Jonathan Dowling (American football)

Jonathan Dowling (born December 8, 1991) is an American football safety for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Raiders in the seventh round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at Western Kentucky.

Dowling attended Southeast High School. He participated in the 2010 Under Armour All-American Game along with being selected to the Top 150 Dream Team by PrepStar Magazine. He had 58 tackles, 14 interceptions in his senior season in high school. He was selected named 4A FSWA All-State team. He was ranked as s four-star prospect by both Scout.com and Rivals.com. He also was ranked as the 5th best safety prospect in the country by Scout.com.

He spent his freshman season at Florida where he played special teams until he transferred to Western Kentucky. After his Junior season, On December 15, 2013, it was announced he will forgo his senior season to enter the 2014 NFL Draft. During his time at Western Kentucky, He finished with a total 135 tackles, 9 Iinterceptions. 20 pass deflections and 8 forced fumbles.

Oakland Raiders

Dowling was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the 7th round (247th overall) of the 2014 NFL Draft. The pick used to draft him was acquired from the Seattle Seahawks in a trade for Terrelle Pryor. On August 29, 2015, he was released by the Raiders for reasons that had to do with "maturity" rather than his field play.

Miami Dolphins

On September 9, 2015, Dowling was signed to the Miami Dolphins' practice squad. On October 15, 2015 the Miami Dolphins signed him to the active roster.

Buffalo Bills

On December 23, 2015, the Buffalo Bills signed Dowling to the practice squad.