Usage Score
6.2
Player Dossier
2015-2017Penn State
Manny Bowen
LB • 6'1" • 226 lbs • Barnegat, NJ, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Manny Bowen shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.3 disruption score.
Efficiency
30.3
Consistency
42
Season Value
21.8
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · Penn State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 3
- Program Path
- Penn State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Michigan
Scouting Read
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Manny Bowen, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · Penn State. Manny Bowen shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.3 disruption score.
Manny Bowen played LB for Penn State. Across 3 tracked seasons, Manny Bowen recorded 118 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Penn State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Penn State paired 12.5 primary output with 31.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 30.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2017 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Michigan
Win with 2 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 · Penn State
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
30.3
Usage
6.2
Consistency
42
Best Game by takeover score
Michigan State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Akron: 0.5. Pittsburgh: 1. Georgia State: 1. Iowa: 1. Indiana: 0. Northwestern: 0. Michigan: 2. Ohio State: 0. Michigan State: 0.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Akron: 5 by 25.8. Pittsburgh: 4 by 26.7. Georgia State: 6 by 35. Iowa: 2 by 18.3. Indiana: 8 by 33.3. Northwestern: 4 by 16.7. Michigan: 6 by 45. Ohio State: 9 by 37.5. Michigan State: 7 by 34.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.8 · Games = 7 · +0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 2 · -0.5 vs Wins
First Half0.7 · Games = 5 · +0.1 vs Second Half
Second Half0.6 · Games = 4 · -0.1 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Michigan
Best efficiency game
45 vs Michigan
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/4 | @ Michigan State | L 24-27 | 7 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | @ Ohio State | L 38-39 | 9 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs Michigan | W 42-13 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | @ Northwestern | W 31-7 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | vs Indiana | W 45-14 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | @ Iowa | W 21-19 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Georgia State | W 56-0 | 6 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Pittsburgh | W 33-14 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Akron | W 52-0 | 5 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Penn State
2015-2017
Opening stop
Season Progression
201520162017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Penn State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Penn State | 12.5 | 31.1 | 7 | 12.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Penn State | 6 | 30.3 | 6.2 | -6.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Michigan
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Primary metric
2 disruption/tackle impact with 51.7 takeover score.
#2
Temple
3
Primary metric
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 51.1 takeover score.
#3
Michigan State
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 45.3 takeover score.
#4
Minnesota
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 42.9 takeover score.
#5
Ohio State
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 34 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2016 Regular Season · Penn State
12.5 primary output · 31.1 efficiency · 7 usage
28.2
#2
2017 Regular Season · Penn State
21.8
6 primary · 30.3 efficiency · 6.2 usage
#3
2015 Regular Season · Penn State
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
1
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
4★
Class 2015 · Rating 0.9069
Barnegat · Barnegat, NJ
- Committed To
- Penn State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Career Facts
1
Career teams
3
Seasons tracked
118
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 3 tracked seasons, 22 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.