Chase Sowell

Position:
Wide Receiver
Height:
6-4
Weight:
195
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Humble, Texas
High School:
Atascocita
Prev School:
Colorado
Major:
Communcation

Sophomore in the classroom who has three years of athletic eligibility remaining … Appeared in 15 career games (3/Colorado, 12/East Carolina) … Has caught 49 career passes for 645 yards with one touchdown … Forty-two of 49 career receptions have gone for five or more yards (25 for 10-plus) … Earned first collegiate letter after catching 47 balls for 622 yards at ECU in 2023 … Recorded a pair of 100-plus yard receiving games (SMU and Tulsa) in 2023 … Named a Third Team Preseason All-AAC selection by Athlon Sports and Phil Steele Magazine in 2024 ... Earned Preseason Honorable All-AAC accolades by College Football Network.

2023: Played in all 12 games during initial with the program making 10 starts … Logged 627 snaps as a member of the offense … Led all receivers in receptions (47), yards (622) and average yards per reception (13.2) … Registered first career 100-plus yard receiving game against SMU with 120 yards on seven grabs … Added second 100-plus game in season finale against Tulsa with 108 yards … Established career-highs in receptions against Rice and SMU (seven) … Recorded at least one reception in 11 of 12 games (multiple 10 times) … Targeted 84 time making 47 grabs (60.0 pct) … Stood second on the teal with 215 yards after the catch … Scored lone touchdown at UTSA (Oct. 28) on a four-yard pass from Alex Flinn with 15 seconds remaining in the contest … Registered 50 or more yards receiving in a game on six occasions … Made collegiate debut at No. 2 Michigan … First collegiate reception came against Marshall going for five yards … Forty of 47 receptions went for five or more yards (24 went for 10-plus) … Longest reception of the year was a 45-yard grab against SMU … Ten receptions went for 20 or more yards … Officially signed with East Carolina in May of 2023.

2022 (Colorado): Played in three games during redshirt season before suffering injury … Caught two passes for 23 yards – both coming against TCU in the season opener … Career-long reception was 14 yards versus the Horn Frogs.

High School: A three-star prospect by the recruiting services … 247 Composite listed him as the No. 168 wide receiver in the class, the No. 182 player from Texas and No. 1,249 player nationally … 247 Sports ranked him the No. 140 wide receiver nationally and No. 137 player from Texas … Played varsity for two seasons at Atascocita under coach Anson Carter … Senior season was a break-out season helping Atascocita to an 11-3 overall record and 5-1 record in district play … Finished his senior season with 70 catches for1,380 yards and 16 touchdowns … Added a punt return touchdown, a 68-yarder in a 52-0 win over Humble … Had seven catches for 182 yards and four touchdowns in a 41-20 win at Allen, marking the first home loss for Allen since Kyler Murray’s first start, some 84 games … Had seven catches for 135 yards and two touchdowns against Denton Guyer … Had six catches for 119 yards and a touchdown against North Shore in the playoffs … Also played baseball at Atascocita and was named first-team All-District 21-6A as a junior … An A-B honor roll student at Atascocita High School.

Personal: Born in Gainesville, Fla. … Parents are Ronnie and Keisha Sowell … Had three siblings, Hunter, Ryleigh and Ryder … Dad Ronnie played college baseball at the University of Florida … Mom Keisha played college soccer at the University of Florida … Has two cousins who played college football and an uncle that played in the NFL … Last name is pronounced so-well … Majoring in communication.