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With baseball behind him, Notre Dame LB Drayk Bowen surges toward his football potential

Eric Hansenby: Eric Hansen08/12/25EHansenND
Notre Dame linebacker Drayk Bowen
Notre Dame linebacker Drayk Bowen runs through a drill at a recent training camp practice. Mike Miller/Blue & Gold

As NFL scouts find their way to South Bend, Ind., this month to add new prospects to their radar, Notre Dame junior linebacker Drayk Bowen has become a popular subject of their curiosity. “I'm saying, ‘Here's your next one.’” Irish linebackers coach Max Bullough related recently, making reference to ND’s recent run of draftees at the position — four in the last four draft cycles. “‘He just has the measurables you all want.’ And that's as simple as it is for me.”