Player Career

Manny Bowen Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Manny Bowen story

Manny Bowen built his college career from 2015 through 2017 as a linebacker from Barnegat, NJ wearing No. 43, spending time with Penn State. The clearest part of Manny Bowen's career was his defensive production: 118 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, and 3 passes defended across 22 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Penn State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Manny Bowen's production has multiple signals. With 22 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Penn State.

The arc is straightforward: Manny Bowen 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

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

  1. 1

    Penn State

    2015-2017

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201520162017
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2015 Regular SeasonPenn State0
2016 Regular SeasonPenn State15.533.47.315.5
2017 Regular SeasonPenn State1034.77-5.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Pittsburgh

Week 2 · L 39-42

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Havoc Plays

83.6 takeover

3 disruption/tackle impact with 83.6 takeover score.

#2

vs Temple

Week 3 · W 34-27

3

Havoc Plays

77.5 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.

#3

vs Ohio State

Week 8 · W 24-21 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

77 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 77 takeover score.

#4

vs Michigan

Week 8 · W 42-13 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

72.8 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 72.8 takeover score.

#5

vs Michigan State

Week 13 · W 45-12 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

72.2 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 72.2 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2016 Regular Season · Penn State

15.5 primary output · 33.4 efficiency · 7.3 usage

61.6

#2

2017 Regular Season · Penn State

55

10 primary · 34.7 efficiency · 7 usage

#3

2015 Regular Season · Penn State

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

9

Impact games

8

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games