2017 SEASON: Played in all 16 games with 11 starts and registered 34 tackles (22 solo), two sacks, seven tackles for a loss, a fumble recovery for a TD, two passes defensed, eight QB hits and six QB pressures…At Dallas (Oct. 8): Started and played 29 snaps, posting two tackles (one solo). Chased down RB Ezekiel Elliott and tackled him near the sideline for no gain on a third-and-1 in the second quarter…At Minnesota (Oct. 15): Started and appeared on 34 plays, recording two tackles (one solo), two QB pressures and two QB hits…Vs. Detroit (Nov. 6): Played 29 snaps on defense and registered two tackles (both solo), two tackles for a loss and a half-sack. Early in the third quarter, bulled over TE Darren Fells to get to QB Matthew Stafford with LB Nick Perry for a shared 8-yard sack…Vs. Baltimore (Nov. 19): Started and appeared on 29 plays, posting four tackles (three solo) and a sack. Late in the third quarter, drove back RT Austin Howard to get to QB Joe Flacco for a shared 6-yard sack with LB Ahmad Brooks…Vs. Tampa Bay (Dec. 3): Started and played 38 snaps, matching his career high with four tackles (all solo), a sack, a fumble recovery, a QB pressure and a QB hit. Posted his first career TD, catching a QB Jameis Winston fumble forced by Clark at the Green Bay 38 late in the second quarter, a fumble he returned 62 yards for a TD. It marked the longest fumble-return TD by the Packers since DE Keith McKenzie’s 88-yard return for a score at Pittsburgh on Nov. 9, 1998, and was the first by the Packers since CB Casey Hayward’s 49-yard TD return vs. Philadelphia on Nov. 16, 2014. Midway through the third quarter, came through untouched to sack Winston for a 14-yard loss on third down and force a Tampa Bay punt. Became just the seventh Green Bay player (since 1982) to register a sack and a defensive TD in the same game. Earned NFC Defensive Player of the Week honors for his performance…At Carolina (Dec. 17): Appeared on 40 plays and registered two tackles (one solo), two QB pressures and a pass defensed. Late in the first half, got a piece of a QB Cam Newton pass with his left hand to break up the throw intended for TE Greg Olsen over the middle.
2016: Played in 15 games and registered 14 tackles (eight solo), two sacks, three tackles for a loss, nine QB pressures and three QB hits...Dressed, but did not see any action, in Week 12...Also appeared in all three postseason contests and posted two tackles (one solo) and a QB pressure…Vs. Detroit (Sept. 25): Played 11 snaps on defense and six on special teams. Shed a block from LT Taylor Decker to stop RB Theo Riddick for a 1-yard loss on a second-quarter run. Finished with two tackles (both solo)…Vs. N.Y. Giants (Oct. 9): Played eight snaps on defense, posting an assisted tackle and two QB pressures…Vs. Chicago (Oct. 20): Played four snaps on defense, recording a QB pressure and a QB hit…Vs. Houston (Dec. 4): Played 18 snaps on defense and posted his first career sack along with a pass defensed, three QB pressures (tied for the team lead) and a QB hit. Midway through the second quarter, came through the line between T Duane Brown and G Xavier Su’a-Filo to sack QB Brock Osweiler for an 8-yard loss…Vs. Seattle (Dec. 11): Appeared on 34 plays on defense and posted a career-best four tackles (two solo), a sack, a QB hit and a QB pressure. Midway through the second quarter, fought off a block from T Bradley Sowell, staying with the play as QB Russell Wilson tried to scramble as he sacked him for an 11-yard loss on third down. It marked his second straight game with a sack…Vs. Minnesota (Dec. 24): Appeared on 19 defensive plays and recorded two QB pressures…Vs. N.Y. Giants (NFC Wild Card, Jan. 8): Appeared on 16 defensive plays, posting an assisted tackle and a QB pressure.
