6′5″ · 249 lb · Columbus, OH · Walnut Ridge
Robert Bowers: DE · Michigan State · #91.
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Robert Bowers
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Second year in the Michigan State defensive front. A game that shows it: 2 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Iowa — Week 5, 2017.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Lansing State Journal Oct 23
Yahoo Sports Oct 21
The State News Oct 13Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Michigan State | 2 | -- | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 2016 | Michigan State | 12 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
| Career | 14 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 2 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 35-10vs Bowling Green | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 17-10vs Iowa | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Week 5 · 2017
W 17-10
vs Iowa
0.5 tackles for loss · 2 tackles
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 at home.
2 seasons under Mark Dantonio, all run-leaning offenses — 13-12 over that span.
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.2 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mark Dantonio
Pass share
44.3%
423 pass / 532 run
Plays / game
73.5
13 games
Team sack rate
4.9%
466 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2017
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Michigan State, 0 sacks — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Mark Dantonio.
