VanDarius Cowan
VanDarius Cowan
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles. Three head coaches in three seasons, at three different programs. The receipt on tape: 2 tackles against Ohio State, Week 12, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Maryland, 27 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2017–2022
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: D.J. Durkin → Mike Locksley. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Locksley
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR03 · Backup
Spot duty on defense. Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Maryland | 10 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | West Virginia | 15 | 11 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2017 | Alabama | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 27 | 18 | 2.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Sideline-to-Sideline
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Branden Jennings’s 2021 season.
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As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jason Vaughn's junior season at South Florida (2021).
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