Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-0vs Marshall | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | 20 | |
| Wk 2 | W 27-9@ Temple | 5 | 58 | 11.6 | 1 | 16 | Season-high 58 yds |
| Total | 7 | 91 | 14.1 | 1 | 20 |
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Chase Sowell
Senior wide receiver for Penn State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 203 lb · Humble, TX · Atascocita
CFB Index 48 · #245 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceTransferred Iowa State → Penn State for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
91
receiving yards · 2026
7 catches · 1 TD · 13 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Backed by 4 rec · 146 yds -- top 1% receiving yards game.
The play that turned itSwung Temple from 28% to 65% to win.Penn State at Temple · 27-9
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for Penn State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Colorado in 2022.
- Transferred from Iowa State to Penn State in 2026.
Buzz vs Tape
There's real chatter about him this season — just not enough of his own fan discourse yet to measure it against anything.
Chase Sowell
Beats you over the top. Across five seasons and four programs, three head coaches: Mike Sanford Jr., Mike Houston and Matt Campbell. In 2024 the league put his name on paper for the first time: All-AAC. The receipt: 58 rec yds, 5 receptions against Temple — Week 2, 2026.
91 REC YDS · 7 REC · 1 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
The week the volume broke through — put up 146 yds vs Arizona.Arizona · W 39-142025
2022
- Signed with Colorado3-star out of Atascocita
202311 games
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
20249 games
- All-AACsecond
202510 games
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
4 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-AAC · 2ND TEAM
All-AAC 2nd team (2024)
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: James Franklin, Terry Smith, and Matt Campbell. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Penn State
2025Iowa State
2026Penn State
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022Colorado1-11HC: Mike Sanford Jr. · Balanced, slow tempo
2023East Carolina2-10HC: Mike Houston · Balanced
2024East Carolina8-5HC: Mike Houston · Balanced
2025Iowa State8-4HC: Matt Campbell · Run-leaning
2026Penn State2-0HC: Matt Campbell · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Concern: receptions (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 3.5 REC/g, 45.5 YDS/g, 14.1 YPR, 0.5 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Campbell
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Penn State | 7 | 91 | 13.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | Iowa State | 32 | 500 | 15.6 | 2 | -- |
| 2024 | East Carolina | 34 | 678 | 19.9 | 3 | -- |
| 2023 | East Carolina | 47 | 622 | 13.2 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Colorado | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 122 | 1,914 | 15.7 | 7 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 27–9
at Temple
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Deep Threat
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
WR
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Bryson Green’s 2023 season.
85%match
Matches Bryson on
Weight
Yards / reception
Total EPA (college ability)
Differs from Bryson on
Recruiting rating (lower)
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Jalen Coker’s path through Holy Cross.
Jalen Coker
99%match
Matches Jalen on
Yards per reception
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Jayshon Platt's senior season at Florida Atlantic (2025).
64%match
Matches Jayshon on
Total EPA (college ability)
Yards / reception
Differs from Jayshon on
TD rate (lower)
Height (higher)
Weight (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Chase Sowell
The receiver room · Penn State
- #4Brett Eskildsen526 receiving yards · 2025
- Chase Sowell500 receiving yards · 2025
- #6Koby Howard133 receiving yards · 2025
- #2Zay Robinson0 receiving yards · 2025
- #15Keith Jones1 game · 2025
8 more on the roster · Penn State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology