Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2008-2009Akron
Deryn Bowser
WR • 6'1" • Los Angeles, CA, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Deryn Bowser reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
68
Solid production for a receiver
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Reliability
66
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
71
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2008 Regular Season · Akron
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- Akron
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ohio
Player Story
Deryn Bowser built his college career from 2008 through 2009 as a wide receiver from Los Angeles, CA wearing No. 1, spending time with Akron. The clearest part of Deryn Bowser's career was his receiving role: 85...
Read the storyDeryn Bowser, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2008 Regular Season · Akron. Deryn Bowser reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,092
- Receptions
- 85
- Touchdowns
- 9
Quick Answers
Deryn Bowser quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Akron · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,092
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 2 entries · 18 games
- Best season
- 2008 Regular Season · Akron
- Top game
- Ohio
- Latest roster
- No. 1 · Class 2009
- 2009 Receiving yards rank
- 307 receiving yards · WR 295th (top 37%) · Mid-American 35th (top 19%) · National 361st (top 22%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Regular Season | Akron | 12 | 64 | 785 | 4 | 86.1 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Akron | 6 | 21 | 307 | 5 | 64.7 |
Related Context
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Deryn Bowser played WR for Akron. Across 2 tracked seasons, Deryn Bowser recorded 1,092 receiving yards and 9 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2008 with Akron.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2008 Regular Season
Akron paired 785 primary output with 80.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2008 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 80.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2009 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Ohio
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2008 Regular Season · Akron
Games
12
Receiving Yards / G
65.4
Efficiency
80.3
Usage
27.2
Consistency
73.5
Best Game by takeover score
Ohio
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Wisconsin: 76. Syracuse: 41. Ball State: 117. Army: 60. Cincinnati: 72. Kent State: 77. Bowling Green: 67. Eastern Michigan: 19. Toledo: 71. Buffalo: 19. Ohio: 118. Temple: 48
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Wisconsin: 5 by 100. Syracuse: 3 by 91.1. Ball State: 8 by 97.5. Army: 4 by 100. Cincinnati: 10 by 48. Kent State: 5 by 100. Bowling Green: 5 by 89.3. Eastern Michigan: 2 by 63.3. Toledo: 7 by 67.6. Buffalo: 3 by 42.2. Ohio: 7 by 100. Temple: 5 by 64
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins53.6 · Games = 5 · -20.3 vs Losses
Losses73.9 · Games = 7 · +20.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Ohio
Best efficiency game
100 vs Ohio
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/28 | @ Temple | L 6-27 | — | 5 | 48 | 9.6 | 9.60 | 0 | 15 |
| Sat 11/22 | @ Ohio100 receiving yards | L 42-49 | — | 7 | 118 | 16.9 | 16.90 | 1 | 60 |
| Fri 11/14 | vs Buffalo | L 40-43 | — | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 6.30 | 0 | 9 |
| Thu 11/6 | vs Toledo | W 47-30 | — | 7 | 71 | 10.1 | 10.10 | 0 | 18 |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Eastern Michigan | W 42-35 | — | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 9.50 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 10/11 | vs Bowling Green | L 33-37 | — | 5 | 67 | 13.4 | 13.40 | 1 | 37 |
| Sat 10/4 | @ Kent State | W 30-27 | — | 5 | 77 | 15.4 | 15.40 | 1 | 24 |
| Sat 9/27 | vs CincinnatiHigh volume | L 15-17 | — | 10 | 72 | 7.2 | 7.20 | 1 | 12 |
| Sat 9/20 | @ Army | W 22-3 | — | 4 | 60 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 38 |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Ball State100 receiving yards · High volume | L 24-41 | — | 8 | 117 | 14.6 | 14.60 | 0 | 34 |
| Sat 9/6 | @ Syracuse | W 42-28 | — | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 13.70 | 0 | 16 |
| Sat 8/30 | @ Wisconsin | L 17-38 | — | 5 | 76 | 15.2 | 15.20 | 0 | 26 |
Player Story
Deryn Bowser story
Deryn Bowser built his college career from 2008 through 2009 as a wide receiver from Los Angeles, CA wearing No. 1, spending time with Akron. The clearest part of Deryn Bowser's career was his receiving role: 85 catches, 1,092 receiving yards, and 9 touchdowns across 18 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2008 with Akron. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. With 18 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Akron.
The arc is straightforward: Deryn Bowser moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Akron
2008-2009
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20082009
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Regular Season | Akron | 785 | 80.3 | 27.2 | — |
| 2009 Regular Season | Akron | 307 | 75.6 | 22.6 | -478 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Ohio
Week 13 · L 42-49 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
118
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
118 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Ball State
Week 3 · L 24-41 · Conference game
117
Receiving Yards
98.9 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
117 receiving yards with a 97.5 efficiency score.
#3
vs Morgan State
Week 2 · W 41-0
86
Receiving Yards
90.6 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
86 receiving yards with a 71.7 efficiency score.
#4
vs Indiana
Week 3 · L 21-38
86
Receiving Yards
90.4 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
86 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
@ Penn State
Week 1 · L 7-31
63
Receiving Yards
83.4 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
63 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2008 Regular Season · Akron
785 primary output · 80.3 efficiency · 27.2 usage
86.1
#2
2009 Regular Season · Akron
64.7
307 primary · 75.6 efficiency · 22.6 usage
Milestones
2
100+ receiving yards
3
8+ catch outings
1
2+ TD games
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