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Gatorade 2021 - 2022: Player of the Year

Football - Indiana

Gatorade Player of the year

Drayk Bowen

Linebacker/running back
ANDREAN HS
MERRILLVILLE, INDIANA
JUNIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-2
Press Release

Peak Performance

105

Tackles

3

Sacks

965

Rushing Yards

18

Rushing Touchdowns
“Drayk is a physical specimen that creates nightmares for both offensive and defensive coordinators. The combination of size and speed make him someone you had to game-plan for.”
Keith Kilmer
Head Coach - head coach of Lowell High

Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-2, 215-pound junior linebacker and running back led the Fighting 59ers to a 12-3 record and the Class 2A state championship this past season. Bowen recorded 105 tackles, three sacks and three interceptions, returning one for a touchdown. Offensively, he rushed for 965 yards and 18 touchdowns, including 171 yards and three scores in Andrean’s 21-9 win over Evansville Mater Dei High in the state final.

Academic Achievement

Bowen has maintained a weighted 4.11 GPA in the classroom. He has made a verbal commitment to play football on scholarship at the University of Notre Dame beginning in the fall of 2023.

Exemplary Character

Bowen has volunteered locally as part of a fundraising campaign to benefit cancer research, and he has donated his time to multiple community service initiatives through his church.