Defensive back, Oklahoma, 2021–24
Billy Bowman Jr.
- Number
- No. 2
- Height
- 5′10″
- Weight
- 200 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Denton, TX
- Born
- 2003
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Billy Bowman Jr. played defensive back at Oklahoma (2021–24). The Atlanta Falcons took Bowman in round 4, No. 118 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
11tackles, career hightwice; last vs. Texas, 2023Honors
All-America: CBS Sports 2023
Defense
Returns
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Oklahoma | 2 | DB | Fr. | ||
| 2022 | Oklahoma | 2 | DB | So. | ||
| 2023 | Oklahoma | 2 | DB | Jr. | ||
| 2024 | Oklahoma | 2 | DB | Sr. | 5′10″ | 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.
Game by game
2024 Oklahoma 12 games, 55 tackles, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Temple | W 51–3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Houston | W 16–12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Tulane | W 34–19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Tennessee | L 15–25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | at Auburn | W 27–21 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Texas | L 3–34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs. South Carolina | L 9–35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | at Ole Miss | L 14–26 | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs. Maine | W 59–14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 9 | at Missouri | L 23–30 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Alabama | W 24–3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 30 | at LSU | L 17–37 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Oklahoma 11 games, 60 tackles, 6 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Arkansas State | W 73–0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | at Cincinnati | W 20–6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs. Iowa State | W 50–20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs.Texas | W 34–30 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 21 | vs. UCF | W 31–29 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 28 | at Kansas | L 33–38 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | at Oklahoma State | L 24–27 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs. West Virginia | W 59–20 | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 18 | at BYU | W 31–24 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | vs. TCU | W 69–45 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. Arizona | L 24–38 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Oklahoma 11 games, 56 tackles, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. UTEP | W 45–13 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Kent State | W 33–3 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | at Nebraska | W 49–14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Kansas State | L 34–41 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 1 | atTCU | L 24–55 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | atIowa State | W 27–13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs. Baylor | L 35–38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | atWest Virginia | L 20–23 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs.Oklahoma State | W 28–13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 26 | at Texas Tech | L 48–51 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. Florida State | L 32–35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2021 Oklahoma 7 games, 20 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs.Tulane | W 40–35 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Western Carolina | W 76–0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | vs.West Virginia | W 16–13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | atKansas State | W 37–31 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | vs.Texas | W 55–48 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | vs.TCU | W 52–31 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | atKansas | W 35–23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2025 Senior Bowl (American team, won 22–19).
| Drill | Combine 2025 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′9⅞″ |
| Weight | 192 lb |
| Arm length | 28½″ |
| Hand size | 8⅝″ |
| Wingspan | 70¾″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.42 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.52 sW |
| Vertical jump | 35½″ |
| Broad jump | 10′3″ |
| Bench press | 17 reps |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
2 seasons, 9 games with a stat; latest team: Atlanta Falcons.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Atlanta Falcons | 6 | 26 | 1.5 | 1 |
| 2026 (so far) | Atlanta Falcons | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 9 | 31 | 1.5 | 1 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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