Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 24-35vs Texas Tech | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | Season-high 8 yds |
| Total | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
#87
Jackson Bowers
Junior tight end for Oregon State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′5″ · 255 lb · Mesa, AZ · Mountain View
Returning to Oregon State for 2026
The numbers
8
receiving yards · 2026
1 catches · 8 per catch
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 8 yds, vs Texas Tech
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 tight end for Oregon State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to BYU in 2023.
- Transferred from BYU to Oregon State in 2025.
Jackson Bowers
BYU to Oregon State — the move that set up everything since. One game to point at: 8 rec yds, 1 receptions against Texas Tech — Week 2, 2026.
8 REC YDS · 1 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- portal record
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with BYU4-star out of Mountain View
2025
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Oregon State
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Oregon State0-2HC: JaMarcus Shephard · Pass-heavy, fast tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (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 1 game: 1.0 REC/g, 8.0 YDS/g, 8.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
JaMarcus Shephard
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 | Oregon State | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Oregon State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · Oregon State
Returning around him
- 58% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- Transfer portal: -15 net (20 in / 35 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Oregon State · Last season: 2-10 · Talent rank #76 · 2026 recruiting class #100
Background
2025 • Appeared in six games BYU • Appeared in five games over two seasons - 2023 and 2024 - for the Cougars MOUNTAIN VIEW HIGH SCHOOL • Rated four stars by 247 Sports • Ranked as the No. 22 tight end prospect nationally • The No. 8 prospect regardless of position in the state of Arizona • Tallie...
The tight end room · Oregon State
- #8Bryce Caufield219 receiving yards · 2025
- #82Gabe Milbourn185 receiving yards · 2025
- #8D.C. Temple143 receiving yards · 2025
- #80Eric Olsen2 games · 2026
- #87Jackson Bowers1 game · 2026
4 more on the roster · Oregon State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology