Laton Dowling

Height:
6-3
Weight:
254
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Dodge City, Kan.
High School:
Dodge City

CAREER HONORS
2014
--Second Team Academic All-Big 12

CAREER: An in-state product who served a role on special teams every year of his career while seeing increased playing time on defense as a reserve... Helped the 2014 Senior Class finish with a 38-14 combined record over the last four years, including a Big 12-best 27-9 conference record.

2014 (Click Here for Game-by-Game Stats): Played in all 13 games, mainly on special teams... Recorded a tackle against UTEP while returning a kickoff four yards as an up-man at Baylor.

2013 (Click Here for Game-by-Game Stats): Played in all 13 games... Recorded three tackles, including 2.5 for loss and an eight-yard sack at Texas Tech... Also had a TFL against UMass and a half TFL against Kansas.

2012 (Click Here for Game-by-Game Stats): Played in seven games, mainly on special teams... Was the up-man on kickoff returns, gaining 19 yards on two returns.

2011 (Click Here for Game-by-Game Stats): Appeared in the first eight games of the season as a reserve defensive end and also some on special teams.

2010: Redshirted.

HIGH SCHOOL: A three-star rated prospect by Rivals.com and Scout.com, and the 10th-best player in the state of Kansas by Rivals... Ranked as the 46th-best weakside defensive end prospect in the nation by Rivals... Named to PrepStar’s All-Region team... Played tight end and middle linebacker at Dodge City... Earned 2009 All-6A honors from the Wichita Eagle, Topeka Capital-Journal and the Kansas Football Coaches Association... Also an honorable mention all-state selection at tight end... Was named First Team All-Western Athletic Conference at linebacker as a senior... Led Dodge City to a 9-3 record and a berth in the second round of the 6A playoffs in 2009... Coached by Justin Burke... Also played baseball for the Red Demons.

PERSONAL: Laton Casper Dowling was born June 26, 1991... Son of Kelly and Roxanne Dowling... Majoring in secondary education.