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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2019Georgia Southern
Jay Bowdry
LB • 6'0" • 205 lbs • Thomasville, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jay Bowdry shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
44
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
39
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Georgia Southern
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Georgia Southern
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Auburn
Player Story
Jay Bowdry built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a linebacker from Thomasville, GA wearing No. 5, spending time with Georgia Southern. The clearest part of Jay Bowdry's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Georgia Southern
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Jay Bowdry, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Georgia Southern. Jay Bowdry shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 144
- TFL
- 9
- Sacks
- 1
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 7
Quick Answers
Jay Bowdry quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Georgia Southern · LB
- Career Tackles
- 144
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 43 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · Georgia Southern
- Top game
- Auburn
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Thomasville · Georgia Southern
- High school pipeline
- Thomasville · 9 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 5 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 32 tackles · LB 462nd (top 37%) · Sun Belt 115th (top 25%) · National 1,326th (top 23%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 9 | 29 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 14.3 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 8 | 37 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 22.1 |
| 2018 Postseason | Georgia Southern | 13 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 35.9 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 13 | 42 | 3.5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 35.9 |
| 2019 Postseason | Georgia Southern | 13 | 2 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 51.7 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 13 | 30 | 4.5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 51.7 |
Related Context
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Jay Bowdry played LB for Georgia Southern. Across 4 tracked seasons, Jay Bowdry recorded 144 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Georgia Southern.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
Georgia Southern paired 11.5 primary output with 19.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 19.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: App State
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Postseason · Georgia Southern
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.9
Efficiency
19.1
Usage
4.2
Consistency
53.1
Best Game by takeover score
App State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Liberty: 1. LSU: 0. Maine: 0. Minnesota: 2. Louisiana: 1. South Alabama: 0. Coastal Carolina: 1. New Mexico State: 2. App State: 2. Troy: 0. UL Monroe: 2. Arkansas State: 0. Georgia State: 0.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Liberty: 2 by 18.3. LSU: 1 by 4.2. Maine: 3 by 12.5. Minnesota: 5 by 40.8. Louisiana: 0 by 10. South Alabama: 1 by 4.2. Coastal Carolina: 1 by 14.2. New Mexico State: 4 by 36.7. App State: 2 by 28.3. Troy: 1 by 4.2. UL Monroe: 2 by 28.3. Arkansas State: 4 by 16.7. Georgia State: 6 by 30
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.1 · Games = 7 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 6 · -0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
App State
Best efficiency game
40.8 vs Minnesota
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/21 | vs Liberty | L 16-23 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/30 | vs Georgia State | W 38-10 | 6 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | @ Arkansas State | L 33-38 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | vs UL MonroeSplash game | W 51-29 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | @ Troy | L 28-49 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/1 | @ App StateSplash game | W 24-21 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs New Mexico StateSplash game | W 41-7 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | vs Coastal Carolina | W 30-27 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/3 | @ South Alabama | W 20-17 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Louisiana | L 24-37 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | @ MinnesotaSplash game | L 32-35 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Maine | W 26-18 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | @ LSU | L 3-55 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Jay Bowdry story
Jay Bowdry built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a linebacker from Thomasville, GA wearing No. 5, spending time with Georgia Southern. The clearest part of Jay Bowdry's career was his defensive production: 144 tackles, 9 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 2 interceptions across 43 career games in the available record. His career also includes 17 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Jay Bowdry's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Georgia Southern
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201620172018201820192019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 1 | 14.5 | 3.6 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 2 | 21.8 | 4.9 | 1 |
| 2018 Postseason | Georgia Southern | 7.5 | 20.5 | 5.1 | 5.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 7.5 | 20.5 | 5.1 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Georgia Southern | 11.5 | 19.1 | 4.2 | 4 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 11.5 | 19.1 | 4.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Auburn
Week 1 · L 7-41
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Havoc Plays
80.8 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.
#2
vs Arkansas State
Week 6 · L 25-43 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
79.7 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 79.7 takeover score.
#3
vs App State
Week 9 · W 34-14 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
76.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.
#4
@ App State
Week 10 · W 24-21 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
76.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.
#5
vs New Mexico State
Week 9 · W 41-7
2
Havoc Plays
71.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 71.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · Georgia Southern
11.5 primary output · 19.1 efficiency · 4.2 usage
51.7
#2
2019 Regular Season · Georgia Southern
51.7
11.5 primary · 19.1 efficiency · 4.2 usage
#3
2018 Postseason · Georgia Southern
35.9
7.5 primary · 20.5 efficiency · 5.1 usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
5
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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