Dean Vincent Lowry (born June 9, 1994) is a National Football League defensive end for the Green Bay Packers (NFL). He attended Boylan Central Catholic High School in Rockford, Illinois, before transferring to Northwestern and playing football on scholarship. He was a four-year starter at the defensive end at Northwestern. The Green Bay Packers selected him in the 2016 NFL Draft following his senior year of college.
Where did Dean Lowry go to high school?
Lowry was born in Rockford, Illinois, to Margaret and John Lowry and attended Boylan Central Catholic High School. Aside from football, he lettered in baseball and played basketball for one year as a freshman. He was a member of two unbeaten teams. Both the Chicago Tribune and the Champaign-News Gazette named him a SuperPrep All-Midwest honoree and an All-State selection. In his senior year, he had 65 tackles (21 for loss) and 10 sacks.
The 34th-best defensive end in the nation and the 17th-best prospect in the state of Illinois, respectively, was Lowry. A number of universities, including Northwestern, Ball State, Illinois State, Indiana, Iowa, Northern Illinois, Purdue, Vanderbilt, and Western Michigan, extended scholarship offers to the three-star recruit. On June 7, 2011, he declared his commitment to Northwestern.
