CAREER STATISTICS
ACADEMIC HONORS:
• Sun Belt Conference Honor Roll, 2014-15 and 2015-16
• Dean’s List, Fall 2014
• Athletic Director’s Honor’s Roll, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016
AT GEORGIA STATE: Four-year letterwinner as a backup cornerback and special teams performer ... Switched to jersey No. 7 in 2014 after wearing No. 23 as a freshman.
2016: Made three tackles while playing in 11 games, primarily on special teams.
2015: Saw action in nine games ... Credited with one tackle.
2014: Played in every game ... Finished with 19 tackles including one sack, and one pass breakup ... Career-high five tackles vs. Air Force ... Three tackles and a pass breakup vs. New Mexico State ... Had a sack for a seven-yard loss at South Alabama ... Added two tackles each vs. Clemson, Applachian State and Georgia Southern.
2013: Lettered as a true freshman ... Played primarily on special teams ... Saw action in seven games and made two tackles ... Credited with tackles against Western Kentucky and UL Lafayette.
HIGH SCHOOL: First-team all-region in 5-AAAAAA in the state’s largest classification ... Helped Lassiter High and head coach Jep Irwin to the region title with an undefeated regular season ... Chosen for the GACA North-South All-Star Game, played in December in Columbus ... Also selected for the Cobb All-Star Senior Bowl ... 22 tackles — 1½ for loss — and three interceptions, the first coming with a 75-yard touchdown return in Lassiter’s season opener against Hillgrove ... Averaged 16 yards on punt returns.
PERSONAL: Full name is Robert Deary Dowling, Jr. ... Son of Vickie and Robert Dowling ... Born June 9, 2013 ... Majoring in economics.
