B.J. Lowery

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Class: Senior Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio High School: Hughes

Height / Weight: 5-11 / 193 Position: DB Birthdate: 08/31/1991

Hawk-Item - - Suffered injury during preseason practice and did not play in first five games of the season . . . one of nine true freshmen to see action in 2010.

2012 - - Played in 10 games, with nine starts at cornerback . . . recorded 50 tackles, including 32 solo stops and 18 assists . . . also had one tackle for loss, one interception and three pass break-ups . . . started at left cornerback in 18-17 win over Northern Illinois as defense allowed just 201 yards total offense . . . recorded career-high five tackles vs. NIU, including one solo tackle and four assists, before leaving in the second half due to injury . . . started at left cornerback in 9-6 loss to Iowa State, recording three solo tackles . . . started at left cornerback in 27-16 win over Northern Iowa . . . recorded career-best seven tackles vs. UNI, including five solo stops, while also collecting one pass break-up . . . started at left cornerback in 32-31 loss to Central Michigan . . . recorded two solo stops and three assisted tackles vs. CMU, along with one pass break-up . . . did not see action in 31-13 win over Minnesota due to injury . . . did not see action in 19-16 win at Michigan State due to injury . . . returned to action in 38-14 loss to Penn State, recording one solo tackle . . . returned to starting line-up at cornerback in 28-17 loss at Northwestern . . . recorded three solo tackles and had first career interception at Northwestern . . . started at cornerback in 24-21 loss at Indiana, recording four solo tackles and two assists . . . started at cornerback in 27-24 loss to Purdue . . . recorded five tackles vs. Purdue, including four solo stops and one assist . . . also had one tackle for loss and one pass break-up . . . started at cornerback in 42-17 loss at Michigan . . . recorded six tackles at Michigan, including four solo stops and two assists . . . started at cornerback in 13-7 loss to Nebraska . . . recorded career-high nine tackles vs. Nebraska, including five solo stops and four assists.

2011 - - Saw action in eight games, recording 10 solo tackles, one assist and three pass break-ups . . . did not see action in 34-7 opening win over Tennessee Tech due to injury . . . did not see action in triple-overtime loss at Iowa State due to injury . . . did not see action in 31-27 win over Pittsburgh due to injury . . . did not see action in 45-17 win over Louisiana-Monroe due to injury . . . did not see action in 13-3 loss at Penn State due to injury . . . saw first action of the season in 41-31 win over Northwestern, recording two solo tackles . . . saw action in 45-24 win over Indiana, recording three solo tackles and two pass break-ups . . . saw action in 22-21 loss at Minnesota, recording two solo tackles . . . saw action in 24-16 win over 13th-ranked Michigan as defense allowed just 323 yards total offense . . . recorded one assisted tackle and one pass break-up vs. Wolverines, with break-up coming on the last play of the game in the Iowa end zone . . . saw action in 37-21 loss to Michigan State, recording two solo tackles . . . saw action in 31-21 win at Purdue, but had no statistics as defense allowed just 282 yards total offense . . . saw action in 20-7 loss at Nebraska, recording one solo tackle . . . saw action in Insight Bowl loss to Oklahoma, but had no statictics as defense allowed just 275 yards total offense.

2010 - - Saw action in seven games, recording four solo tackles and one assist . . . saw action in 37-7 opening win over Eastern Illinois, recording one solo tackle . . . did not see action in 35-7 win over Iowa State . . . did not see action in 34-27 loss at Arizona . . . saw action in 45-0 win over Ball State, but had no statistics as defense allowed just 112 yards total offense . . . did not see action in 24-3 win over Penn State . . . saw action in 38-28 win at Michigan, but had no statistics . . . did not see action in 31-30 loss to Wisconsin . . . saw action in 37-6 win over fifth-ranked Michigan State, recording one assisted tackle as defense allowed just 31 net rushing yards and 258 yards total offense . . . saw action in 18-13 win at Indiana, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 21-17 loss at Northwestern, recording one solo tackle . . . saw action in 20-17 loss to Ohio State, recording one solo tackle . . . saw action in 27-24 loss at Minnesota, recording one solo tackle . . . did not see action in 27-24 Insight Bowl victory over 12th-ranked Missouri, due to injury.

High school honors - - Earned first team all-state honors as a senior . . . earned all-City recognition as a junior and senior . . . first team all-conference as a junior and senior . . . named Defensive Player of the Year as a senior . . . was second team all-conference as a sophomore . . . Career - - earned three varsity letters as quarterback and defensive back . . . recorded 128.5 tackles as a senior, with four interceptions . . . on offense completed 61-135 passes for 827 yards and five touchdowns and rushed 138 times for 451 yards and five scores . . . collected 49 tackles as a junior, with six interceptions and two returns for touchdowns . . . passed for 695 yards and six touchdowns and rushed for 450 yards and five scores as a junior . . . had 42 tackles and three interceptions as a sophomore, along with 356 yards on kick and punt returns, with four touchdowns . . . team captain as a senior . . . also earned four letters in basketball and baseball.

Personal - - Born 8/31/91 . . . African American studies major . . . member of prep Honor Roll . . . parents are Tina Lowery and Fernando Wright . . . high school coach was Dennis Doppes.