Paddy Dow (born 16 October 1999) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by Carlton with their first selection and third overall in the 2017 national draft. He made his debut in the twenty-six point loss to Richmond at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in the opening round of the 2018 season. Paddy was given a 3-year contract extension later that season, keeping him at the club until 2021. After the twenty point loss to Collingwood in round fifteen, in which he recorded twenty disposals and four tackles, he earned the round nomination for the 2018 AFL Rising Star.