Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 56-7vs Lafayette | 10 | 42 | 4.2 | 1 | 16 | Season-high 42 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 14-38vs Maryland | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Total | 13 | 54 | 4.1 | 1 | 16 |
#23
Cyncir Bowers
Sophomore running back for UConn. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′10″ · 191 lb · Harrisburg, PA · Bishop McDevitt HS
CFB Index 37 · #253 of 326 RBsHigh confidenceTransferred West Virginia → UConn for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
54
rushing yards · 2026
1 TD · 4.2 per carry · 1 catches
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 42 rush yds, 1 TD, 7 rec yds, vs Lafayette
The play that turned itSwung West Virginia from 17% to 50% to win.West Virginia at Arizona State · 25-23
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 running back for UConn. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed with West Virginia in 2025.
- Transferred from West Virginia to UConn in 2026.
Cyncir Bowers
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Two head coaches in two seasons, at two different programs. The receipt on tape: 42 rush yds, 7 rec yds against Lafayette, Week 1, 2026.
54 RUSH YDS · 1 RUSH TD · 13 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
202510 games
- Signed with West Virginiaout of Iowa Central C.C.
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coaches2025
Gordon Sammis
UConn
Coaching transition mid-career: Gordon Sammis → Jason Candle. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to UConn
2025West Virginia
2026UConn
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025West Virginia4-8HC: Rich Rodriguez · Run-heavy
2026UConn1-1HC: Jason Candle · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 27.0 YDS/g, 4.1 YPC, 0.5 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jason Candle
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | UConn | 13 | 54 | 4.2 | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | West Virginia | 63 | 249 | 4.0 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 76 | 303 | 4.0 | 3 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | UConn | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | West Virginia | 8 | 134 | 16.8 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 9 | 141 | 15.7 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 56–7
vs Lafayette
42 rush yds (10 car) · 1 TD
Dominant 49-point win at home against Lafayette.
With K. Osborne — 265 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · 90 rush yds (8 car) · 2 TD · T. Warner — 43 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 44 LONG
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Lafayette · 2&6 · Q2 · EPA +2.64(09:18) No Huddle-Shotgun #23 C.Bowers rush middle for 16 yards gain to the LF00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:14, 1ST DOWN #9 J.O'Connor kick attempt good (H: #49 T.Warner, LS: #59 D.Laganga)
- Week 1 · Lafayette · 2&2 · Q1 · EPA -0.97(05:20) No Huddle-Shotgun #23 C.Bowers rush right for 0 yards to the LF37 (#99 D.Riley)
- Week 1 · Lafayette · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +0.73(05:56) Shotgun #23 C.Bowers rush middle for 8 yards gain to the LF37 (#5 C.Watson)
- Week 1 · Lafayette · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +0.60(14:58) Shotgun #7 K.Osborne pass complete short middle to #23 C.Bowers caught at UC24, for 7 yards to the UC32 (#0 X.Johnson)
- Week 1 · Lafayette · 1&8 · Q1 · EPA -0.59(03:00) No Huddle-Shotgun #23 C.Bowers rush right for 4 yards loss to the LF12 (#1 D.Jackson; #99 D.Riley)
- Week 1 · Lafayette · 2&4 · Q1 · EPA -0.56(08:10) No Huddle #23 C.Bowers rush right for 1 yard loss to the LF18 (#15 I.Langan)
- Week 2 · Maryland · 2&3 · Q2 · EPA +0.53(05:49) No Huddle-Shotgun #23 C.Bowers rush left for 6 yards gain to the UC48 (#98 E.Thomas), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Lafayette · 2&10 · Q1 · EPA -0.34(09:52) No Huddle-Shotgun #23 C.Bowers rush middle for 3 yards gain to the LF35 (#11 B.Dee)
- Week 2 · Maryland · 2&1 · Q1 · EPA -0.34(02:50) No Huddle-Shotgun #23 C.Bowers rush right for 2 yards gain to the UC30 (#6 J.Scruggs), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Lafayette · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +0.22(04:09) No Huddle #23 C.Bowers rush right for 6 yards gain to the LF27 (#4 D.Wilson)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Back
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
RB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Rodney Hill’s 2023 season.
Matches Rodney on
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Receiving share
Rush TD rate
Differs from Rodney on
Yards / carry (higher)
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Larry Rountree III’s path through Missouri.
99%match
All-SECNFL Rd 6
#5
Andrew Body
92%
Matches Larry on
Yards per carry
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Jon Denman's freshman season at TCU (2025).
Matches Jon on
Weight
Yards / carry
Differs from Jon on
Class year (higher)
Rush TD rate (lower)
Receiving share (higher)
Background
Prior to UConn: Bowers played at West Virginia in 2025. He played in 10 games, rushing for for 249 yards and two touchdowns and caught 8 passes for 116 yards and a touchdown. He ran for 65 yards and a touchdown vs Houston and had 131 scrimmage yards and a receiving touchdown against Arizona State...
The backfield · UConn
- #3Kenji Christian528 rushing yards · 2025
- #6Trey Cornist469 rushing yards · 2025
- #23Cyncir Bowers249 rushing yards · 2025
- #24Dashun Reeder222 rushing yards · 2025
- #22Jaden Hart53 rushing yards · 2025
2 more on the roster · UConn team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology