Damontez McDowell

CAREER AT STETSON AT A GLANCE 24 GAMES | 53 TACKLES | 3.0 SACKS 26 SOLO • 27 ASSISTS • 3.5 TACKLES FOR LOSS • 20 TFL YARDS Appeared in all 12 games... Recorded 26 tackles, including 12 solo stops and 14 assists... Added 2.0 tackles for loss for 14 yards and 1.5 sacks for 13 yards... Recorded a season-high five tackles against Harvard... Posted four tackles at Warner and Presbyterian... Recorded a sack against Davidson. 2025 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS 26 Tackles • 2.0 Tackles for Loss • 1.5 Sacks Season-high 5 tackles vs. Harvard • Sack vs. Davidson Appeared in 10 games... Recorded 16 tackles, including seven solo stops and nine assists... Added 1.5 tackles for loss for six yards and 1.5 sacks for six yards... Recorded a season-high five tackles against Drake... Posted a sack at San Diego. Played three years of varsity football at Manatee High School under head coach Jacquez Green... Three-year varsity starter... Served as a team captain for two seasons... Recorded 212 tackles, three interceptions and two forced fumbles during his prep career... Earned All-Area honors in back-to-back seasons... Also competed in wrestling, weightlifting and track and field... Two-time state placer in wrestling and a state placer in weightlifting... Earned back-to-back All-Area recognition in wrestling... Served on the leadership council for two years... Received the Iron Cane Award for leadership at Manatee... Graduated with a 3.7 GPA... Earned honorable mention recognition for the football team's academic award... Member of the Pickleball Club and Manatee High School Leadership Council. PREP HIGHLIGHTS 212 Career Tackles • Two-Time All-Area 3 interceptions • 2 forced fumbles • Two-year team captain • Two-time state wrestling placer Damontez Troy McDowell was born on Oct. 5, 2005, in Bradenton, Fla.... Grandson of Valerie and Danis Bivens... Has four brothers, Xavier Walker, Nae'Keithis Jenkins, Domani and Domarriz... Uncle Oddibe McDowell played professional baseball with the Texas Rangers, Cleveland Indians and Atlanta Braves... Oddibe won the Golden Spikes Award in 1984 and was inducted into the National College Baseball Hall of Fame in 2011... Majoring in business administration.