Receiver, Oklahoma State (from Eastern Illinois, Ball State, Illinois), 2022–⁠26

Justin Bowick

Lettered 2025 at Illinois (school media guide)

Number
No. 0
Height
6′5″
Weight
209 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Atlanta, GA

Justin Bowick plays receiver for Oklahoma State, after Eastern Illinois (2022–⁠23), Ball State (2024) and Illinois (2025). Last time out, at Houston: 3 catches, 27 yards, 1 TD. Bowick leads Oklahoma State in receiving touchdowns this season.

2026 so far

29 catches, 469 yards, 6 TD

Last game: 3 catches, 27 yards, 1 TD at Houston, L 32–⁠35

Next game: vs. Colorado, Oct 24

Game by game this season, receiving yards
  1. 22@TLSA
  2. 81ORE
  3. 178MUR
  4. 63@WVU
  5. 98UCF
  6. 27@HOU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

At a glance

Best season
469
Receiving yards, 2026 (Oklahoma State, 4–⁠2)
Best game
178 yards
Vs. Murray State, week 3, 2026: No. 2 receiving game in FBS that week

Career highs

9catches, career highvs. Murray State, 2026178receiving yards, career highvs. Murray State, 20262receiving touchdowns, career highfour times; last vs. Murray State, 2026

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022Eastern Illinois1325019.2363
2023Eastern Illinois2741615.4452
2024Ball State2038319.1357
2025Illinois2226512.0525
2026Oklahoma State2946916.2636
Career1111,78316.12163

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Eastern Illinois0WRYr 1
2023Eastern Illinois0WRYr 2
2024Ball State0WRYr 3
2025Illinois0WRYr 4
2026Oklahoma State0WRSr. (Yr 5)6′5″209

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
2022Eastern Illinois (FCS)121.05––12.6–
2023Eastern Illinois (FCS)380.6732nd (n=681)0.8025.37%
2024Ball State221.38––30.49%
2025Illinois360.7288th (n=1040)0.4625.95%
2026Oklahoma State430.9395th (n=829)0.4340.110%

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

2026 Oklahoma State 6 games, 29 catches, 469 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 5atTulsaL 10–⁠24222116
Sep 12vs.OregonW 39–⁠31581034
Sep 19vs.Murray StateW 59–⁠09178236
Sep 26atWest VirginiaW 41–⁠24463121
Oct 10vs.UCFW 42–⁠28698132
Oct 17atHoustonL 32–⁠35327113
2025 Illinois 11 games, 22 catches, 265 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 29vs.Western IllinoisW 52–⁠3323213
Sep 6atDukeW 45–⁠19450121
Sep 13vs.Western MichiganW 38–⁠0113013
Sep 27vs.USCW 34–⁠32125125
Oct 4atPurdueW 43–⁠27224016
Oct 11vs.Ohio StateL 16–⁠34115015
Oct 25atWashingtonL 25–⁠421404
Nov 1vs.RutgersW 35–⁠13233017
Nov 15vs.MarylandW 24–⁠6223013
Nov 22atWisconsinL 10–⁠27224013
Dec 30 ✦vs.TennesseeW 30–⁠28331118
2024 Ball State 4 games, 20 catches, 383 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Oct 19atVanderbiltL 14–⁠24233019
Oct 26vs.Northern IllinoisW 25–⁠23331017
Nov 5vs.Miami (OH)L 21–⁠278171157
Nov 12atBuffaloL 48–⁠517148253
2023 Eastern Illinois 9 games, 27 catches, 416 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 31atIndiana StateW 27–⁠0461135
Sep 9atBowling GreenL 15–⁠38327010
Sep 30atNorthwestern StateW 19–⁠104130152
Oct 7vs.UT MartinL 27–⁠28224113
Oct 14atSoutheast Missouri StateL 28–⁠3521017
Oct 21vs.BryantW 25–⁠24696034
Nov 4atLindenwoodW 16–⁠10215010
Nov 11vs.Tennessee StateW 30–⁠171404
Nov 18atRobert MorrisW 28–⁠14349040
2022 Eastern Illinois 4 games, 13 catches, 250 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Oct 22atTennessee StateL 17–⁠37116016
Oct 29vs.Tennessee TechL 17–⁠20117017
Nov 5atMcNeeseL 15–⁠29540119
Nov 19atUT MartinL 31–⁠346177263

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

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