Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 6 | W 56-10vs Campbell | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 11 | Season-high 25 yds |
| Total | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 11 |
#80
Ethan Dowdy
Senior wide receiver for NC State. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 197 lb · Powhatan, VA · Powhatan
Returning to NC State for 2026
The numbers
25
receiving yards · 2025
3 catches · 8.3 per catch
1 game into 2025 so far -- Best game: 3 rec, 25 yds, vs Campbell
His career numbers, season by seasonEthan Dowdy
One game to point at: 25 rec yds, 3 receptions against Campbell — Week 6, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- game log
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
NC State
NFL
NFL Draft
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2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025NC State8-5HC: Dave Doeren · Balanced
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 3.0 REC/g, 25.0 YDS/g, 8.3 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dave Doeren
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | NC State | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
NC State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · NC State
Returning around him
- 60% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 2 NC State players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -2 net (20 in / 22 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
NC State · Last season: 8-5 · Talent rank #32 · 2026 recruiting class #49
Background
AS JUNIOR (2025 AT NC STATE): • Transferred from Hampden-Sydney in May of 2025. AS SOPHOMORE (2024 AT HSC): • Played in nine contests. • Leading receiver for Hampden-Sydney with 54 catches for 723 yards. He averaged 13.4 ypc and scored nine TDs. AS FRESHMAN (2023 AT HSC): • Played in nine games,...
The receiver room · NC State
- Victor Snow815 receiving yards · 2025
- #5Davion Dozier448 receiving yards · 2025
- #12Teddy Hoffmann349 receiving yards · 2025
- #8Keenan Jackson281 receiving yards · 2025
- #80Ethan Dowdy25 receiving yards · 2025
14 more on the roster · NC State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology