Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2024-2025Illinois
Justin Bowick
WR • 6'4" • 200 lbs • Powder Springs, GA, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Justin Bowick reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
62
Solid production for a receiver
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
49
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Ball State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- Ball State • Illinois
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Miami (OH)
Player Story
Justin Bowick built his college career from 2024 through 2025 as a wide receiver from Powder Springs, GA, spending time with Ball State and Illinois. The clearest part of Justin Bowick's career was his receiving...
Read the storyJustin Bowick, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Ball State. Justin Bowick reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 648
- Receptions
- 42
- Touchdowns
- 8
Quick Answers
Justin Bowick quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Illinois · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 648
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 3 entries · 16 games
- Best season
- 2024 Regular Season · Ball State
- Top game
- Miami (OH)
- Latest roster
- No. 0 · Junior
- 2025 Receiving yards rank
- 265 receiving yards · WR 395th (top 36%) · Big Ten 67th (top 24%) · National 495th (top 23%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Regular Season | Ball State | 4 | 20 | 383 | 3 | 80.9 |
| 2025 Postseason | Illinois | 11 | 3 | 31 | 1 | 64 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Illinois | 11 | 19 | 234 | 4 | 64 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Illinois to Oklahoma State | P4 to P4 | 85.6 | Jan 8, 2026 |
| 2025 | Ball State to Illinois | G5/FCS to P4 | 81.2 | Dec 21, 2024 |
| 2024 | Unlisted to Ball State | Unlisted to G5/FCS | 77 | Dec 1, 2023 |
Justin Bowick played WR for Ball State and Illinois. Across 2 tracked seasons, Justin Bowick recorded 648 receiving yards and 8 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Ball State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
Ball State paired 383 primary output with 92.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 77.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 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 Ball State, Illinois.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Duke
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · Illinois
Games
11
Receiving Yards / G
24.1
Efficiency
77.6
Usage
10.2
Consistency
75.1
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. Tennessee: 31. Western Illinois: 23. Duke: 50. Western Michigan: 13. USC: 25. Purdue: 24. Ohio State: 15. Washington: 4. Rutgers: 33. Maryland: 23. Wisconsin: 24
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Tennessee: 3 by 68.9. Western Illinois: 3 by 51.1. Duke: 4 by 83.3. Western Michigan: 1 by 86.7. USC: 1 by 100. Purdue: 2 by 80. Ohio State: 1 by 100. Washington: 1 by 26.7. Rutgers: 2 by 100. Maryland: 2 by 76.7. Wisconsin: 2 by 80
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins27.8 · Games = 8 · +13.4 vs Losses
Losses14.3 · Games = 3 · -13.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Duke
Best efficiency game
100 vs Rutgers
| Result | |||||||||
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| Tue 12/30 | vs Tennessee | W 30-28 | — | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 10.30 | 1 | 18 |
| Sun 11/23 | @ Wisconsin | L 10-27 | — | 2 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 13 |
| Sat 11/15 | vs Maryland | W 24-6 | — | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 11.50 | 0 | 13 |
| Sat 11/1 | vs Rutgers | W 35-13 | — | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 16.50 | 0 | 17 |
| Sat 10/25 | @ Washington | L 25-42 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Sat 10/11 | vs Ohio State | L 16-34 | — | 1 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| Sat 10/4 | @ Purdue | W 43-27 | — | 2 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 16 |
| Sat 9/27 | vs USC | W 34-32 | — | 1 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 1 | 25 |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Western Michigan | W 38-0 | — | 1 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Sat 9/6 | @ Duke | W 45-19 | — | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 12.50 | 1 | 21 |
| Fri 8/29 | vs Western Illinois2+ TD | W 52-3 | — | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 7.70 | 2 | 13 |
Player Story
Justin Bowick story
Justin Bowick built his college career from 2024 through 2025 as a wide receiver from Powder Springs, GA, spending time with Ball State and Illinois. The clearest part of Justin Bowick's career was his receiving role: 42 catches, 648 receiving yards, and 8 touchdowns across 16 career games in the available record. That gives Justin Bowick's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Ball State
2024
Opening stop
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Illinois
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Regular Season | Ball State | 383 | 92.2 | 21.7 | — |
| 2025 Postseason | Illinois | 265 | 77.6 | 10.2 | -118 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Illinois | 265 | 77.6 | 10.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Miami (OH)
Week 11 · L 21-27 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
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Receiving Yards
100 takeover
171 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ Buffalo
Week 12 · L 48-51 · Conference game
148
Receiving Yards
93.3 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
148 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
@ No. 44 Duke
Week 2 · W 45-19
50
Receiving Yards
81.3 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
50 receiving yards with a 83.3 efficiency score.
#4
@ Bowling Green
Week 2
27
Receiving Yards
80 takeover
Game with an explosive receiving profile.
27 receiving yards with a 60 efficiency score.
#5
vs No. 72 Rutgers
Week 10 · W 35-13 · Conference game
33
Receiving Yards
67 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
33 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Regular Season · Ball State
383 primary output · 92.2 efficiency · 21.7 usage
80.9
#2
2025 Postseason · Illinois
64
265 primary · 77.6 efficiency · 10.2 usage
#3
2025 Regular Season · Illinois
64
265 primary · 77.6 efficiency · 10.2 usage
Milestones
2
100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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