Randle, Weeden and Blackmon lead Oklahoma State to a Thursday-night triumph.
Became a critical player in 2011 when he assumed the role of scheduled returning starter Johnny Thomas ... Led the Cowboys with 97 tackles and ranked No. 13 in the league in that category ... Tied for the team lead with three forced fumbles last season and ranked sixth in the Big 12 in that category.
2011 (Sophomore): His 97 tackles topped the team ... Had a season-high 12 tackles and recovered a fumble against Kansas State ... Earned 11 tackles against Missouri, 10 vs. Tulsa and nine against Baylor, Oklahoma and Stanford ... Recorded two quarterback sacks against Texas and caused a critical fumble ... Returned his lone interception of the year 34 yards against Baylor ... Forced fumbles against A&M and Arizona, along with the strip against the Longhorns.
2010: Spent the year as a redshirt after suffering an off-season injury.
2009 (Freshman): Played in 11 games ... Missed two games (Missouri and Baylor) with a minor injury ... Was a member of all of OSU's special teams ... Best game was a four-tackle effort against Grambling State ... Had two stops in his college debut against No. 13 Georgia ... OSU defensive staff considered him among the top freshmen on the roster.
High School: An All-America selection as a prepster ... A physical defender and one of Oklahoma's headliner high school players in 2008 ... Led Carl Albert to a slot in the state championship game ... Finished seventh in Class 5A with 127 tackles ... Also ran for 141 yards and a TD on just 13 carries and caught 16 passes for 376 yards and four scores ... Had 124 tackles as a sophomore and 116 as a junior ... Never missed a play in three years at Carl Albert ... Averaged 19.3 yards on 19 punt returns ... A SuperPrep All-American and rated as the seventh-best player in a nine-state area by that publication ... A Tom Lemming All-American as well ... Rivals.com ranked his "ball skills" as second best in the country and named him No. 15 among all safety prospects ... Scout.com rated him as the nation's No. 11 safety prospect ... The Oklahoman's defensive player of the year ... All-stater as selected by The Oklahoman and Tulsa World ... Also earned all-state honors as a junior ... Had scholarship offers from at least seven Big 12 schools ... Was the state runner-up in the 400 meters.
Personal: Born March 23, 1991, in Oklahoma City ... Son of Ralph and Lucretia Lowe ... Has a younger brother and an older sister ... A member of the National Honor Society and the FCA ... Lists riding horses as one of his hobbies ... Education major.
Lowe's Career Stats
Year GP UT-AT-TT TFL Sacks INT PBU QBH FF FR
2009 11 7-3-10 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
2010 Redshirt
2011 13 75-22-97 2.0 2.0 1 5 1 3 1
Career 24 82-25-107 2.0 2.0 1 5 1 3 1
