Receiver, Arkansas State and Utah State, 2017–⁠21

Brandon Bowling

Lettered 2021 (school media guide)

Number
No. 16
Height
5′9″
Weight
185 lb
Class (2021)
Senior
Hometown
Mckinney, TX

Brandon Bowling played receiver at Arkansas State (2017–⁠20), Utah State (2021), Arkansas State (2021) and Utah State (2021).

Career highs

12catches, career highvs. SMU, 2019154receiving yards, career highat San Diego State, 20212receiving touchdowns, career highfour times; last at San Diego State, 2021

Team titles: Mountain West champions, 2021

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2018Arkansas State151087.2026
2019Arkansas State282639.4230
2020Arkansas State3950713.0747
2021Utah State5683514.91058
Career1381,71312.41958

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2019Arkansas State97601−10
2020Arkansas State1130110
2021Utah State1451–––
Career111341200

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

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017Arkansas State16WRRS
2018Arkansas State16WRFr.
2019Arkansas State16WRSo.
2020Arkansas State16WRJr.
2021Utah State16WRSr.
2021Arkansas State16WRSr.5′9″185

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
2018Arkansas State90.41––3.6–
2019Arkansas State310.7073rd (n=499)0.5421.74%
2020Arkansas State640.3927th (n=346)0.5524.78%
2021Utah State571.2497th (n=410)0.6770.56%

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

2021 Utah State 14 games, 56 catches, 835 yards, 10 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 4atWashington StateW 26–⁠23110010
Sep 10vs.North DakotaW 48–⁠246118154
Sep 18atAir ForceW 49–⁠459136245
Sep 25vs.Boise StateL 3–⁠27462028
Oct 1vs.BYUL 20–⁠34460025
Oct 16atUNLVW 28–⁠24114014
Oct 22vs.Colorado StateW 26–⁠241909
Oct 30vs.Hawai’iW 51–⁠31211114
Nov 6atNew Mexico StateW 35–⁠13450024
Nov 13atSan José StateW 48–⁠17325117
Nov 20vs.WyomingL 17–⁠44660114
Nov 26atNew MexicoW 35–⁠10375136
Dec 4atSan Diego StateW 46–⁠138154258
Dec 18 ✦vs.Oregon StateW 24–⁠13451119
2020 Arkansas State 10 games, 39 catches, 507 yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 12atKansas StateW 35–⁠31235021
Oct 3atCoastal CarolinaL 23–⁠527115244
Oct 10vs.Central ArkansasW 50–⁠27533115
Oct 15vs.Georgia StateW 59–⁠52691142
Oct 22atApp StateL 17–⁠45327012
Oct 31vs.TroyL 10–⁠38635011
Nov 7atLouisianaL 20–⁠27357147
Nov 21atTexas StateL 45–⁠47243027
Nov 28vs.South AlabamaL 31–⁠38464225
Dec 5vs.UL MonroeW 48–⁠151707
2019 Arkansas State 12 games, 28 catches, 263 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 31vs.SMUL 30–⁠371292021
Sep 7atUNLVW 43–⁠17540016
Sep 14atGeorgiaL 0–⁠55––––
Sep 21vs.Southern IllinoisW 41–⁠281202
Sep 28atTroyW 50–⁠43115015
Oct 5atGeorgia StateL 38–⁠521606
Oct 17vs.LouisianaL 20–⁠37110110
Oct 26vs.Texas StateW 38–⁠142909
Nov 2atUL MonroeW 48–⁠41––––
Nov 23vs.Georgia SouthernW 38–⁠33121021
Nov 29atSouth AlabamaL 30–⁠34228123
Dec 21 ✦vs.Florida InternationalW 34–⁠26240030
2018 Arkansas State 6 games, 15 catches, 108 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 1vs.Southeast Missouri StateW 48–⁠2121308
Sep 8atAlabamaL 7–⁠5752507
Sep 15atTulsaW 29–⁠2021508
Sep 22vs.UNLVW 27–⁠20126026
Sep 29atGeorgia SouthernL 21–⁠28423011
Oct 9vs.App StateL 9–⁠351606

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

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