COLLEGE: Played in 48 games with 33 starts for the Wildcats and registered 134 tackles (83 solo), 31½ tackles for a loss, 12½ sacks, three interceptions (one returned for a TD), 21 passes defensed, three fumble recoveries and three forced fumbles…Earned his degree in economics…Senior season (2015): Started 12 games and earned second-team All-Big Ten honors after posting a career-high 46 tackles (27 solo), including 13½ tackles for a loss (second on the team), three sacks, an interception, a fumble recovery and seven passes defensed…Was tied for the team lead with eight QB hurries…Also earned third-team All-Big Ten recognition from Athlon…Was part of a Northwestern defense that ranked No. 7 in the country in points allowed (16.4 ppg)…Registered four tackles (three solo), including one for a loss, and two QB hurries in the 16-6 win vs. Stanford (Sept. 5)…Posted six tackles (two solo) and an interception, picking off QB Thomas Sirk on second-and-goal from the 11 in the second quarter and earning NU’s Defensive Player of the Week for his performance at Duke (Sept. 19)…Set a school single-game record and tied the sixth-best mark in conference history with six tackles for a loss, earning NU’s Defensive Player of the Game after finishing with a career-high 10 tackles (seven solo) and a career-best two sacks in the 30-28 win at Nebraska (Oct. 24)…Registered five tackles, including three stops for a loss, and a career-high three QB hurries vs. Purdue (Nov. 14)…Junior season (2014): Started all 12 contests and earned honorable mention All-Big Ten recognition after recording 41 tackles (25 solo), including eight tackles for a loss, four sacks, a forced fumble and a career-high eight passes defensed…Ranked second on the team in tackles for a loss…Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors…Was named the team’s Defensive Player of the Game after posting five tackles (three solo) and a half-sack vs. Northern Illinois (Sept. 6)…Posted a sack for the second straight game and finished with two tackles (one solo) and a pass defensed at Penn State (Sept. 27)…Registered a season-high six tackles, including 1½ tackles for a loss, and a forced fumble in the 43-40 OT win at Notre Dame (Nov. 15)…Was named NU’s Defensive Big Playmaker for his performance…Sophomore season (2013): Played in 11 games with nine starts and recorded seven tackles for a loss (tied for second on the team) and 4½ sacks (third)…His sack total was a career high and he added a career-best two interceptions…Also registered 33 tackles (22 solo), five passes defensed, a career-high two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery…Made his first career start and posted his first career interception, returning the pick 16 yards vs. Syracuse (Sept. 7)…Picked off a pass near the line of scrimmage and returned it 19 yards for a TD vs. Maine (Sept. 21)…Also posted two tackles (one solo), a sack and a forced fumble…Registered a season-high six tackles (five solo) and a fumble recovery vs. Ohio State (Oct. 5)…Finished with five tackles (three solo) and a season-high 1½ sacks in the 37-34 win at Illinois (Nov. 30)…Freshman season (2012): Played in all 13 games, one of four true freshmen to play for the Wildcats, and was named to ESPN.com’s Big Ten All-Freshman team…Recorded 14 tackles (nine solo), a sack, a pass defensed and a fumble recovery…Recorded two tackles (one solo), a fumble recovery, a QB hurry and a pass deflection at the line of scrimmage vs. Vanderbilt (Sept. 8)…Recorded his first career sack when he brought down QB Andrew Maxwell for an 11-yard loss on third down to force a punt at Michigan State (Nov. 17).
PERSONAL: Given name Dean Vincent Lowry…Born in Rockford, Ill. …High school: Earned IHCA 7A all-state recognition at Rockford (Ill.) Boylan High School, where he was named the Northern Illinois Conference (NIC-10) Defensive MVP as a senior in 2011 after registering 65 tackles, including 21 tackles for a loss, and 10 sacks…Also was an all-state selection that season by the Chicago Tribune and the Champaign News-Gazette…Earned All-Midwest honors from SuperPrep…Was also named team MVP as a senior…Was a member of back-to-back state championship teams in 2010 and 2011 as Boylan finished with a perfect 14-0 mark in both of those seasons…Also lettered one year in basketball as a center and played baseball as a freshman…Was named to the honor roll as a junior and as a senior…Community involvement: While he was in college, visited elementary schools in Evanston, Ill., to discuss the importance of education and exercise with students…Residence: Rockford, Ill.
