He participated in the 2010 Under Armour All-American Game along with being selected to the Top 150 Dream Team by PrepStar Magazine.

[2] He spent his freshman season at Florida where he played special teams[2] until he transferred to Western Kentucky.

[5] Dowling was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the seventh round (247th overall) of the 2014 NFL draft.

[8] Dowling tore his ACL in the Bills' third preseason game in 2016 and was placed on injured reserve.

[10] Dowling signed with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League on April 6, 2018.