Seth McGowan
Seth McGowan
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Across two seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Tony Sanchez and Mark Stoops. In 2024 the league put his name on paper for the first time: All-Conference USA. One game to point at: 112 rush yds, 1 rush TD against South Carolina — Week 5, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Two seasons at Kentucky, 1,538 rushing yards — drafted at #237 overall by Indianapolis.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-Conference USA
Where He Ended Up · NFL
Indianapolis2026 NFL rookie season
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Will Stein
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-Conference USA
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kentucky | 165 | 725 | 4.4 | 12 | -- |
| 2024 | New Mexico State | 153 | 813 | 5.3 | 3 | -- |
| Career | 318 | 1,538 | 4.8 | 15 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kentucky | 19 | 126 | 6.6 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | New Mexico State | 23 | 277 | 12.0 | 3 | -- |
| Career | 42 | 403 | 9.6 | 3 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2025
W 10–3
at Auburn
53 rush yds (21 car)
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 on the road.
How he plays
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Back
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jordan Waters’s 2022 season.
Matches Jordan on
Differs from Jordan on
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to CJ Marable’s path through Coastal Carolina.
CJ Marable
Corey Taylor II
Julius Loughridge
Matches CJ on
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jordan Waters's junior season at Duke (2022).
Matches Jordan on
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #151
Peaked at #151 this season.
Development
Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2024–2025-11%
Down 11% — context-dependent (injury / role change?).