Tyus Bowser
American football player (born 1995)
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Tyus Kevon Bowser[1] (born May 23, 1995) is an American professional football linebacker. He played college football for the Houston Cougars.
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Tyler, Texas, U.S.
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| Position | Linebacker | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born | May 23, 1995 Tyler, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 250 lb (113 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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| High school | John Tyler (Tyler, Texas) | ||||||||||||||||
| College | Houston (2013–2016) | ||||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2017: 2nd round, 47th overall pick | ||||||||||||||||
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Early life
Bowser attended John Tyler High School in Tyler, Texas, where he played for the Lions football team.[2] As a senior, he had 59 tackles and 24 sacks. He committed to the University of Houston to play college football.[3]
College career
Bowser played college football at Houston from 2013 to 2016.[4]
Bowser made his collegiate debut on August 30 against Southern and recorded two tackles.[5] On September 21, he recorded his first two collegiate sacks and had his first interception in a win over Rice.[6] As a freshman in 2013, he had 26 total tackles, 5.0 sacks, one interception, two passes defensed, and one forced fumble.[7] As a sophomore in 2014, he had 13 total tackles and three sacks.[8] As a junior in 2015, he had 51 total tackles, six sacks, one interception, two passes defensed, two fumble recoveries, and one forced fumble.[9]
Bowser missed five games his senior season due to a fractured orbital bone that he suffered during a fight with a teammate.[10][11] Despite the injury, he led the team with eight sacks.[12][13] Bowser finished his collegiate career with 137 tackles and 22.5 sacks.[14][15]
Bowser also played in four games over two seasons for the Houston Cougars basketball team.[16]
Professional career
Pre-draft
Bowser received an invitation to Senior Bowl.[17] He helped the South defeat the North 16–15.[18] He attended the NFL Combine and completed the majority of drills, but opted to skip the short shuttle and three-cone drill. Bowser also participated at Houston's Pro Day and chose to only run the short shuttle and positional drills. NFL draft experts and analysts projected Bowser to be a first or second round pick.[19] He was ranked the fifth best outside linebacker available in the draft by NFLDraftScout.com, the sixth best linebacker by ESPN, and was ranked the twelfth best edge rusher by Sports Illustrated.[20][21]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 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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| 6 ft 2+5⁄8 in (1.90 m) | 247 lb (112 kg) | 33+1⁄4 in (0.84 m) | 10+1⁄8 in (0.26 m) | 4.65 s | 1.59 s | 2.68 s | 4.34 s | 6.75 s | 37.5 in (0.95 m) | 10 ft 7 in (3.23 m) | 21 reps | |
| All values from NFL Combine/Houston's Pro Day[19][22] | ||||||||||||
Baltimore Ravens
2017 season
The Baltimore Ravens selected Bowser in the second round with the 47th overall pick in the 2017 NFL draft.[23] He was the third outside linebacker to be selected.[24] On May 5, 2017, the Ravens signed Bowser to a four-year, $5.57 million contract with $3.37 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $2.19 million.[25]
Bowser made his NFL debut in the 2017 season opener against the Cincinnati Bengals. He recorded one tackle in the 20–0 victory over the Bengals.[26] He recorded his first NFL interception in Week 2 against quarterback Kevin Hogan of the Cleveland Browns, returning it for 27 yards and setting up a critical touchdown by the Ravens' offense before halftime.[27] Overall, in his rookie season, he finished with three sacks, nine tackles, one interception, and three passes defensed.[28]
2018 season
Bowser finished the 2018 season with .5 sacks and 11 total tackles in 15 games.[29]
2019 season
In Week 10 of the 2019 season, Bowser recorded a 33-yard fumble return for a touchdown in the 49–13 victory over the Bengals.[30] He followed that up with a two-sack performance in a 41–7 victory over the Houston Texans in the next game.[31] He finished the 2019 season with five sacks, 24 total tackles, two passes defended, and one forced fumble.[32]
2020 season
Bowser was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the team on November 3, 2020,[33] and activated four days later.[34] In the 2020 season, Bowser finished with two sacks, 34 total tackles, three interceptions, and five passes defended.[35]
2021 season
On March 16, 2021, Bowser re-signed with the Ravens, on a four-year, $22 million deal, with the potential to rise to $27 million.[36] In the final seconds in the fourth quarter Bowser sacked Andy Dalton for a loss of 18 yards, which yielded a 16–13 win over the Chicago Bears on November 21, 2021.[37] The following week, against the Browns, Bowser recorded a sack on Baker Mayfield, as well as a game sealing tackle on fourth down in the 16–10 victory.[38] Bowser finished the 2021 season with seven sacks, 59 total tackles, four passes defended, and two forced fumbles.[39]
On January 14, 2022, Bowser underwent surgery to repair a torn Achilles.[40]
2022 season
On August 26, 2022, Bowser was placed on the reserve/PUP list to start the season.[41] He was activated on November 1.[42] He appeared in nine games in the 2022 season. He finished with two sacks, 13 total tackles, two passes defended, and one forced fumble.[43]
2023 season
Bowser was placed on the reserve/non-football injury list to start the season due to a knee injury over the summer that had setback before the season.[44][45]
On March 13, 2024, Bowser was released by the Ravens.[46]
Seattle Seahawks
On August 30, 2024, the Seattle Seahawks signed Bowser to their practice squad.[47]
Miami Dolphins
On October 3, 2024, Bowser was signed by the Miami Dolphins off the Seahawks practice squad.[48] He appeared in nine games and started five in the 2024 season.[49]
NFL career statistics
Regular season
| Year | Team | Games | Tackling | Fumbles | Interceptions | |||||||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | FF | FR | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PD | ||||||
| 2017 | BAL | 16 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 2018 | BAL | 15 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2019 | BAL | 16 | 0 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 2020 | BAL | 16 | 2 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 25 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| 2021 | BAL | 17 | 17 | 59 | 33 | 26 | 7.0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| 2022 | BAL | 9 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 2023 | BAL | 0 | 0 | Did not play due to injury | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | SEA | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| MIA | 7 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Career | 98 | 28 | 163 | 99 | 64 | 19.5 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 4 | 80 | 20.0 | 27 | 0 | 16 | |||||