2025: Returning starting linebacker ... in 48 career games (23 starts), has registered 286 tackles, 23.5 TFL, 4.0 sacks, three INTs, six PBUs, eight caused fumbles, five fumble recoveries and six QB pressures … posted 34 games with 3+ tackles and 14 contests with 10+ tackles, including a career-best 15 against East Mississippi CC (2022) and Arkansas (2023) … carded 2.0 TFL in seven contests, including a career-high 2.5 versus Mississippi Delta CC (2022), Northwest Mississippi CC (2022), and Oklahoma (2024) … logged a career-high 2.0 sacks against Mississippi Delta CC in 2022 … posted one INT in contests with Itawamba CC (2022), Mississippi Delta CC (2022), and Coahoma CC (2022) … secured one PBU five times, including a career-best two against Holmes CC in 2022 … earned one caused fumble in seven games, including a career-high two versus Coahoma CC in 2022 … notched one fumble recovery in four contests, including a career-best two against Arkansas in 2023 … returned one fumble for a TD against Coahoma CC in 2022 … has played 974 career snaps at Mizzou.
2024: Started and played in 12 games, missing the Massachusetts contest due to injury … compiled 71 tackles, 6.5 TFL, 1.0 sack, one PBU, four QB pressures and one caused fumble … finished second on the team in tackles and TFL … registered 2+ tackle in 11 games and 5+ tackles on eight occasions, including a year-best 11 stops against Arkansas … secured 1.0 TFL three times, including a season-high 2.5 versus Oklahoma … lone sack came against the Sooners … tallied one PBU in a contest with Buffalo … logged one QB pressure on four occasions against Texas A&M, Auburn, South Carolina and Iowa … earned one caused fumble against Oklahoma, which the Tigers recovered and returned 17 yards for the game-winning TD with 19 seconds remaining … selected the SEC Co-Defensive Player of the Week on Nov. 11, after finishing with 10 tackles, 2.5 TFL, 1.0 sack, and one forced fumble against the Sooners … on the field for 554 snaps.
2023: Played in all 13 games, making three starts against Florida, Arkansas and Ohio State … registered 52 tackles, 7.0 TFL, 0.5 sack, two QB pressures, two fumble recoveries and one caused fumble … led the team in fumble recoveries and finished fourth in TFL and fifth in tackles … registered 1+ tackle in 10 games and 3+ tackles on five occasions, including a year-best 15 stops against Arkansas … secured 1.0 TFL four times, including a season-high 2.5 against Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl … garnered 0.5 sack in a contest with South Carolina … logged one QB pressure twice versus Tennessee and Ohio State … recorded two fumble recoveries against Arkansas, while lone caused fumble occurred versus Tennessee … finished the Cotton Bowl against Ohio State with 10 tackles, 2. TFL and one QB pressure … on the field for 420 snaps.
PRIOR TO MIZZOU: Three-year member of the football program at Northeast Mississippi Community College (2020-21-22) ... was ranked the 41st, 42nd, and 46th best junior college transfer according to ESPN.com, Rivals.com and 247Sports.com, respectively … tabbed a 2022 NJCAA Division I First-Team All-America selection and the Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference (MACCC) Defensive Player of the Year ... also garnered academic all-conference accolades … in 23 caÂreer games (nine starts), registered 163 tackles, 10.0 TFL, 2.5 sacks, three INTs, five PBUs, six caused fumbles, and three fumble recoveries … earned starts against Hinds CC, Pearl River CC, Itawamba CC, Mississippi Delta CC, Holmes CC, East Central CC, East Mississippi CC, Coahoma CC, and Northwest Mississippi CC in 2022 … posted 18 games with 3+ tackle and 10 contests with 10+ tackles, including a career-best 15 against East Mississippi CC in 2022 … posted 1.0 TFL on four occasions, including a career-high 2.5 versus Mississippi Delta CC (2022) and NW Mississippi CC (2022) … logged a career-best 2.0 sacks against Mississippi Delta CC in 2022 … notched one INT in contests with Itawamba CC (2022), Mississippi Delta CC (2022), and Coahoma CC (2022) … tallied one QB pressure in four contests, including a career-best two against Holmes CC (2022) … carded one caused fumble five times, including a career-high two versus Coahoma CC (2022) … tallied one fumble recovery in games with NW Mississippi CC (2021), Itawamba CC (2022) and Coahoma CC (2022) … in 2022, ranked third among all DI JUCO players with 107 tackles, while adding 9.0 TFL, 2.0 sacks, three INTs, four PBUs, four caused fumbles, and two fumble recoveries ... average of 11.89 tackles per outing to lead the MACCC … became the third player in school history to produce 100+ tackles in a single season and ranked second all-time in program lore for a single-season behind LP Spence’s 116 stops in 2000 … was named the national and state player of the week after recovering a fumble in the end zone for a TD, forcing two fumbles and securing an INT in a triumph at Coahoma CC … was also tabbed the MACCC Player of the Week after accounting for 13 tackles, one fumble recovery and one  INT at Itawamba CC … lettered four years at Independence under coach Richard Russo … helped the Wildcats to 26 victories, including four consecutive state playoff appearances … during final three seasons, registered 178 tackles, 39.0 TFL, 14.5 sacks, 46 QB pressures, four INTs, three fumble recoveries, eight caused fumbles and three blocked kicks (FGs) … returned two INTs for a TD … on offense, rushed 36 times for 92 yards (2.88) with one TD and recorded three receptions for 25 yards (8.33) with one score … added 10 kickoff returns for 130 yards (13.00) and four punts for 105 yards (26.25) … also lettered in basketball.
PERSONAL: Born March 3, 2002 ... son of Steven Bowens and Rena Newson … earned an associate's degree in general studies from Northeast Mississippi CC in May 2022 ... graduated from Mizzou in May 2024, with a general studies degree and a minor in business ... currently pursuing a master’s in management studies.
