2019 Football Roster
Kyric McGowan
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 200
- Position:
- WR
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Dalton, Ga.
- High School:
- Dalton
2020: Started in season opener against Maryland (10/24)...Rushed for 19 yards and posted nine yards receiving...Ran for second-career rushing touchdown at Iowa (10/31)...Recorded a then career-high five receptions for 63 yards...Rushed for a season-high 32 yards vs. Nebraska (11/7)...Brought in three receptions for 27 yards against the Cornhuskers...Tied for a then career-high in receptions (5) for the second time in his last three games with 34 yards at Purdue (11/14)...Recorded a career-high in receptions (7) and receiving yards (80) in victory over Wisconsin (11/21)...Brought in four receptions for 48 yards against Michigan State (11/28)...Registered a team-high 72 yards with four receptions vs. Illinois (12/12)...Rushed for 26 yards and recorded four receptions for 33 yards in Big Ten Championship against Ohio State (12/19)...Recorded multiple receptions in every game of 2020.
2019: Started in all nine games he appeared in as a junior, recording 13 catches for 102 yards and rushing 28 times for 177 yards and a touchdown ... Hauled in two catches for 31 yards in a win over UNLV (9/14) ... Picked up 14 yards on the ground while adding a 13-yard catch against Ohio State (10/18) ... Rushed 17 times for a game-high 146 yards, including a 79-yard touchdown run, against Purdue (11/9).
2018: Appeared in all 13 games as a sophomore, finishing with 16 catches for 283 yards and two touchdowns, averaging an impressive 20.21 yards per catch … Also handled kickoff return duty, making 13 returns for 313 yards … Had one rush for 17 yards against Purdue (8/30) … Made one catch for 43 yards against Akron (9/15) … Caught a 77-yard touchdown, a career-long as well as the longest play for NU this season, against Michigan State (10/6) … Had a career-long rush for 21 yards against Wisconsin as well as his second touchdown of the season, a 24-yard catch (10/27) … Made his longest kickoff return of the season against Minnesota for 39 yards (11/17) … Made four catches for 50 yards against Ohio State (12/1) … Received four catches for 45 yards against Ohio (12/31) ... Academic All-Big Ten.
2017: One of 13 true first year players to see action during the regular season ... Appeared in 11 games for the Wildcats ... Finished the regular season with five receptions for 51 yards ... Caught a 10-yard reception in the season opener against Nevada ... Caught a season-best two passes for 29 yards against Duke, featuring a career-long 15-yard reception.
High School: Verbally committed to Northwestern on July 27, 2016 ... Ranked as a consensus three-star prospect by 247Sports, Scout, Rivals and ESPN ... Team captain helped lead the Catamounts to the No. 1 ranking in Georgia Class 6A in 2016 ... Guided Dalton to three regional championships ... First Team All-Region ... First Team All-Area ... All-State Honorable Mention ... First Team ‘Best of Preps’ ... Competed in the 100m, 4x100m and long jump events for the track & field team ... Played two seasons of baseball as a center fielder for the Catamounts ... Four-time Scholar-Athlete honoree ... National Honor Society.
