Defensive back, East Carolina (from North Carolina Central, Minnesota), 2023–26
Jaylen Bowden
- Number
- No. 2
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 180 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Charlotte, NC
Jaylen Bowden plays defensive back for East Carolina, after North Carolina Central (2023–24) and Minnesota (2025). Last time out, at Alabama: 1 tackles.
2026 so far
1 tackle
Last game: 1 tackles at Alabama, L 10–48
Next game: at Memphis, Oct 22
Team titles: MEAC champions, 2023
Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | North Carolina Central | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | North Carolina Central | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Minnesota | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | East Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | North Carolina Central | 2 | DB | Fr. | ||
| 2024 | North Carolina Central | 2 | DB | So. | ||
| 2025 | Minnesota | 2 | DB | Jr. | ||
| 2026 | East Carolina | 2 | DB | Sr. | 6′1″ | 180 |
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
2026 East Carolina 1 game, 1 tackle
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | at Alabama | L 10–48 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 Minnesota 2 games, 3 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | vs. Northwestern State | W 66–0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | vs. Nebraska | W 24–6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 North Carolina Central 2 games, 4 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14 | at North Carolina | L 10–45 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. North Carolina A&T | W 66–24 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
2023 North Carolina Central 1 game, 1 tackle
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16 | at UCLA | L 7–59 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No box score in the source for Sep 2 vs. Winston-Salem State, so that game is not listed.
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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