Asante Sowell
No. 34 Jacksonville Jaguars | |||||||||||
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Running Back | |||||||||||
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Date of birth: September 12, 1996 (age 23) | |||||||||||
Place of birth: Boston, MA | |||||||||||
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Career information | |||||||||||
High school: Cranston West, Cranston, RI | |||||||||||
College: Wisconsin | |||||||||||
NFL Draft: 2019 / Round: 1 / Pick: 2 | |||||||||||
Debuted in 2019 for the Jacksonville Jaguars | |||||||||||
Career history
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Roster status: Active | |||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||
Career NFL statistics as of Week 1, 2019 | |||||||||||
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Asante Sowell (born September 12, 1995) is an American football Running Back for the Jacksonville Jaguars. He played college football at Wisconsin where he finished second in the 2018 Heisman Memorial Trophy voting. The Jacksonville Jaguars selected him with the second overall pick in the 2019 NFLHC Draft.
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College Career
Sowell received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Wisconsin, where he played for the Wisconsin Badgers football team from 2014 to 2018.
College statistics
Year | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||
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GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | |
2014 | Redshirt | |||||||||
2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 | 14 | 14 | 256 | 1,277 | 4.99 | 18 | 12 | 148 | 12.3 | 4 |
2017 | 12 | 12 | 281 | 1,532 | 5.45 | 19 | 6 | 66 | 11.0 | 1 |
2018 | 12 | 12 | 313 | 2,064 | 6.59 | 21 | 7 | 110 | 15.7 | 1 |
Totals | 38 | 38 | 850 | 4,873 | 5.73 | 58 | 25 | 324 | 13.0 | 6 |
Professional Career
Pre-draft
Sowell rose steadily in the days prior to the draft. The Heisman contender was projected first as a top-20 pick, then as a top-10, and a great showing at the Senior Bowl, with three touchdowns, firmly cemented him as a top 5 pick.
Measurables
40 Time | Vertical | Broad | Bench Press | Shuttle | 3 Cone |
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4.50 | 33.5" | -- | 24 | 4.15 | 7.00 |
Draft
Sowell was considered the consensus top running back available in the 2019 NFLHC Draft. He would become the first running back, second player, selected in the draft.
Jacksonville Jasguars
2019
Sowell began the season as a rotational running back in the Jaguars system along with Bradie Sapp and John Adams.
Regular season
Year Team Games Starts Wins Rushing Player
RatingAtt Yds Avg TD 2019 JAX 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 83 Career 0 0 0 0 0 0 0