Jacob Cowing
American football player (born 2001)
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Jacob Henry Cowing (born February 4, 2001) is an American professional football wide receiver and punt returner for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the UTEP Miners and Arizona Wildcats and was selected by the 49ers in the fourth round of the 2024 NFL draft.
Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
| No. 19 – San Francisco 49ers | |||||||
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| Position | Wide receiver / Punt returner | ||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||
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| Born | February 4, 2001 Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. | ||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||
| Listed weight | 171 lb (78 kg) | ||||||
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| High school | Maricopa (Maricopa, Arizona) | ||||||
| College | UTEP (2019–2021) Arizona (2022–2023) | ||||||
| NFL draft | 2024: 4th round, 135th overall pick | ||||||
| Career history | |||||||
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| Awards and highlights | |||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2024 | |||||||
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Early life
Jacob Cowing grew up in Maricopa, Arizona, and attended Maricopa High School. As a senior, he had 28 receptions for 872 yards and 10 touchdowns.[1] Cowing committed to play college football at UTEP, which was his only Division I FBS offer.[2]
College career
Cowing became a starter at wide receiver during his freshman season and caught 31 passes with a team-leading 550 receiving yards and three touchdown receptions.[3] He was named second team All-Conference USA as a sophomore after leading the Miners with 41 receptions for 691 yards and three touchdowns.[4] Cowing was named first team All-Conference USA after catching 69 passes for 1,354 yards and seven touchdowns in his junior season.[5] After the season, he entered the NCAA transfer portal.[6]
Cowing ultimately transferred to Arizona.[7] He was named to the watchlist for the Fred Biletnikoff Award entering his first season at Arizona.[8] Cowing finished his senior season with 90 receptions for 848 yards and 13 touchdowns, including two in Arizona's 38-24 victory over Oklahoma in the Alamo Bowl.
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Wingspan | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press |
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| 5 ft 8+3⁄8 in (1.74 m) | 168 lb (76 kg) | 29+1⁄4 in (0.74 m) | 9 in (0.23 m) | 5 ft 9+1⁄8 in (1.76 m) | 4.38 s | 1.54 s | 2.54 s | 4.32 s | 7.02 s | 36.0 in (0.91 m) | 10 ft 1 in (3.07 m) | 13 reps |
| All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[9][10] | ||||||||||||
On April 27, 2024, Cowing was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the fourth round with the 135th overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft. The 49ers initially were supposed to draft 131st overall, until the pick was deferred four spots below.[11][12][13] In 15 appearances for San Francisco during his rookie campaign, Cowing recorded four receptions for 80 yards and one rush attempt for seven yards.
On August 27, 2025, Cowing was placed on injured reserve due to a hamstring injury suffered during the preseason.[14]