2022 Football Roster
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Bowling, Shepherd

Jersey Number 28
Shepherd Bowling
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 216
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Katy, Texas
- High School:
- Katy
Bio
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Honors at Rice
2024
Saw action against Texas Southern and recorded his first career tackle with a stop on kickoff coverage.
2023
Saw action in six games on special teams, compiling 40 plays with a high of 11 vs. Houston.
2022
Joined the Owls as a transfer after spending his freshman year at Army as a redshirt and did not see any action in his first year on South Main.
Katy High School
Three-year letterman and two-year starter for Gary Joseph at Katy HS, capping his career by helping lead the Tigers to the 2020 Texas 6A-D2 championship, where he was a teammate of fellow Owl Cal Varner III… First-team All-Greater Houston, and third-team All-State as a senior and named Vype Magazine’s Greater Houston Defensive MVP… Two-time All-District 19-6A selection… Two-year letterman in track and was named team MVP while competing in the 110 & 300-meter hurdles and the high jump… Regional qualifier in the 110 hurdles… Academic All-State in both football and track.
Personal
Full Name Shepherd Graham Bowling… Born: August 8 at Katy, Texas… Parents: Barry and Laurie Bowling… two brothers and two sisters…. Rice major: Computer Science… College: Martel
Honors at Rice
- C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll (2023)
- Rice Honor Athlete (2025)
2024
Saw action against Texas Southern and recorded his first career tackle with a stop on kickoff coverage.
2023
Saw action in six games on special teams, compiling 40 plays with a high of 11 vs. Houston.
2022
Joined the Owls as a transfer after spending his freshman year at Army as a redshirt and did not see any action in his first year on South Main.
Katy High School
Three-year letterman and two-year starter for Gary Joseph at Katy HS, capping his career by helping lead the Tigers to the 2020 Texas 6A-D2 championship, where he was a teammate of fellow Owl Cal Varner III… First-team All-Greater Houston, and third-team All-State as a senior and named Vype Magazine’s Greater Houston Defensive MVP… Two-time All-District 19-6A selection… Two-year letterman in track and was named team MVP while competing in the 110 & 300-meter hurdles and the high jump… Regional qualifier in the 110 hurdles… Academic All-State in both football and track.
Personal
Full Name Shepherd Graham Bowling… Born: August 8 at Katy, Texas… Parents: Barry and Laurie Bowling… two brothers and two sisters…. Rice major: Computer Science… College: Martel
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