The Philadelphia Stars re-signed wide receiver Chris Rowland for the 2024 season on Sunday.
Chris Rowland is five foot eight and weighs 179 pounds. The 25-year-old from Nolensville, Tennessee, caught nine passes for 82 yards, one touchdown, four carries for 20 yards, and 13 kick returns for 323 yards in three games for the Stars in 2023 before an injury sidelined him for the rest of the season.
The Stars drafted Rowland in the sixth round (48th pick) of the 2022 USFL Supplemental Draft. In 2022, Rowland played ten games with 22 catches for 258 yards, one touchdown, five carries for 31 yards, and four kick returns for 114 yards.
Before Philadelphia, Rowland was on the Tennessee Titans practice squad in 2021 and played two games for the Atlanta Falcons with two kick returns for 53 yards in 2020.
Rowland played 41 games in four seasons at Tennessee State (2016-19) with 194 catches for 2,578 yards, 14 touchdowns, 55 carries for 319 yards, one touchdown 74 kick returns for 1,716 yards, one touchdown, and 19 punt returns for 971 yards in 40 games for the Tigers.
In his senior year in 2019, Rowland broke Jerry Rice’s record (103 catches) with 104 catches for 1,437 yards and eight touchdowns. Rowland was named Deacon Jones Black College Hall of Fame Football Player of the Year and Ohio Valley Conference Offensive Player of the Year.
