Dalton Bowles: LB · New Mexico State · #23.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Dalton Bowles
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. One game to point at: 8 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against New Mexico — Week 2, 2021.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
27 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 1.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | New Mexico State | 27 | 15 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Career | 27 | 15 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 3-30vs UTEP | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | L 10-28@ San Diego State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 25-34@ New Mexico | 8 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 43-35vs South Carolina State | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 21-41vs Hawai'i | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 31-37@ San José State | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 28-55@ Nevada | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 16-56@ Kentucky | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 27 | 15 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
27tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
4%1 pass breakups27 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 4.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Doug Martin
Pass share
58.4%
516 pass / 368 run
Plays / game
73.7
12 games
Team sack rate
7.1%
546 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2021
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #505 at the position.
How it ended
One season at New Mexico State, 27 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2022
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Doug Martin → Jerry Kill. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
