Player Dossier

2015-2018

Auburn

Byron Cowart

DL • 6'4" • 293 lbs • Seffner, FL, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Byron Cowart shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.5 disruption score.

Usage Score

12

Efficiency

21.5

Consistency

13.9

Season Value

18.3

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season · Maryland

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
Auburn • Maryland
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Rutgers

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.

Byron Cowart, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season · Maryland. Byron Cowart shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.5 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season

Maryland paired 10 primary output with 21.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

2018 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 21.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Auburn, Maryland.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Rutgers

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2018 Regular Season · Maryland

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

0.8

Efficiency

21.5

Usage

12

Consistency

13.9

Best Game by takeover score

Penn State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Texas: 0. Bowling Green: 2. Temple: 0. Minnesota: 2. Michigan: 0. Rutgers: 4. Iowa: 0. Illinois: 1. Michigan State: 1. Indiana: 0. Ohio State: 0. Penn State: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Texas: 2 by 8.3. Bowling Green: 4 by 36.7. Temple: 5 by 20.8. Minnesota: 3 by 32.5. Michigan: 3 by 12.5. Rutgers: 3 by 52.5. Iowa: 7 by 29.2. Illinois: 1 by 14.2. Michigan State: 1 by 14.2. Indiana: 3 by 12.5. Ohio State: 4 by 16.7. Penn State: 2 by 8.3

Split Comparison

Wins1.8 · n=5 · +1.7 vs Losses
Losses0.1 · n=7 · -1.7 vs Wins
First Half1.3 · n=6 · +1 vs Second Half
Second Half0.3 · n=6 · -1 vs First Half

Game Log

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

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Rutgers

Best efficiency game

52.5 vs Rutgers

Result
Sat 11/24@ Penn StateL 3-3822000
Sat 11/17vs Ohio StateL 51-5240000
Sat 11/10@ IndianaL 32-3432000
Sat 11/3vs Michigan StateL 3-24100010
Sat 10/27vs IllinoisW 63-3311100
Sat 10/20@ IowaL 0-2370000
Sat 10/13vs RutgersSplash gameW 34-7322110
Sat 10/6@ MichiganL 21-4233000
Sat 9/22vs MinnesotaW 42-1333110
Sat 9/15vs TempleL 14-3552000
Sat 9/8@ Bowling GreenW 45-1442110
Sat 9/1vs TexasW 34-2921000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Auburn

    2015-2017

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Maryland

    2018

    Final stop

Season Progression

2015201620172018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2015 Regular SeasonAuburn0
2016 Regular SeasonAuburn18.82.11
2017 Regular SeasonAuburn0.58.83-0.5
2018 Regular SeasonMaryland1021.5129.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Rutgers

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4

Primary metric

4 disruption/tackle impact with 65.1 takeover score.

#2

Arkansas

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.1 takeover score.

#3

Bowling Green

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 32.5 takeover score.

#4

Minnesota

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 30.8 takeover score.

#5

Michigan State

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 30 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2018 Regular Season · Maryland

10 primary output · 21.5 efficiency · 12 usage

18.3

#2

2017 Regular Season · Auburn

15.8

0.5 primary · 8.8 efficiency · 3 usage

#3

2016 Regular Season · Auburn

5.4

1 primary · 8.8 efficiency · 2.1 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

1

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

5★

Class 2015 · Rating 0.9987

Armwood · Seffner, FL

Committed To
Auburn
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2015

Career Facts

2

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

47

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 18 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Byron Cowart quick answers

Recruiting profile

5-star recruit

Position
DL
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
4
Career tackles
47