Player Dossier

2016-2019

Michigan State

Brandon Sowards

WR • 6'0" • 193 lbs • Wyandotte, MI, USA

Reliable chain-moverPossession profile

Brandon Sowards reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

0%

Rotational offensive role

lowfeatured

Impact Production

0

Developing production for a receiver

lowelite

Reliability

0

Sporadic game-to-game production

lowhigh

Star Power

10

Limited ceiling signals so far

limitedstar

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Michigan State

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Snapshot

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

Player Story

Brandon Sowards built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a wide receiver from Wyandotte, MI wearing No. 16, spending time with Michigan State. The clearest part of Brandon Sowards' career was his receiving...

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Brandon Sowards, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Michigan State. Brandon Sowards reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
201
Receptions
18

Quick Answers

Brandon Sowards quick answers

Latest team and position
Michigan State · WR
Career Receiving Yards
201
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 27 games
Best season
2016 Regular Season · Michigan State
Top game
Northwestern
Latest roster
No. 16 · Senior

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2016 Regular SeasonMichigan State8-00100
2017 Regular SeasonMichigan State0-00-
2018 Regular SeasonMichigan State1118201059.6
2019 PostseasonMichigan State8-0050.1
2019 Regular SeasonMichigan State8-0050.1

Related Context

Brandon Sowards played WR for Michigan State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Brandon Sowards recorded -1 rushing yards, 201 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Michigan State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season

Michigan State paired 0 primary output with — efficiency.

Supporting note

2019 Postseason role shape

target-driven usage with — efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Analysis workspace

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2019 Postseason · Michigan State

Games

8

Receiving Yards / G

0

Efficiency

Usage

0

Consistency

100

Best Game by takeover score

Wake Forest

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Wake Forest: 0. Northwestern: 0. Indiana: 0. Wisconsin: 0. Penn State: 0. Illinois: 0. Michigan: 0. Rutgers: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

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Split Comparison

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Wins0 · Games = 4 · +0 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 4 · +0 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

8 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Wake Forest

Best efficiency game

— vs Wake Forest

Result
Fri 12/27@ Wake ForestW 27-21
Sat 11/23@ RutgersW 27-0
Sat 11/16@ MichiganL 10-44
Sat 11/9vs IllinoisL 34-37
Sat 10/26vs Penn StateL 7-28
Sat 10/12@ WisconsinL 0-38
Sat 9/28vs IndianaW 40-31
Sat 9/21@ NorthwesternW 31-10

Player Story

Brandon Sowards story

Brandon Sowards built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a wide receiver from Wyandotte, MI wearing No. 16, spending time with Michigan State. The clearest part of Brandon Sowards' career was his receiving role: 18 catches and 201 receiving yards across 27 career games in the available record. His career also includes 1 tackle and 267 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Brandon Sowards' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Michigan State

    2016-2019

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20162017201820192019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonMichigan State0
2017 Regular SeasonMichigan State00
2018 Regular SeasonMichigan State20170.710.1201
2019 PostseasonMichigan State00-201
2019 Regular SeasonMichigan State000

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Northwestern

Week 6 · L 19-29 · Conference game

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

59

Receiving Yards

77.4 takeover

59 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

vs Purdue

Week 9 · W 23-13 · Conference game

48

Receiving Yards

70.6 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

48 receiving yards with a 53.3 efficiency score.

#3

vs Central Michigan

Week 5 · W 31-20

29

Receiving Yards

62.5 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

29 receiving yards with a 96.7 efficiency score.

#4

@ Arizona State

Week 2 · L 13-16

16

Receiving Yards

46.5 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

16 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

@ Maryland

Week 10 · W 24-3 · Conference game

12

Receiving Yards

43.5 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

12 receiving yards with a 80 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2016 Regular Season · Michigan State

0 primary output · efficiency · usage

100

#2

2018 Regular Season · Michigan State

59.6

201 primary · 70.7 efficiency · 10.1 usage

#3

2019 Postseason · Michigan State

50.1

0 primary · efficiency · 0 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games