Player Dossier

2014-2017

Michigan State

Robert Bowers

DE • 6'5" • 249 lbs • Columbus, OH, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Robert Bowers shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 6.7 disruption score.

Usage Score

2

Efficiency

6.7

Consistency

50

Season Value

15.6

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · Michigan State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
Michigan State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Ohio State

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Robert Bowers, DE. Best season Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · Michigan State. Robert Bowers shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 6.7 disruption score.

Robert Bowers played DE for Michigan State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Robert Bowers recorded 14 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Michigan State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season

Michigan State paired 0.5 primary output with 6.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2017 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 6.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Iowa

Win with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

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Season Explorer

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2017 Regular Season · Michigan State

Games

2

Havoc Plays / G

0.3

Efficiency

6.7

Usage

2

Consistency

50

Best Game by takeover score

Iowa

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Bowling Green: 0. Iowa: 0.5

Volume vs Efficiency

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Split Comparison

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Wins0.3 · Games = 2
All Games0.3 · Games = 2

Game Log

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2 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Iowa

Best efficiency game

13.3 vs Iowa

Result
Sat 9/30vs IowaW 17-10200.5000
Sat 9/2vs Bowling GreenW 35-1000000

Career Arc

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    Michigan State

    2014-2017

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2014201520162017
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 Regular SeasonMichigan State0
2015 Regular SeasonMichigan State00
2016 Regular SeasonMichigan State2144.62
2017 Regular SeasonMichigan State0.56.72-1.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Ohio State

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1

Primary metric

1 disruption/tackle impact with 46.8 takeover score.

#2

Penn State

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 42.8 takeover score.

#3

Iowa

0.5

Primary metric

Win with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 22.4 takeover score.

#4

Rutgers

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 4.9 takeover score.

#5

Illinois

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 1.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2017 Regular Season · Michigan State

0.5 primary output · 6.7 efficiency · 2 usage

15.6

#2

2016 Regular Season · Michigan State

11.8

2 primary · 14 efficiency · 4.6 usage

#3

2014 Regular Season · Michigan State

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2014 · Rating 0.8547

Walnut Ridge · Columbus, OH

Committed To
Michigan State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2014

Career Facts

1

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

14

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 7 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.