Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2013-2016Idaho
Trent Cowan
WR
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Trent Cowan reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
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Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
20
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2015 Regular Season · Idaho
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Idaho
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Wofford
Player Story
Trent Cowan built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a wide receiver, spending time with Idaho. The clearest part of Trent Cowan's career was his receiving role: 98 catches, 1,186 receiving yards, and 10...
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- Committed To
- Idaho
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
Trent Cowan, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2015 Regular Season · Idaho. Trent Cowan reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,186
- Receptions
- 98
- Touchdowns
- 10
Quick Answers
Trent Cowan quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Idaho · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,186
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 27 games
- Best season
- 2015 Regular Season · Idaho
- Top game
- Wofford
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Union · Idaho
- High school pipeline
- Union · 6 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- Class 2016
- 2016 Receiving yards rank
- 547 receiving yards · WR 183rd (top 19%) · Sun Belt 13th (top 8%) · National 202nd (top 11%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Idaho | 2 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 44.7 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Idaho | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Idaho | 12 | 48 | 619 | 4 | 69.7 |
| 2016 Postseason | Idaho | 13 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 65.9 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Idaho | 13 | 46 | 532 | 6 | 65.9 |
Related Context
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Trent Cowan played WR for Idaho. Across 4 tracked seasons, Trent Cowan recorded 1,186 receiving yards, 2 tackles, and 10 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2015 with Idaho.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season
Idaho paired 619 primary output with 66.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 71.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: App State
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · Idaho
Games
13
Receiving Yards / G
42.1
Efficiency
71.9
Usage
17.3
Consistency
45.6
Best Game by takeover score
App State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Colorado State: 15. Montana State: 14. Washington: 48. Washington State: 27. UNLV: 24. Troy: 58. UL Monroe: 21. New Mexico State: 64. App State: 118. Louisiana: 15. Texas State: 86. South Alabama: 42. Georgia State: 15
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Colorado State: 2 by 50. Montana State: 1 by 93.3. Washington: 4 by 80. Washington State: 2 by 90. UNLV: 3 by 53.3. Troy: 5 by 77.3. UL Monroe: 4 by 35. New Mexico State: 4 by 100. App State: 10 by 78.7. Louisiana: 2 by 50. Texas State: 5 by 100. South Alabama: 3 by 93.3. Georgia State: 3 by 33.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins32.9 · Games = 9 · -29.9 vs Losses
Losses62.8 · Games = 4 · +29.9 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
App State
Best efficiency game
100 vs Texas State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/23 | @ Colorado State | W 61-50 | — | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 7.50 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 12/3 | vs Georgia State | W 37-12 | — | 3 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Sat 11/26 | vs South Alabama | W 38-31 | — | 3 | 42 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 32 |
| Sat 11/12 | @ Texas State | W 47-14 | — | 5 | 86 | 17.2 | 17.20 | 1 | 29 |
| Sat 11/5 | @ Louisiana | W 23-13 | — | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 7.50 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 10/22 | @ App State100 receiving yards · High volume | L 19-37 | — | 10 | 118 | 11.8 | 11.80 | 1 | 21 |
| Sat 10/15 | vs New Mexico State | W 55-23 | — | 4 | 64 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 20 |
| Sat 10/8 | @ UL Monroe | W 34-31 | — | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 5.30 | 0 | 6 |
| Sat 10/1 | vs Troy | L 13-34 | — | 5 | 58 | 11.6 | 11.60 | 1 | 22 |
| Sun 9/25 | @ UNLV | W 33-30 | — | 3 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 10 |
| Sat 9/17 | @ Washington State | L 6-56 | — | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 13.50 | 0 | 17 |
| Sat 9/10 | @ Washington | L 14-59 | — | 4 | 48 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 20 |
| Fri 9/2 | vs Montana State | W 20-17 | — | 1 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
Player Story
Trent Cowan story
Trent Cowan built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a wide receiver, spending time with Idaho. The clearest part of Trent Cowan's career was his receiving role: 98 catches, 1,186 receiving yards, and 10 touchdowns across 27 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Idaho. 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 2 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 27 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Idaho.
The arc is straightforward: Trent Cowan 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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Idaho
2013-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Idaho | 20 | 66.7 | 4.7 | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Idaho | 0 | — | — | -20 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Idaho | 619 | 66.6 | 16.2 | 619 |
| 2016 Postseason | Idaho | 547 | 71.9 | 17.3 | -72 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Idaho | 547 | 71.9 | 17.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Wofford
Week 3 · W 41-38
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
107
Receiving Yards
94.7 takeover
107 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ Auburn
Week 12 · L 34-56
118
Receiving Yards
92.9 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
118 receiving yards with a 78.7 efficiency score.
#3
@ App State
Week 8 · L 19-37 · Conference game
118
Receiving Yards
92.9 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
118 receiving yards with a 78.7 efficiency score.
#4
@ Texas State
Week 11 · W 47-14 · Conference game
86
Receiving Yards
79 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
86 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs App State
Week 11 · L 20-47 · Conference game
76
Receiving Yards
78.9 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
76 receiving yards with a 72.4 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2015 Regular Season · Idaho
619 primary output · 66.6 efficiency · 16.2 usage
69.7
#2
2016 Postseason · Idaho
65.9
547 primary · 71.9 efficiency · 17.3 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Idaho
65.9
547 primary · 71.9 efficiency · 17.3 usage
Milestones
3
100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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