Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2023Arizona
Jacob Cowing
WR • 5'11" • 175 lbs • Maricopa, AZ, USA
Alpha targetPossession profile
Jacob Cowing reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a receiver
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
89
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · UTEP
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- UTEP • Arizona
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Charlotte
Player Story
Jacob Cowing built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a wide receiver from Maricopa, AZ wearing No. 2, spending time with Arizona and UTEP. The clearest part of Jacob Cowing's career was his receiving role:...
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- Committed To
- UTEP
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2024
- Selection
- Round 4 · Pick 35
- Overall
- No. 135
- NFL Team
- San Francisco 49ers
Jacob Cowing, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · UTEP. Jacob Cowing reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 4,460
- Receptions
- 314
- Touchdowns
- 34
Quick Answers
Jacob Cowing quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Arizona · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 4,460
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 57 games
- Best season
- 2021 Postseason · UTEP
- Top game
- Charlotte
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Maricopa · UTEP
- High school pipeline
- Maricopa · 2 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2024 · Round 4 · Pick 35 · San Francisco 49ers
- Latest roster
- No. 2 · Senior
- 2023 Receiving yards rank
- 839 receiving yards · WR 61st (top 6%) · Pac-12 12th (top 7%) · National 61st (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | UTEP | 11 | 31 | 550 | 3 | 60.7 |
| 2020 Regular Season | UTEP | 8 | 41 | 691 | 3 | 80 |
| 2021 Postseason | UTEP | 13 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 89.3 |
| 2021 Regular Season | UTEP | 13 | 67 | 1,330 | 8 | 89.3 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Arizona | 12 | 84 | 1,026 | 7 | 78.2 |
| 2023 Postseason | Arizona | 13 | 7 | 152 | 2 | 64.6 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Arizona | 13 | 82 | 687 | 11 | 64.6 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
Jacob Cowing played WR for UTEP and Arizona. Across 5 tracked seasons, Jacob Cowing recorded -2 passing yards, 102 rushing yards, and 4,460 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2021 with UTEP.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason
UTEP paired 1,354 primary output with 89.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 55.8 efficiency.
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Career value stayed steady
2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
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Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across UTEP, Arizona.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Arizona State
Win 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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2023 Postseason · Arizona
Games
13
Receiving Yards / G
64.5
Efficiency
55.8
Usage
27
Consistency
50.5
Best Game by takeover score
Arizona State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Oklahoma: 152. Northern Arizona: 38. Mississippi State: 31. UTEP: 84. Stanford: 85. Washington: 61. USC: 88. Washington State: 29. Oregon State: 36. UCLA: 49. Colorado: 24. Utah: 5. Arizona State: 157
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Oklahoma: 7 by 100. Northern Arizona: 3 by 84.4. Mississippi State: 7 by 29.5. UTEP: 10 by 56. Stanford: 8 by 70.8. Washington: 8 by 50.8. USC: 10 by 58.7. Washington State: 8 by 24.2. Oregon State: 6 by 40. UCLA: 8 by 40.8. Colorado: 3 by 53.3. Utah: 2 by 16.7. Arizona State: 9 by 100
Split Comparison
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Wins65.9 · Games = 10 · +5.9 vs Losses
Losses60 · Games = 3 · -5.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Arizona State
Best efficiency game
100 vs Oklahoma
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/29 | @ Oklahoma100 receiving yards · 2+ TD | W 38-24 | — | 7 | 152 | 21.7 | 21.70 | 2 | 57 |
| Sat 11/25 | @ Arizona State100 receiving yards · High volume | W 59-23 | — | 9 | 157 | 17.4 | 17.40 | 1 | 37 |
| Sat 11/18 | vs Utah | W 42-18 | — | 2 | 5 | 4.7 | 2.50 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 11/11 | @ Colorado | W 34-31 | — | 3 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 13 |
| Sun 11/5 | vs UCLAHigh volume | W 27-10 | — | 8 | 49 | 6.1 | 6.10 | 1 | 18 |
| Sun 10/29 | vs Oregon State | W 27-24 | — | 6 | 36 | 5.7 | 6 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 10/14 | @ Washington StateHigh volume | W 44-6 | — | 8 | 29 | 3.7 | 3.60 | 0 | 10 |
| Sun 10/8 | @ USCHigh volume · 2+ TD | L 41-43 | — | 10 | 88 | 8.8 | 8.80 | 4 | 25 |
| Sun 10/1 | vs WashingtonHigh volume | L 24-31 | — | 8 | 61 | 7.6 | 7.60 | 1 | 13 |
| Sat 9/23 | @ StanfordHigh volume | W 21-20 | — | 8 | 85 | 10.6 | 10.60 | 0 | 25 |
| Sun 9/17 | vs UTEPHigh volume | W 31-10 | — | 10 | 84 | 8.4 | 8.40 | 1 | 16 |
| Sat 9/9 | @ Mississippi State | L 24-31 | — | 7 | 31 | 4.3 | 4.40 | 1 | 17 |
| Sun 9/3 | vs Northern Arizona | W 38-3 | — | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 12.70 | 1 | 30 |
Player Story
Jacob Cowing story
Jacob Cowing built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a wide receiver from Maricopa, AZ wearing No. 2, spending time with Arizona and UTEP. The clearest part of Jacob Cowing's career was his receiving role: 314 catches, 4,460 receiving yards, 33 touchdowns, and 102 rushing yards across 57 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with Arizona. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 102 rushing yards, 7 tackles, and 132 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 57 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Arizona and UTEP.
The arc is straightforward: Jacob Cowing 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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UTEP
2019-2021
Opening stop
- 2
Arizona
2022-2023
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2019202020212021202220232023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | UTEP | 550 | 87.3 | 17.5 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | UTEP | 691 | 91.7 | 33.7 | 141 |
| 2021 Postseason | UTEP | 1,354 | 89.3 | 34.2 | 663 |
| 2021 Regular Season | UTEP | 1,354 | 89.3 | 34.2 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Arizona | 1,026 | 72.7 | 30.3 | -328 |
| 2023 Postseason | Arizona | 839 | 55.8 | 27 | -187 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Arizona | 839 | 55.8 | 27 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Charlotte
Week 11 · L 21-28 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
145
Receiving Yards
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145 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs North Texas
Week 15 · L 43-45 · Conference game
118
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
118 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
@ North Texas
Week 11 · L 17-20 · Conference game
174
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
174 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
vs New Mexico
Week 4 · W 20-13
174
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
174 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs Colorado
Week 5 · W 43-20 · Conference game
180
Receiving Yards
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Win with an explosive receiving profile.
180 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Postseason · UTEP
1,354 primary output · 89.3 efficiency · 34.2 usage
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#2
2021 Regular Season · UTEP
89.3
1,354 primary · 89.3 efficiency · 34.2 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · UTEP
80
691 primary · 91.7 efficiency · 33.7 usage
Milestones
19
100+ receiving yards
13
8+ catch outings
4
2+ TD games
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