Player Dossier

2013-2017

Iowa

Bo Bower

LB • 6'2" • 235 lbs • West Branch, IA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Bo Bower shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.8 disruption score.

Usage Score

6.8

Efficiency

33.8

Consistency

10.3

Season Value

14.6

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2014 Regular Season · Iowa

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
7
Program Path
Iowa
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Indiana

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.

Bo Bower, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2014 Regular Season · Iowa. Bo Bower shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.8 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2014 Regular Season

Iowa paired 2 primary output with 20 efficiency.

Supporting note

2017 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 33.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Minnesota

Win with 3 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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2017 Postseason · Iowa

Games

13

Havoc Plays / G

0.5

Efficiency

33.8

Usage

6.8

Consistency

10.3

Best Game by takeover score

Boston College

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Boston College: 0. Wyoming: 0.5. Iowa State: 0. North Texas: 0. Penn State: 0. Michigan State: 0. Illinois: 0. Northwestern: 0. Minnesota: 3. Ohio State: 0. Wisconsin: 2. Purdue: 1. Nebraska: 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. Boston College: 7 by 29.2. Wyoming: 11 by 50.8. Iowa State: 6 by 25. North Texas: 1 by 4.2. Penn State: 7 by 29.2. Michigan State: 3 by 12.5. Illinois: 10 by 41.7. Northwestern: 12 by 50. Minnesota: 5 by 50.8. Ohio State: 5 by 20.8. Wisconsin: 11 by 65.8. Purdue: 7 by 39.2. Nebraska: 5 by 20.8

Split Comparison

Wins0.4 · n=8 · -0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · n=5 · +0.2 vs Wins
First Half0.1 · n=7 · -0.9 vs Second Half
Second Half1 · n=6 · +0.9 vs First Half

Game Log

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

13 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Minnesota

Best efficiency game

65.8 vs Wisconsin

Result
Wed 12/27@ Boston CollegeW 27-2071000
Fri 11/24@ NebraskaW 56-1451000
Sat 11/18vs PurdueL 15-2473001
Sat 11/11@ Wisconsin10+ tackles · Splash gameL 14-38118200
Sat 11/4vs Ohio StateW 55-2453000
Sat 10/28vs MinnesotaW 17-1052111
Sat 10/21@ Northwestern10+ tacklesL 10-17128000
Sat 10/7vs Illinois10+ tacklesW 45-16104000
Sat 9/30@ Michigan StateL 10-1730000
Sat 9/23vs Penn StateL 19-2174000
Sat 9/16vs North TexasW 31-1410000
Sat 9/9@ Iowa StateW 44-4162000
Sat 9/2vs Wyoming10+ tacklesW 24-31140.5000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Iowa

    2013-2017

    Opening stop

Season Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2013 Regular SeasonIowa0
2014 Regular SeasonIowa2202
2015 Regular SeasonIowa120-1
2016 PostseasonIowa4.532.65.53.5
2016 Regular SeasonIowa4.532.65.50
2017 PostseasonIowa6.533.86.82
2017 Regular SeasonIowa6.533.86.80

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Indiana

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1

Primary metric

1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.

#2

Unknown

1

Primary metric

Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.

#3

North Texas

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.

#4

Minnesota

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 54.5 takeover score.

#5

Wisconsin

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 51.3 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2014 Regular Season · Iowa

2 primary output · 20 efficiency · usage

40.7

#2

2015 Regular Season · Iowa

40.4

1 primary · 20 efficiency · usage

#3

2017 Postseason · Iowa

14.6

6.5 primary · 33.8 efficiency · 6.8 usage

Milestones

3

Impact games

1

Splash games

6

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit context is not available for this player in the current dataset.

Career Facts

1

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

181

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 29 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Bo Bower quick answers

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
7
Career tackles
181