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East Tennessee State University

2025 Football Roster

5 Jimmy Bowdry

  • Pos DB
  • Ht 5-11
  • Wt 185
  • Yr Senior
  • Hometown Thomasville, Ga.
  • Previous School Thomasville High School/Gardner-Webb

Biography

Awards & Honors
  • 2025 Preseason All-SoCon Second Team by Phil Steele
2024 Season (Junior) - In his first season with the Bucs, Bowdry played in all 12 games...After being a reserve the first two games, Bowdry was one of ETSU's starting cornerbacks for the final 10 games of the season...Bowdry totaled 30 tackles along with three pass breakups and one interception...Bowdry's top tackling performance came against NDSU in mid-September with seven...Had pass breakups in the wins over UVA Wise, Samford, and VMI...Returned his lone interception of the season for a touchdown to help the Bucs knock off The Citadel, 34-17. 

Prior to ETSU - Played two seasons at Gardner-Webb, where he helped lead the Runnin' Bulldogs to back-to-back conference championships...Played in all 12 games in 2023, where he recorded 29 tackles, three tackles for loss, one sack, one interception, and five pass breakups...Played in four games his freshman season in 2022 – posting six tackles...Teammate of Ty Anderson at Thomasville (Ga.) High School under Coach Zach Grage...Earned Class 2A All-State honors by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and RecruitGeorgia.Com...Named Region 1-AA Co-Player of the Year...Finished with 68 tackles, five interceptions, and 19 passes defended in 2021...Younger brother Jay Bowdry played safety at Georgia Southern.

Statistics

Season:
2025

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2024Junior

    DB
    5'11" 185 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2025Senior

    DB
    5'11" 185 lbs
    5