2025 Senior

• Signed with Illinois on Dec. 17, 2024
• Transferred to Illinois with one year of eligibility remaining

2024 Junior (Wisconsin)

• Played in all 12 games with 10 starts at outside linebacker
• Led all Wisconsin outside linebackers with 29 tackles 
• 29 tackles, 1.0 sack, and four quarterback hurries on the season
• Season-high five tackles and 1.0 sack against #4 Alabama (9/14/24)
• Four tackles against Western Michigan (8/30/24) and USC (9/28/24)

2023 Sophomore (Syracuse)

• Started all 12 regular season games at linebacker
• Fourth on the team with 7.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks
• 46 tackles, a fumble recovery and a pass breakup on the season 
• Five tackles and a fumble recovery in the win at Purdue (9/16/23)
• Career-high two sacks, adding 2.5 tackles for loss, a pass breakup and three tackles vs. Clemson (9/30/23)
• Third-straight game with at least a half sack against North Carolina (10/7/23)
• Career-high eight tackles and 1.0 tackle for loss at Georgia Tech (11/18/23)

2022 Redshirt Freshman (Syracuse)

• Played in 13 games with two starts at linebacker
• 24 tackles, 6.0 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks on the season 
• First collegiate sack against Virginia (9/23/22)
• Season-high seven tackles and 3.5 tackles for loss against Wagner (10/1/22)
• Two solo tackles and 1.0 tackle for loss against NC State (10/15/22)
• Three tackles against Clemson (10/22/22)
• Five tackles and 0.5 sack at Wake Forest (11/19/22)
• Six tackles in his first collegiate start against Boston College (11/26/22)

2021 Redshirt Freshman (Syracuse) 

• Played in two games and redshirted the season
• Two tackles on the season
• Member of the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the fall semester.

2020 Freshman (Syracuse)

• Played in three games 
• Three tackles in his collegiate debut vs. Duke (10/10/20)
• Two tackles and 1.0 tackle for loss against NC State (11/28/20)

High School

• No. 73 weakside defensive end in the Class of 2020 and the No. 33 player in New Jersey by the 247Sports composite index
• Played for head coach Michael Cipot at North Brunswick
• PrepStar All-East Region selection
• 2019 USA Today Network All-New Jersey First Team
• 2019 NJ.com All-State Second Team
• 2019 NJ.com All-Group 5 First Team
• 2019 Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Defensive Player of the Year
• 2019 Home News Tribune All-GMC First Team
• Totaled 95 tackles and 26.0 sacks over his final two prep seasons, including 47 tackles, 19.5 tackles for loss and 13.0 sacks as a senior captain
• Led a North Brunswick defense that allowed 15.2 points per game, as the Raiders went 9-2 overall and 4-0 in conference play to claim the 2019 Greater Middlesex White Division title
• Also caught two touchdowns passes and was North Brunswick’s second-leading receiver
• Played his freshman season at Moore Catholic High School on Staten Island (N.Y.)

Personal

• Son of Leon Lowery Sr. and Fatimah James
• Has six siblings
• Graduated from the University of Wisconsin in May 2024 with a degree in human development & family studies
• Majoring in recreation, sport, & tourism (Master's)