Player Dossier

2018-2021

Iowa State

Richard Bowens III

DB • 6'1" • 193 lbs • Detroit, MI, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Richard Bowens III shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 8.7 disruption score.

Usage Score

1.2

Efficiency

8.7

Consistency

6.7

Season Value

5.5

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · Iowa State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Iowa State • Central Michigan
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Northern Illinois

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.

Richard Bowens III, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · Iowa State. Richard Bowens III shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 8.7 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season

Iowa State paired 0 primary output with 6.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2021 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 8.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2021 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 Iowa State, Central Michigan.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Miami (OH)

Loss with 1 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.

2021 Regular Season · Central Michigan

Games

5

Havoc Plays / G

0.2

Efficiency

8.7

Usage

1.2

Consistency

6.7

Best Game by takeover score

Northern Illinois

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 0. Miami (OH): 1. Ohio: 0. Toledo: 0. Northern Illinois: 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. Unknown: 1 by 4.2. Miami (OH): 4 by 26.7. Ohio: 1 by 4.2. Toledo: 1 by 4.2. Northern Illinois: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

Wins0 · n=2 · -0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · n=2 · +0.5 vs Wins
First Half0.3 · n=3 · +0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · n=2 · -0.3 vs First Half

Game Log

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

5 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Miami (OH)

Best efficiency game

26.7 vs Miami (OH)

Result
Sat 10/23vs Northern IllinoisL 38-3911000
Sat 10/16vs ToledoW 26-2311000
Sat 10/9@ OhioW 30-2710000
Sat 10/2@ Miami (OH)L 17-2844001
Sat 9/11vs Unknown10000

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Iowa State

    2018-2021

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Central Michigan

    2020-2021

    Final stop

Season Progression

20182019202020212021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 Regular SeasonIowa State170.9
2019 Regular SeasonIowa State06.30.8-1
2020 Regular SeasonCentral Michigan4.523.23.24.5
2021 Regular SeasonCentral Michigan18.71.2-3.5
2021 Regular SeasonIowa State18.71.20

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Northern Illinois

Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5

Primary metric

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 54.2 takeover score.

#2

Miami (OH)

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 43.2 takeover score.

#3

Baylor

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 36.7 takeover score.

#4

Western Michigan

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 30.4 takeover score.

#5

Ball State

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 30.3 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2019 Regular Season · Iowa State

0 primary output · 6.3 efficiency · 0.8 usage

35.7

#2

2020 Regular Season · Central Michigan

31.6

4.5 primary · 23.2 efficiency · 3.2 usage

#3

2021 Regular Season · Central Michigan

5.5

1 primary · 8.7 efficiency · 1.2 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2017 · Rating 0.8494

St. Mary's · Orchard Lake, MI

Committed To
Iowa State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2017

Career Facts

2

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

34

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 17 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Richard Bowens III quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
34