Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2022Maryland
VanDarius Cowan
LB • 6'4" • 240 lbs • Palm Beach Gardens, FL, USA
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VanDarius Cowan shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 9.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
22
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
12
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
36
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · West Virginia
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 3
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Alabama • West Virginia • Maryland
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Eastern Kentucky
Player Story
VanDarius Cowan built his college career from 2016 through 2022 as a linebacker from Palm Beach Gardens, FL wearing No. 8, spending time with Alabama, Maryland, and West Virginia. The clearest part of VanDarius...
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- Committed To
- Alabama
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
VanDarius Cowan, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · West Virginia. VanDarius Cowan shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 9.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 50
- TFL
- 8
- Sacks
- 3
- QB hurries
- 1
Quick Answers
VanDarius Cowan quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Maryland · LB
- Career Tackles
- 50
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 7 entries · 22 games
- Best season
- 2020 Postseason · West Virginia
- Top game
- Eastern Kentucky
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Palm Beach Gardens · Alabama
- High school pipeline
- Palm Beach Gardens · 15 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 8 · Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 10 tackles · LB 732nd (top 60%) · Big Ten 298th (top 48%) · National 2,767th (top 48%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Alabama | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2017 Regular Season | Alabama | 2 | 2 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 22.9 |
| 2019 Regular Season | West Virginia | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 43.3 |
| 2020 Postseason | West Virginia | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 73.2 |
| 2020 Regular Season | West Virginia | 4 | 8 | 3.5 | 2 | - | - | 0 | 73.2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | West Virginia | 8 | 15 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 11.3 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Maryland | 6 | 10 | 1.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 17 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | West Virginia to Maryland | P4 to P4 | 77 | Nov 30, 2021 |
VanDarius Cowan played LB for Alabama, West Virginia, and Maryland. Across 6 tracked seasons, VanDarius Cowan recorded 50 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with West Virginia.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason
West Virginia paired 6.5 primary output with 34 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 9.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2022 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Alabama, West Virginia, Maryland.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Michigan
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Regular Season · Maryland
Games
6
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
9.4
Usage
2.9
Consistency
11.1
Best Game by takeover score
Michigan
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Buffalo: 0. Michigan: 1. Indiana: 0. Wisconsin: 0. Penn State: 0.5. Ohio State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Buffalo: 1 by 4.2. Michigan: 2 by 18.3. Indiana: 1 by 4.2. Wisconsin: 2 by 8.3. Penn State: 2 by 13.3. Ohio State: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
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Wins0 · Games = 2 · -0.4 vs Losses
Losses0.4 · Games = 4 · +0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
6 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Michigan
Best efficiency game
18.3 vs Michigan
Player Story
VanDarius Cowan story
VanDarius Cowan built his college career from 2016 through 2022 as a linebacker from Palm Beach Gardens, FL wearing No. 8, spending time with Alabama, Maryland, and West Virginia. The clearest part of VanDarius Cowan's career was his defensive production: 50 tackles, 8 tackles for loss, and 3 sacks across 22 career games in the available record. That gives VanDarius Cowan's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Alabama
2016-2017
Opening stop
- 2
West Virginia
2019-2021
Peak year stop
- 3
Maryland
2022
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2016201720192020202020212022
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Alabama | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Alabama | 1 | 9.2 | 2.1 | 1 |
| 2019 Regular Season | West Virginia | 2 | 22.5 | 8.4 | 1 |
| 2020 Postseason | West Virginia | 6.5 | 34 | 12.4 | 4.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | West Virginia | 6.5 | 34 | 12.4 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | West Virginia | 1 | 9.1 | 2 | -5.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Maryland | 1.5 | 9.4 | 2.9 | 0.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Eastern Kentucky
Week 2 · W 56-10
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
82.2 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.
#2
vs Texas
Week 6 · L 31-42 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
78.9 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.
#3
@ Oklahoma State
Week 4 · L 13-27 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
72.2 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 72.2 takeover score.
#4
@ Maryland
Week 1 · L 24-30
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Havoc Plays
65.8 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 65.8 takeover score.
#5
@ Army
Week 1 · W 24-21 · Postseason
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Havoc Plays
60.3 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Postseason · West Virginia
6.5 primary output · 34 efficiency · 12.4 usage
73.2
#2
2020 Regular Season · West Virginia
73.2
6.5 primary · 34 efficiency · 12.4 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · West Virginia
43.3
2 primary · 22.5 efficiency · 8.4 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
3
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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