Drayk Bowen holds the MLB · Starter spot in Notre Dame Fighting Irish’s linebacker room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Drayk Bowen is a 6'2", 232-pound senior linebacker for Notre Dame who was a consensus four-star recruit in the 2023 class, ranked 102nd overall by recruiting services. As a junior in 2025, he served as team captain and started all 12 games, leading the defense with 67 total tackles (33 solo, 34 assisted), 4.5 tackles for loss, and 3.5 sacks while recording four pass breakups and two quarterback hurries. His performance included a career-high 14 solo tackles at Boston College. In his sophomore season (2024), Bowen started all 16 games, accumulating 78 tackles and three forced fumbles. A native of St. John, Indiana, he was the 2022 Indiana Mr. Football and Butkus Award winner at Andrean High School, where he recorded 144 tackles and 19.0 TFLs as a senior.

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