Chase Sowell holds the WR-X · Starter spot in Penn State Nittany Lions’s wide receiver room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Chase Sowell is a 6'3" wide receiver from Humble, Texas, who attended Atascocita High School. A three-star recruit from the 2022 class, Sowell began his college career at Colorado in 2022 before transferring to ECU for the 2023 and 2024 seasons. At ECU in 2024, he started nine games and recorded 34 receptions for 678 yards and three touchdowns while averaging 19.9 yards per reception, including seven catches of at least 40 yards and two 100-yard receiving games. Sowell transferred to Iowa State for the 2025 season, where he appeared in 12 games with six starts. He finished with 32 receptions for 500 yards and two touchdowns, averaging 15.9 yards per catch and ranking ninth in the Big 12. He was voted Big 12 Offensive Newcomer of the Year and earned All-Big 12 honorable mention honors.

Colorado2022

East Carolina2023 – 2024

Iowa State2025

Penn State2026 — present