Player Dossier

2017-2021

Houston

Cole McGowan

WR • 5'11" • 187 lbs • Magnolia, TX, USA

Reliable chain-moverPossession profile

Cole McGowan reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

0%

Rotational offensive role

lowfeatured

Impact Production

0

Developing production for a receiver

lowelite

Reliability

0

Sporadic game-to-game production

lowhigh

Star Power

10

Limited ceiling signals so far

limitedstar

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Houston

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Houston
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: BYU

Player Story

Cole McGowan built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a wide receiver from Magnolia, TX wearing No. 84, spending time with Houston. The clearest part of Cole McGowan's career was his defensive production: 9...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2016 · Rating 0.7678

Magnolia · Magnolia, TX

Committed To
Houston
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2016

Cole McGowan, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Houston. Cole McGowan reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
17
Receptions
3
Touchdowns
2

Quick Answers

Cole McGowan quick answers

Latest team and position
Houston · WR
Career Receiving Yards
17
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 11 games
Best season
2021 Regular Season · Houston
Top game
BYU
Recruit profile
2-star · Magnolia · Houston
High school pipeline
Magnolia · 10 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 84 · Senior

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2017 Regular SeasonHouston0-00-
2018 Regular SeasonHouston0-00-
2019 Regular SeasonHouston725223.9
2020 PostseasonHouston3-0051.8
2020 Regular SeasonHouston3112051.8
2021 Regular SeasonHouston1-00100

Related Context

Cole McGowan played WR for Houston. Across 5 tracked seasons, Cole McGowan recorded 17 receiving yards, 9 tackles, and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Houston.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season

Houston paired 0 primary output with — efficiency.

Supporting note

2020 Postseason role shape

target-driven usage with 80 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2021 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: BYU

Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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Season Workbench

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2020 Postseason · Houston

Games

3

Receiving Yards / G

4

Efficiency

80

Usage

4.8

Consistency

11.1

Best Game by takeover score

BYU

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Game-by-Game Trend

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123

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Hawai'i: 0. BYU: 12. South Florida: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

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Split Comparison

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Wins0 · Games = 1 · -6 vs Losses
Losses6 · Games = 2 · +6 vs Wins

Game Log

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

3 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

BYU

Best efficiency game

80 vs BYU

Result
Thu 12/24vs Hawai'iL 14-28
Sat 11/14vs South FloridaW 56-21
Sat 10/17vs BYUL 26-431121212012

Player Story

Cole McGowan story

Cole McGowan built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a wide receiver from Magnolia, TX wearing No. 84, spending time with Houston. The clearest part of Cole McGowan's career was his defensive production: 9 tackles across 11 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with Houston. 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 Cole McGowan's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 17 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 11 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Houston.

The arc is straightforward: Cole McGowan 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

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    Houston

    2017-2021

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201720182019202020202021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 Regular SeasonHouston0
2018 Regular SeasonHouston00
2019 Regular SeasonHouston526.76.75
2020 PostseasonHouston12804.87
2020 Regular SeasonHouston12804.80
2021 Regular SeasonHouston0-12

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs BYU

Week 7 · L 26-43

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

12

Receiving Yards

65.3 takeover

12 receiving yards with a 80 efficiency score.

#2

@ Tulane

Week 4 · L 31-38 · Conference game

8

Receiving Yards

58.1 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

8 receiving yards with a 53.3 efficiency score.

#3

@ Oklahoma

Week 1 · L 31-49

-3

Receiving Yards

7.9 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

-3 receiving yards with a 0 efficiency score.

#4

vs Memphis

Week 12 · L 27-45 · Conference game

0

Receiving Yards

takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

0 receiving yards with a — efficiency score.

#5

@ UConn

Week 8 · W 24-17 · Conference game

0

Receiving Yards

takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

0 receiving yards with a — efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2021 Regular Season · Houston

0 primary output · efficiency · usage

100

#2

2020 Postseason · Houston

51.8

12 primary · 80 efficiency · 4.8 usage

#3

2020 Regular Season · Houston

51.8

12 primary · 80 efficiency · 4.8 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games