Texas · W 27-24
No tackles.
Kentucky · L 13-21
No tackles.
Mississippi State · W 23-15
No tackles.
South Carolina · L 25-42
No tackles.
Bowen has tackles in 4 of Oklahoma’s 8 games: none in the other 4.
“Plays like that are where it sucks not having Eli Bowen back.”
11 stories in the last 30 days, from 10 outlets.
Eli Bowen
Third year in the Oklahoma secondary. First career honor, 2025: All-SEC. A game that shows it: 4 tackles against Georgia — Week 4, 2026.
12 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Erases the deep middle of the field.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
from 10 outlets
Oklahoma availability report: Eli Bowen, Michael Fasusi questionable for Kentucky
247Sports +4 Oct 14 · 5 outlets
from 12 outlets
Oklahoma availability report: Eli Bowen, Michael Fasusi questionable for Kentucky
247Sports +4 Oct 14 · 5 outlets
Austin American-Statesman
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Sports Illustrated
The Football BrainiacsSports IllustratedEach week: his team’s game, the stories about him that week, and the week’s biggest news headline.
Stories are headlines grouped by what they are about, counted through Nov 4.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 4 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 51-0vs UTEP | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 10-17@ Michigan | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 14-6vs New Mexico | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 13-41@ No. 2 Georgia | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 12 | 8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
4 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 3 of his 4, sacks included.
4 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 5 for him; the box score credits 4.
2 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Forced a fumble. Second quarter, down 7-0.
Ratings of the games shown run from +9 to +27 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
3 seasons under Brent Venables — 20-14 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 3.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Venables
Pass share
48.6%
250 pass / 264 run
Plays / game
64.2
8 games
Team sack rate
7.5%
293 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former five-star. Now #133 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot to repeat All-SEC
Based on 2025: #27 of 57 SEC DBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
2026 is in progress.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SEC
All-SEC mention (2025)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2025)
SEC Defensive Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Brent Venables.
