Nick Bowers
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Tight end, Penn State, 2015–⁠19

Nick Bowers

Number
No. 83
Height
6′4″
Weight
260 lb
Class (2019)
Senior
Hometown
Kittanning, PA
Born
May 26, 1996, in Kittanning, Pennsylvania

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Nick Bowers played tight end at Penn State (2015–⁠19).

Team titles: Big Ten champions, 2016

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2017Penn State11515.0115
2018Penn State6508.3125
2019Penn State1021421.4355
On file (2017–⁠19)1727916.4555

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016Penn State83TEFr.
2017Penn State83TESo.
2018Penn State83TEJr.
2019Penn State83TESr.6′4″260

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
2017Penn State12.56––2.6–
2018Penn State60.86––5.2–
2019Penn State112.08––22.8–

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

2019 Penn State 6 games, 10 catches, 214 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 27atMarylandW 59–⁠0270155
Oct 5vs.PurdueW 35–⁠7366048
Oct 26atMichigan StateW 28–⁠7244038
Nov 9atMinnesotaL 26–⁠31110110
Nov 16vs.IndianaW 34–⁠27112112
Nov 23atOhio StateL 17–⁠28112012
2018 Penn State 3 games, 6 catches, 50 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Oct 13vs.Michigan StateL 17–⁠2131809
Nov 3atMichiganL 7–⁠42––––
Jan 1 ✦vs.KentuckyL 24–⁠27332125
2017 Penn State 1 game, 1 catch, 15 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Nov 18vs.NebraskaW 56–⁠44115115

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

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