Usage Score
2.2
Player Dossier
2020-2024Ohio State
Jacolbe Cowan
DL • 6'5" • 280 lbs • Charlotte, NC, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jacolbe Cowan shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 10 disruption score.
Efficiency
10
Consistency
7.4
Season Value
7
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Ohio State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 6
- Program Path
- Ohio State • North Carolina
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Minnesota
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.
Jacolbe Cowan, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Ohio State. Jacolbe Cowan shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 10 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
Ohio State paired 0 primary output with 4.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 10 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 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 Ohio State, North Carolina.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Duke
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
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2024 Postseason · North Carolina
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
0.2
Efficiency
10
Usage
2.2
Consistency
7.4
Best Game by takeover score
UConn
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. UConn: 0. Minnesota: 0. Unknown: 0. Duke: 1. Pittsburgh: 0. Georgia Tech: 0. Virginia: 0.5. Boston College: 0. NC State: 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. UConn: 1 by 4.2. Minnesota: 1 by 4.2. Unknown: 1 by 4.2. Duke: 6 by 35. Pittsburgh: 3 by 12.5. Georgia Tech: 1 by 4.2. Virginia: 2 by 13.3. Boston College: 0 by 0. NC State: 3 by 12.5
Split Comparison
Wins0.3 · n=2 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.2 · n=6 · -0.1 vs Wins
First Half0.2 · n=5 · +0.1 vs Second Half
Second Half0.1 · n=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
Duke
Best efficiency game
35 vs Duke
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/28 | vs UConn | L 14-27 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/30 | vs NC State | L 30-35 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | @ Boston College | L 21-41 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | @ Virginia | W 41-14 | 2 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | vs Georgia Tech | L 34-41 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | vs Pittsburgh | L 24-34 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | @ Duke | L 20-21 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Unknown | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 8/30 | @ Minnesota | W 19-17 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Ohio State
2020-2021
Opening stop
- 2
North Carolina
2022-2024
Final stop
Season Progression
202020212022202320242024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Ohio State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Ohio State | 0 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | North Carolina | 2 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| 2023 Regular Season | North Carolina | 2 | 10.9 | 17.6 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | North Carolina | 1.5 | 10 | 2.2 | -0.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | North Carolina | 1.5 | 10 | 2.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Minnesota
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Primary metric
2 disruption/tackle impact with 58.4 takeover score.
#2
Virginia Tech
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 49.9 takeover score.
#3
Duke
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 48.2 takeover score.
#4
Virginia
0.5
Primary metric
Win with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 22 takeover score.
#5
Pittsburgh
0
Primary metric
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2021 Regular Season · Ohio State
0 primary output · 4.2 efficiency · 0.8 usage
35
#2
2023 Regular Season · North Carolina
12.7
2 primary · 10.9 efficiency · 17.6 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · North Carolina
7.9
2 primary · 9 efficiency · 5 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
4★
Class 2020 · Rating 0.9297
Providence Day School · Charlotte, NC
- Committed To
- Ohio State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Career Facts
2
Career teams
6
Seasons tracked
30
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 20 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.