Deryn Bowser
Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||
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Born: | April 3, 1987 | ||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||
Career information | |||||||
High school: | Los Angeles (CA) George Washington Prep | ||||||
College: | Akron | ||||||
Career history | |||||||
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||
Career Arena statistics | |||||||
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Player stats at ArenaFan.com |
Deryn Bowser (born April 3, 1987) is a former arena football player.
Early life[]
Born the son of M. Dean and Deborah D. Bowser, Deryn attended Washington Preparatory High School in Los Angeles, California.
College career[]
Los Angeles Harbor College[]
After high school, Bowser attended Los Angeles Harbor College, where he was a standout member of the football team. Bowser was twice named First Team All-Western State Conference and set school records for career receptions (109) and receiving touchdowns (19).[1]
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
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Deryn Bowser WR |
Los Angeles, California | Los Angeles Harbor College | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | 4.5 | Jan 29, 2008 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:![]() ![]() | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: JC (WR) Rivals: -- (WR), -- (CA) ESPN: JC (WR) | ||||||
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Bowser signed with Akron on January 29, 2008.[2] Bowser chose Akron over scholarship offers from Kansas State, Oregon State and Stony Brook.[3]
Akron[]
Bowser started 16 games in his career for the Zips.[4] Bowser was named 3rd Team All-Mid-American Conference in 2008.[5] Bowser was having a productive 2009 season when he was injured during the Zips week 6 game against Buffalo.[6]
Statistics[]
Receiving | ||||||||
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Season | Team | GP | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | |
2008 | Akron | 12 | 64 | 785 | 12.3 | 4 | 60 | |
2009 | Akron | 6 | 21 | 307 | 14.6 | 5 | 49 | |
Totals | 18 | 85 | 1,092 | 12.8 | 9 | 60 |
Professional career[]
Pre-draft[]
Prior to the 2010 NFL Draft, Bowser was projected to be undrafted by NFLDraftScout.com. He was rated as the 164th-best wide receiver in the draft.[9] He was not invited to the NFL Scouting Combine, he posted the following numbers during his Akron pro-day workouts:
Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
212 lb (96 kg) |
4.72 s | 1.58 s | 2.79 s | 4.57 s | 7.06 s | 31.5 in (0.80 m) |
9 ft 3 in (2.82 m) |
12 reps | |||
All values from 2010 Akron Pro Day[9] |
Arizona Cardinals[]
After failing to hear his named called in the 2010 NFL Draft, Bowser signed as an undrafted free agent with the Arizona Cardinals.[4] He was waived on August 3, 2010.
Iowa Barnstormers[]
In 2012, Bowser was assigned to the Iowa Barnstormers of the Arena Football League. Bowser suffered a knee injury during 2012 training camp, and missed the entire 2012 season.[10] Bowser was assigned to the Barnstormers on November 2, 2012 for the 2013 season.[10]
References[]
- ^ "1-Deryn Bowser". www.gozips.com. University of Akron. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved November 5, 2012.
- ^ "Deryn Bowser". www.rivals.com. Yahoo!. Retrieved November 5, 2012.
- ^ "Deryn Bowser". www.scout.com. MSN. Retrieved November 5, 2012.
- ^ a b Kent Somers (May 17, 2010). "Arizona Cardinals sign 2 rookie free agents". www.azcentral.com. AZ Central. Retrieved November 5, 2012.
- ^ "2008-09 STUDENT ATHLETE HONORS". www.gozips.com. University of Akron. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 5, 2012.
- ^ Tom Gaffney (October 19, 2009). "Zips lose two more players for season". Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved November 5, 2012.
- ^ "2008 Akron Zips Stats". www.gozips.com. University of Akron. Retrieved November 5, 2012.
- ^ "2009 Akron Zips Stats". www.gozips.com. University of Akron. Retrieved November 5, 2012.
- ^ a b "Deryn Bowser, DS #164 WR, Akron". www.NFLDraftScout.com. The Sports Xchange. Retrieved November 5, 2012.
- ^ a b "Deryn Bowser Assigned to Barnstormers". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. November 2, 2012. Retrieved November 5, 2012.
External links[]
- 1987 births
- Living people
- American football wide receivers
- Akron Zips football players
- Iowa Barnstormers players
- Los Angeles Harbor Seahawks football players