6′4″ · 313 lb · Cleveland, OH
Ja'merez Bowen: DL · Indiana · #54.
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Ja'merez Bowen
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Ja'merez Bowen has been at Indiana through two head coaches in three seasons. One game to point at: 3 tackles against Rutgers — Week 5, 2018.
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
The Herald-Times Oct 21
USA Today Oct 17Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-28@ Florida International | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 38-10vs Ball State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 21-35vs No. 24 Michigan State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 24-17@ Rutgers | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 16-42vs Iowa | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 28-33vs No. 18 Penn State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 31-38@ Minnesota | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
Week 1 · 2018
W 38-28
2 tackles · 1 pass breakup · 2 solo tackles
Edged out Florida International on the road in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
0%0 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
10%1 hurry10 tackles.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tom Allen
Pass share
53.1%
480 pass / 424 run
Plays / game
75.3
12 games
Team sack rate
5.1%
530 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2018
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Indiana, 0 sacks — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Kevin Wilson → Tom Allen. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
