Bryce Cowan
Bryce Cowan
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles. He has spent three seasons in the Vanderbilt linebacker corps. The receipt: 5 tackles against Charleston Southern — Week 1, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Clark Lea
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Vanderbilt | 32 | 20 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Vanderbilt | 15 | 8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Vanderbilt | 15 | 8 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 62 | 36 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 3 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 14 · 2025
W 45–24
at Tennessee
1 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 TFL
Dominant 21-point win on the road against Tennessee.
How he plays
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Vanderbilt
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Vanderbilt
Returning around him
- 1 Vanderbilt player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -1 net (18 in / 19 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Vanderbilt · Last season: 10-3 (AP #13) · Talent rank #55 · 2026 recruiting class #33
DNA match
Player DNA
Sideline-to-Sideline
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Elliott Brown’s 2021 season.
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As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jared Bartlett's junior season at West Virginia (2022).
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