Last confirmed: Houston, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′3″ · Tyler, TX · John Tyler
Tyus Bowser: OLB · Houston · #81.
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Tyus Bowser
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. This is his second year in the same linebacker corps at Houston. A game that shows it: 11 tackles and 3.5 tackles for loss against Tulane — Week 11, 2016.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
47 tackles. 4 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 12 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 him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 33-23vs No. 3 Oklahoma | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 42-0vs Lamar | 6 | 3 | 2.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 3 | W 40-16@ Cincinnati | 7 | 4 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 4 | W 64-3@ Texas State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 30-18vs Tulane | 11 | 6 | 3.5 | 3.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 12 | W 36-10vs No. 3 Louisville | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 13 | L 44-48@ Memphis | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 10-34@ San Diego State | 7 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 47 | 27 | 12.0 | 8.5 | — | 4 |
Week 12 · 2016
W 36-10
vs Louisville
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 5 tackles
Dominant 26-point win at home against Louisville.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
47tackles this seasonTFL rate
26%12 TFLSack rate
18%8 sacksPD rate
9%4 pass breakups47 tackles · 12 for loss · 8.5 sacks.
2 seasons under Tom Herman — 22-5 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 7.3 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 0.7 |
| Road3g | 4.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 5.0 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 7.3 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tom Herman
Pass share
48.8%
521 pass / 546 run
Plays / game
82.1
13 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
560 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2016
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Houston, 47 tackles — drafted at #47 overall by the Baltimore Ravens.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2013–2016
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Tony Levine → Tom Herman. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where he ended up · NFL
Baltimore RavensEntering 10th NFL season
Baltimore RavensEntering 10th NFL season
