Receiver, Boise State, 2018–⁠23

Billy Bowens

Number
No. 18
Height
6′1″
Weight
200 lb
Class (2023)
Senior
Hometown
Redlands, CA

Billy Bowens played receiver at Boise State (2018–⁠23).

Career highs

91receiving yards, career highat UNLV, 2023

Team titles: Mountain West champions, 2019 and 2023

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2020Boise State5397.8010
2021Boise State1214011.7042
2022Boise State3246214.4453
2023Boise State2838313.7152
Career771,02413.3553

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018Boise State18WRYr 1
2019Boise State18WRYr 2
2020Boise State18WRYr 3
2021Boise State18WRYr 4
2022Boise State18WRYr 5
2023Boise State18WRSr. (Yr 6)6′1″200

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2018Boise State11.03––1.0–
2020Boise State110.02––0.3–
2021Boise State111.36––15.0–
2022Boise State480.7454th (n=683)0.7135.35%
2023Boise State370.8555th (n=681)0.8031.44%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2023 Boise State 13 games, 28 catches, 383 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2atWashingtonL 19–⁠56323011–
Sep 16vs.North DakotaW 42–⁠18124024–
Sep 22atSan Diego StateW 34–⁠311303–
Sep 30atMemphisL 32–⁠35389052–
Oct 7vs.San José StateW 35–⁠27218011–
Oct 14atColorado StateL 30–⁠31229023–
Oct 28vs.WyomingW 32–⁠71808–
Nov 4atFresno StateL 30–⁠37340123–
Nov 11vs.New MexicoW 42–⁠14335015–
Nov 18atUtah StateW 45–⁠101000–
Nov 24vs.Air ForceW 27–⁠191000–
Dec 2atUNLVW 44–⁠20491043–
Dec 16 ✦vs.UCLAL 22–⁠35323017–
2022 Boise State 14 games, 32 catches, 462 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 3atOregon StateL 17–⁠342709–
Sep 9atNew MexicoW 31–⁠1435004112
Sep 17vs.UT MartinW 30–⁠7110010–
Sep 23atUTEPL 10–⁠27217010–
Sep 30vs.San Diego StateW 35–⁠13363053–
Oct 8vs.Fresno StateW 40–⁠201919–
Oct 22atAir ForceW 19–⁠141808–
Oct 29vs.Colorado StateW 49–⁠10473125–
Nov 5vs.BYUL 28–⁠311707–
Nov 12atNevadaW 41–⁠3467131–
Nov 19atWyomingW 20–⁠17477138–
Nov 25vs.Utah StateW 42–⁠23141041–
Dec 3vs.Fresno StateL 16–⁠28320010–
Dec 17 ✦vs.North TexasW 35–⁠3221307–
2021 Boise State 6 games, 12 catches, 140 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2atUCFL 31–⁠36331013–
Sep 18vs.Oklahoma StateL 20–⁠2121108–
Sep 25atUtah StateW 27–⁠3111011–
Oct 16vs.Air ForceL 17–⁠241909–
Nov 12vs.WyomingW 23–⁠13436017–
Nov 20vs.New MexicoW 37–⁠0142042–
2020 Boise State 3 games, 5 catches, 39 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Nov 21atHawai’iW 40–⁠321606–
Dec 12atWyomingW 17–⁠9219010–
Dec 19vs.San José StateL 20–⁠3421408–
2018 Boise State 1 game, 11 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Nov 16atNew MexicoW 45–⁠14––––11

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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