Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-24@ Tulsa | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 1 | 16 | |
| Wk 2 | W 39-31vs Oregon | 5 | 81 | 16.2 | 0 | 34 | Season-high 81 yds |
| Total | 7 | 103 | 13.6 | 1 | 34 |
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Justin Bowick
Redshirt senior wide receiver for Oklahoma State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′5″ · 209 lb · Atlanta, GA · Pace
CFB Index 36 · #343 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceTransferred Illinois → Oklahoma State 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
103
receiving yards · 2026
7 catches · 1 TD · 14.7 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 5 rec, 81 yds, vs Oregon
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for Oklahoma State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed with Eastern Illinois in 2022.
- Transferred from Illinois to Oklahoma State in 2026.
Justin Bowick
Wins the 50-50 ball at the goal line. Across three seasons and three programs, three head coaches: Mike Neu, Bret Bielema and Eric Morris. The receipt on tape: 81 rec yds, 5 receptions against Oregon, Week 2, 2026.
103 REC YDS · 7 REC · 1 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
The week the volume broke through — stacked 2 td vs Western Illinois.Western Illinois · W 52-32025
2022
- Signed with Eastern Illinoisout of Pace Academy
20244 games
- Entered the portal
202511 games
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Mike Gundy, Doug Meacham, and Eric Morris. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Oklahoma State
2025Illinois
2026Oklahoma State
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Ball State3-9HC: Mike Neu · Balanced
2025Illinois9-4HC: Bret Bielema · Run-leaning
2026Oklahoma State1-1HC: Eric Morris · Pass-leaning, fast tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Concern: receptions (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 3.5 REC/g, 51.5 YDS/g, 13.6 YPR, 0.5 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Eric Morris
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 | Oklahoma State | 7 | 103 | 14.7 | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | Illinois | 22 | 265 | 12.0 | 5 | -- |
| 2024 | Ball State | 20 | 383 | 19.1 | 3 | -- |
| Career | 49 | 751 | 15.3 | 9 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 39–31
vs Oregon
5 rec · 81 yds
Edged out Oregon at home in a shootout.
With D. Mestemaker — 317 yds · 2 TD · 2 INT · QBR 80.1 · 109 rush yds (6 car) · 1 TD · L. Pozzobon — 44 AVG · 47 LONG · 3 NO
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Wins contested catches at the goal line. Size and catch radius are the weapons.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Jump-Ball Target
Wins contested catches at the goal line. Size and catch radius are the weapons.
WR
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Dalton Stroman’s 2024 season.
Matches Dalton on
Total EPA (college ability)
TD rate
EPA / play (adj)
Differs from Dalton on
Yards / reception (lower)
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Antonio Nunn’s path through Buffalo.
100%match
All-MAC
Matches Antonio on
Yards per reception
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Keon Coleman's junior season at Florida State (2023).
66%match
All-ACCNFL Rd 2 · Pk 1
Matches Keon on
Total EPA (college ability)
Differs from Keon on
Reception volume (lower)
EPA / play (adj) (higher)
Weight (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Justin Bowick
Background
A 2026 addition who arrived with Power 4 playing experience. 2025 (Junior at Illinois): Played in 12 of Illinois' 13 games ... Finished the year with 22 catches for 265 yards and five touchdowns ... His five receiving touchdowns tied for the team lead ... Had two touchdown receptions against West...
The receiver room · Oklahoma State
- #10Wyatt Young1,264 receiving yards · 2025
- #1Miles Coleman550 receiving yards · 2025
- #2Chris Barnes547 receiving yards · 2025
- #5Israel Polk525 receiving yards · 2025
- Justin Bowick265 receiving yards · 2025
11 more on the roster · Oklahoma State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology