Tay Gowan

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Tay Gowan
No. 36 – Philadelphia Eagles
Position:Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1998-01-07) January 7, 1998 (age 23)
Covington, Georgia
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school:Newton
(Covington, Georgia)
College:UCF
NFL Draft:2021 / Round: 6 / Pick: 223
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of Week 16, 2021
Total tackles:1
Forced fumbles:0
Fumble recoveries:0
Pass deflections:0
Interceptions:0
Player stats at NFL.com

Tay Gowan (born January 7, 1998) is an American football cornerback for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at UCF and was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the sixth round of the 2021 NFL Draft.

Early life and high school[]

Gowan grew up in Covington, Georgia and attended Newton High School.[1]

College career[]

Gowan began his collegiate career at Miami University, where he redshirted as a true freshman and saw little playing time the following season.[2] He left the program after his redshirt freshman season and enrolled at Butler Community College. In his lone season at Butler, he intercepted six passes and was named All-Jayhawk Conference.[3] Gowan committed to transfer to the University of Central Florida.[4]

Gowan began his first season with the Knights as a reserve defensive back, but became a starter due to injuries.[5] He finished the season with 31 tackles, two interceptions, eight passes broken up and one fumble recovery while allowing 20 catches on 50 passes thrown into his coverage.[6] Gowan opted out of the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic and declared early for the 2021 NFL Draft.[7][8]

Professional career[]

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 0+7⁄8 in
(1.85 m) 		186 lb
(84 kg) 		31+1⁄8 in
(0.79 m) 		8+1⁄2 in
(0.22 m)		 4.49 s 1.55 s 2.52 s 4.27 s 6.86 s 35.5 in
(0.90 m)		 9 ft 10 in
(3.00 m)		 13 reps
All values from Pro Day[9][10]

Arizona Cardinals[]

Gowan was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the sixth round, 223rd overall, of the 2021 NFL Draft.[11] Gowan signed his four-year rookie contract with Arizona on May 25, 2021.[12]

Philadelphia Eagles[]

Gowan was traded along with a fifth round pick in the 2022 NFL Draft to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for tight end Zach Ertz on October 15, 2021.[13]

References[]

  1. ^ Schmetzer, Mark (August 28, 2016). "Coach: RedHawks improve size and strength on Signing Day". Dayton Daily News.
  2. ^ "UCF cornerback Tay Gowan ready to emerge on national stage". August 12, 2020.
  3. ^ Murphy, Brian (September 4, 2019). "UCF turns to Tay Gowan, Zamari Maxwell to help offset loss of Brandon Moore". Orlando Sentinel.
  4. ^ "UCF lands commitment from JUCO DB".
  5. ^ "Tay Gowan shines in corner debut".
  6. ^ "NFL Draft Prospect Spotlight: Tay Gowan". SI.com.
  7. ^ "Tay Gowan shares why he opted out, declares for NFL draft". Orlando Sentinel. September 2, 2020.
  8. ^ Adelson, Andrea (April 13, 2021). "NFL Draft 2021 - College football opt outs create an unprecedented challenge for NFL scouts, execs". ESPN.com.
  9. ^ "Tay Gowan Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
  10. ^ "Tay Gowan, Central Florida, CB, 2021 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
  11. ^ Odegard, Kyle (May 1, 2021). "Cardinals Add Gowan, Dimukeje, Wiggins, Menet In Late Rounds". AZCardinals.com. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
  12. ^ "Former UCF corner Tay Gowan agrees to 4-year, $3.6 million contract with Arizona Cardinals". OrlandoSentinal.com.
  13. ^ Spadaro, Dave (October 15, 2021). "Eagles trade all-time great Zach Ertz to Arizona Cardinals". philadelphiaeagles.com. Retrieved October 15, 2021.

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