Nebraska RB Dante Dowdell commits to Kentucky from the NCAA Transfer Portal

RB Dante Dowdell has committed to Kentucky out of the NCAA Transfer Portal, per On3’s Hayes Fawcett.

This comes after a visit to Lexington was the first in his transfer recruitment from December 19th to December 20th. There was also interest in him or from him with Alabama, Georgia, and Michigan connected while in the portal.

Dowdell will now be at his third school in three collegiate seasons after being a freshman at Oregon before spending his sophomore year this fall at Nebraska. He has appeared in 18 games in total between the two with six for the Ducks and a dozen, including seven starts, for the Cornhuskers.

During those underclassman campaigns, Dowdell has had 160 carries for 704 yards and 13 touchdowns. Most of that came this past year in Lincoln with 143 carries for 614 yards and 12 scores.

With that, per the latest in On3’s 2025 Top Transfer Portal Player, Dowdell is the No. 12 RB and the No. 211 overall transfer. That’s after Dowdell, a native of Picayune, Mississippi, was previously a four-star prospect as a top-ten running back in the 2023 recruiting cycle per On3’s Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.

To keep up with the latest players on the move, check out On3’s Transfer Portal wire. 

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