Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 51-0vs UTEP | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 10-17@ Michigan | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
#23
Eli Bowen
Junior defensive back on Oklahoma's 2026 roster.
5′9″ · 185 lb · Corinth, TX · Guyer HS
CFB Index 60 · #133 of 364 cornersLow confidenceReturning to Oklahoma 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.
Recruiting
5★
S recruit
No. 16 nationally · Signed with Oklahoma
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive back on Oklahoma's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 5-star recruit to Oklahoma in 2023.
Eli Bowen
Erases the deep middle of the field. Third year in the Oklahoma secondary, same address the whole way. His first career honor landed in 2025: All-SEC. The receipt: 2 tackles against Michigan — Week 2, 2026.
4 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
2023
- Signed with Oklahoma5-star out of Denton Guyer
202410 games
- Signed with Oklahoma3-star out of Denton Guyer
20259 games
- All-SECthird
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★★
CFB
College
Oklahoma
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-SEC
All-SEC mention (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Oklahoma
Played his entire career under Brent Venables.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Brent Venables — 17-11 over that span.
2024Oklahoma6-7HC: Brent Venables · Run-leaning
2025Oklahoma10-3HC: Brent Venables · Balanced
2026Oklahoma1-1HC: Brent Venables · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Venables
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.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
Outside shot to repeat All-SEC
Based on 2025: #27 of 57 SEC DBs
How the All-SEC estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 51–0
vs UTEP
2 TOT · 1 SOLO
Dominant 51-point win at home against UTEP.
With I. Sategna — 4 rec · 76 yds · 1 TD · J. Mateer — 225 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 91.5 · 7 rush yds (3 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Oklahoma
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Oklahoma
Returning around him
- 7 Oklahoma players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -13 net (16 in / 29 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Oklahoma · Last season: 10-3 (AP #8) · Talent rank #17 · 2026 recruiting class #15
DNA match
Player DNA
Centerfielder
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
S
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Warren Roberson’s 2025 season.
Matches Warren on
Class year
Tackle volume
PD rate
Differs from Warren on
Height (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Warren Roberson's sophomore season at Texas (2025).
Matches Warren on
Class year
Weight
Tackle volume
Player DNA
Players who play like Eli Bowen
Background
Season GP-GS UT AT TOT TFL Sacks INT FF FR PBU QBH 2024 11-8 24 6 30 2.0-3 0.0-0 1-25 0 0 4 0 2025 9-9 19 5 24 0.0-0 0.0-0 2-100 0 0 4 0 Career 20-17 43 11 54 2.0-3 0.0-0 3-125 0 0 8 0 2025 (OKLAHOMA) Named to SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll ... earned All-SEC Third Team honors from league’s coaches...
The secondary · Oklahoma
- #22Peyton Bowen46 tackles · 2025
- #4Courtland Guillory41 tackles · 2025
- #25Michael Boganowski31 tackles · 2025
- #3Reggie Powers III31 tackles · 2025
- #23Eli Bowen24 tackles · 2025
13 more on the roster · Oklahoma team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology