Usage Score
7.4
Player Dossier
2013-2017Iowa
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 34.6 disruption score.
Efficiency
34.6
Consistency
12.8
Season Value
38.7
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 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 Season Value: 2014 Regular Season · Iowa. Bo Bower shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34.6 disruption score.
Bo Bower played LB for Iowa. Across 5 tracked seasons, Bo Bower recorded 181 tackles and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Iowa.
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 34.6 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.
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2017 Postseason · Iowa
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
34.6
Usage
7.4
Consistency
12.8
Best Game by takeover score
Minnesota
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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: 1. Penn State: 0. Michigan State: 0. Illinois: 0. Northwestern: 0. Minnesota: 3. Ohio State: 0. Wisconsin: 2. Purdue: 1. Nebraska: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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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 14.2. 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
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.6 · Games = 8 · -0.0 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 5 · +0.0 vs Wins
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 College | W 27-20 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/24 | @ Nebraska | W 56-14 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | vs Purdue | L 15-24 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | @ Wisconsin10+ tackles · Splash game | L 14-38 | 11 | 8 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | vs Ohio State | W 55-24 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | vs MinnesotaSplash game | W 17-10 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | @ Northwestern10+ tackles | L 10-17 | 12 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | vs Illinois10+ tackles | W 45-16 | 10 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | @ Michigan State | L 10-17 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Penn State | L 19-21 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs North Texas | W 31-14 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | @ Iowa State | W 44-41 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Wyoming10+ tackles | W 24-3 | 11 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
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Iowa
2013-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Iowa | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Iowa | 2 | 20 | — | 2 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Iowa | 1 | 20 | — | -1 |
| 2016 Postseason | Iowa | 4.5 | 32.6 | 5.4 | 3.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Iowa | 4.5 | 32.6 | 5.4 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Iowa | 7.5 | 34.6 | 7.4 | 3 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Iowa | 7.5 | 34.6 | 7.4 | 0 |
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
Northern Iowa
1
Primary metric
Win 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 53.9 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 Season Value
2014 Regular Season · Iowa
2 primary output · 20 efficiency · — usage
48.9
#2
2015 Regular Season · Iowa
44.4
1 primary · 20 efficiency · — usage
#3
2017 Postseason · Iowa
38.7
7.5 primary · 34.6 efficiency · 7.4 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
2
Splash games
6
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
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.
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