Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2024North Carolina
Jacolbe Cowan
DL • 6'5" • 280 lbs • Charlotte, NC, USA
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Jacolbe Cowan shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
7
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
19
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · North Carolina
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Ohio State • North Carolina
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Minnesota
Player Story
Jacolbe Cowan built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a defensive lineman from Charlotte, NC wearing No. 93, spending time with North Carolina and Ohio State. The clearest part of Jacolbe Cowan's career...
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- Committed To
- Ohio State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Jacolbe Cowan, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · North Carolina. Jacolbe Cowan shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 30
- TFL
- 3.5
- Sacks
- 2
- QB hurries
- 3
Quick Answers
Jacolbe Cowan quick answers
- Latest team and position
- North Carolina · DL
- Career Tackles
- 30
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 20 games
- Best season
- 2023 Regular Season · North Carolina
- Top game
- Minnesota
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Providence Day School · Ohio State
- High school pipeline
- Providence Day School · 16 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 93 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 18 tackles · DL 405th (top 40%) · ACC 278th (top 37%) · National 2,182nd (top 36%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Ohio State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2021 Regular Season | Ohio State | 3 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37 |
| 2022 Regular Season | North Carolina | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 25.4 |
| 2023 Regular Season | North Carolina | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 41.3 |
| 2024 Postseason | North Carolina | 9 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.7 |
| 2024 Regular Season | North Carolina | 9 | 17 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 36.7 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Ohio State to North Carolina | P4 to P4 | 83.5 | Apr 18, 2022 |
Jacolbe Cowan played DL for Ohio State and North Carolina. Across 5 tracked seasons, Jacolbe Cowan recorded 30 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with North Carolina.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season
North Carolina paired 3 primary output with 14.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 12.2 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 88.9th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Postseason · North Carolina
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
12.2
Usage
2.8
Consistency
11.1
Best Game by takeover score
Duke
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. UConn: 0. Minnesota: 0. North Carolina Central: 0. Duke: 1. Pittsburgh: 0. Georgia Tech: 0. Virginia: 1.5. Boston College: 1. NC State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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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. North Carolina Central: 1 by 4.2. Duke: 6 by 35. Pittsburgh: 3 by 12.5. Georgia Tech: 1 by 4.2. Virginia: 2 by 23.3. Boston College: 0 by 10. NC State: 3 by 12.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.5 · Games = 3 · +0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 6 · -0.2 vs Wins
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 North Carolina Central | W 45-10 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 8/30 | @ Minnesota | W 19-17 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Jacolbe Cowan story
Jacolbe Cowan built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a defensive lineman from Charlotte, NC wearing No. 93, spending time with North Carolina and Ohio State. The clearest part of Jacolbe Cowan's career was his defensive production: 30 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, and 2 sacks across 20 career games in the available record. That gives Jacolbe 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
Ohio State
2020-2021
Opening stop
- 2
North Carolina
2022-2024
Final stop
Season Value 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 | 3.5 | 2 |
| 2023 Regular Season | North Carolina | 3 | 14.2 | 6.5 | 1 |
| 2024 Postseason | North Carolina | 3.5 | 12.2 | 2.8 | 0.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | North Carolina | 3.5 | 12.2 | 2.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Minnesota
Week 3 · W 31-13
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
78.1 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 78.1 takeover score.
#2
vs Virginia Tech
Week 5 · W 41-10 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
76.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.
#3
@ Duke
Week 5 · L 20-21 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
58.1 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 58.1 takeover score.
#4
@ Virginia
Week 9 · W 41-14 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
53.3 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 53.3 takeover score.
#5
@ Boston College
Week 13 · L 21-41 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
38.1 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 38.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Regular Season · North Carolina
3 primary output · 14.2 efficiency · 6.5 usage
41.3
#2
2021 Regular Season · Ohio State
37
0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.8 usage
#3
2024 Postseason · North Carolina
36.7
3.5 primary · 12.2 efficiency · 2.8 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
2
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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