defense to his job responsibilities this season, as he is currently slotted to start at either safety or nickel back.