Caden Dowler

Montana State (2025) (2025) Consensus 1st Team All-America and 2025 Big Sky Defensive Player of the Year... intercepted at least one pass in five straight late-season games, and his six in 2025 was tied for ninth-most in a season at MSU... his pick-six against the Grizzlies in Missoula boosted the Cats to a crucial, championship-clinching road win... second on the team with 91 tackles, including 6.5 for a loss and one sack... forced fumbles against Weber State and UC Davis... logged 12 tackles against UCD, 10 at Oregon, and eight against SFA... three-time Big Sky Player of the Week (after WSU, UCD, UM) and Stats Perform National Defensive Player of the Week after the UM game... named MSU's Bill Kollar Defensive MVP... elected team captain. (2024) Started the season's first six games at free safety before an injury ended his season... logged 12 tackles, including five in the opener... his TFL came at Utah Tech. (2023) Injured during the week after the second game... five total tackles... intercepted a Utah Tech pass and broke up one other. (2022) Played in eight games, missing the first three and the ISU-UNC-WSU games with injury... logged two tackles against William & Mary and one each against Cal Poly and Weber State (playoffs). High School Earned 1st Team All-State at safety and 2nd Team All-State at receiver, landing 1st Team All-Conference honors at both positions... also 2nd Team All-Conference as a punt returner... 848 all-purpose yards in 2021 with three interceptions, 10 total touchdowns, seven pass breakups and 50 tackles. Academics and Personal Majors in finance... his grandfather Joe Dowler played football at Colorado and is a member of Wyoming's Athletics Hall of Fame after a legendary career as that school's wrestling coach and athletic administrator... his great uncle Boyd Dowler played for the Green Bay Packers in the '60s.