Running back, UConn (from West Virginia), 2025–26
Cyncir Bowers
- Number
- No. 23
- Height
- 5′10″
- Weight
- 191 lb
- Class (2026)
- Sophomore
- Hometown
- Harrisburg, PA
Cyncir Bowers plays running back for UConn, after West Virginia (2025). Last time out, at Temple: 18 carries, 84 yards, 1 TD; 1 catch, 18 yards. Bowers leads UConn in rushing touchdowns and rushing yards this season.
2026 so far
433 rushing yards, 6 TD
Last game: 18 carries, 84 yards, 1 TD; 1 catch, 18 yards at Temple, W 34–20
Next game: vs. Massachusetts, Oct 23
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
163rushing yards, career highvs. Syracuse, 20262rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Syracuse, 202689receiving yards, career highat Arizona State, 2025Rushing
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | West Virginia | 63 | 249 | 4.0 | 2 | 26 |
| 2026 | UConn | 65 | 433 | 6.7 | 6 | 71 |
| Career | 128 | 682 | 5.3 | 8 | 71 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | West Virginia | 8 | 134 | 16.8 | 1 | 90 |
| 2026 | UConn | 6 | 54 | 9.0 | 0 | 18 |
| Career | 14 | 188 | 13.4 | 1 | 90 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | West Virginia | 23 | RB | Fr. | ||
| 2026 | UConn | 23 | RB | So. | 5′10″ | 191 |
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | West Virginia | 77 | -0.11 | 4th (n=576) | 0.10 | -8.5 | 11% | 0.01 |
| 2026 | UConn | 75 | 0.37 | 95th (n=478) | 0.10 | 27.5 | 19% | 0.31 |
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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Rushing detail
| Season | Team | Success | Line yards | Second level | Open field | Stuffed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | West Virginia | 32% | 2.80 | 0.50 | 0.70 | 16% |
| 2026 | UConn | 52% | 3.80 | 1.30 | 1.90 | 14% |
Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.
Game by game
2026 UConn 6 games, 433 rushing yards, 6 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Lafayette | W 56–7 | 10 | 42 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 7 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Maryland | L 14–38 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 6 | – | – |
| Sep 19 | at Southern Miss | W 48–20 | 11 | 84 | 1 | 42 | – | – |
| Sep 26 | at Miami (OH) | L 21–24 | 7 | 48 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 13 |
| Oct 3 | vs. Syracuse | L 41–42 | 16 | 163 | 2 | 71 | 2 | 16 |
| Oct 10 | at Temple | W 34–20 | 18 | 84 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 18 |
2025 West Virginia 10 games, 249 rushing yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Robert Morris | W 45–3 | 6 | 54 | 1 | 26 | – | – |
| Sep 6 | at Ohio | L 10–17 | 1 | −1 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Sep 13 | vs. Pittsburgh | W 31–24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | – | – |
| Sep 20 | at Kansas | L 10–41 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 26 |
| Oct 18 | at UCF | L 13–45 | 12 | 41 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 11 |
| Oct 25 | vs. TCU | L 17–23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | – | – |
| Nov 1 | at Houston | W 45–35 | 9 | 65 | 1 | 23 | – | – |
| Nov 8 | vs. Colorado | W 29–22 | 9 | 33 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 |
| Nov 15 | at Arizona State | L 23–25 | 13 | 42 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 89 |
| Nov 29 | vs. Texas Tech | L 0–49 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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