Billy Bowens
Billy Bowens
Moves the chains on third down. Three seasons at Boise State, two different head coaches: Andy Avalos and Spencer Danielson. The receipt: 91 rec yds, 4 receptions against UNLV — Week 14, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Boise State, 985 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2018–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Andy Avalos → Spencer Danielson. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Spencer Danielson
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Boise State | 28 | 383 | 13.7 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Boise State | 32 | 462 | 14.4 | 4 | -- |
| 2021 | Boise State | 12 | 140 | 11.7 | 0 | -- |
| 2018 | Boise State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 72 | 985 | 13.7 | 5 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Boise State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Boise State | 1 | 12 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Boise State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2018 | Boise State | 1 | 11 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 2 | 23 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2023
W 42–18
vs North Dakota
1 rec · 24 yds
Dominant 24-point win at home against North Dakota.
How he plays
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Possession Receiver
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Trell Harris’s 2023 season.
Matches Trell on
Differs from Trell on
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Jalen Smith’s path through Minnesota.
Joshua Derry
Blayne Taylor
Matches Jalen on
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Keelan Marion's graduate season at BYU (2024).
Matches Keelan on
Player DNA
Players who play like Billy Bowens
Development
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2021–2023+174%
Up 174% from first season to most-recent.