Atley Cowan
Sophomore cornerback on Marshall's 2026 roster. No game stats recorded yet.
6′2″ · 192 lb · Wheeling, WV
The story
2 cornerback on Marshall's roster. No game stats recorded yet.
- Transferred from Indianapolis to Marshall in 2025.
Atley Cowan
Atley Cowan arrived at Marshall from Indianapolis.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- portal record
His career
2025
- Entered the portal
Splits & context
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Gibson
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Atley Cowan plays defensive back for Marshall.
He hasn't recorded a college stat yet. Here's what we know about him.
Marshall has produced 9 All-Conference defensive backs. 4 have gone on to the NFL Draft since 2015. Micah Abraham went on to the NFL out of this room (2024).
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Marshall
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Cornerback · Marshall
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +6 net (28 in / 22 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Marshall · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #97 · 2026 recruiting class #123
Background
HERD FILE: Cowan comes to Marshall after spending a season at UIndy where he did not log any game action. An in-state product, Cowan was a standout at Linsly School where he was a two-sport athlete in football and track. In 2022, he led Linsly to its best season ever at 9-1 overall, which include...
The secondary · Marshall
- #1Boogie Trotter73 tackles · 2025
- Cameron Smith66 tackles · 2025
- #17Daytione Smith50 tackles · 2025
- #11Joshua Pierre-Louis33 tackles · 2025
- #37Atley Cowanno box-score line yet
25 more on the roster · Marshall team page