#93

Jacolbe Cowan

Former defensive lineman at North Carolina. Career stats, games and honors on CFB Zeitgeist.

DL · North Carolina · Sr. · #93

6′5″ · 280 lb · Charlotte, NC

CFB Index 12 · #273 of 285 interior linemenLow confidenceNorth Carolina 2024 — college career complete

Recruiting

4★

DT recruit

No. 163 nationally · Signed with Ohio State

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former defensive lineman at North Carolina. Career stats, games and honors on CFB Zeitgeist.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Ohio State in 2020.
Transferred from Ohio State to North Carolina in 2022.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at North Carolina, 2 sacks — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

2020

Signed with Ohio State4-star out of Providence Day School

20225 games

Entered the portal

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#163 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2021–2024

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2021–2024

2 coaches

2021–2023

Mack Brown

North Carolina

2024

Freddie Kitchens

North Carolina

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Mack Brown → Freddie Kitchens. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2024 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Ohio State11-2HC: Ryan Day · Balanced, fast tempo

2022North Carolina9-5HC: Mack Brown · Balanced

2023North Carolina8-5HC: Mack Brown · Balanced

2024North Carolina6-7HC: Freddie Kitchens · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

12Below cohort / limited sample #273 of 285?

Low confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

QB hurries#585 / 2892 · 74th pct

Tackles for loss#1667 / 2892 · 38th pct

1.5

Solo tackles#1877 / 2892 · 33rd pct

Sacks#1455 / 2892 · 25th pct

0.0

Tackles#2149 / 2892 · 25th pct

Passes defended#1817 / 2892 · 19th pct

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

2024 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home5g	1.8	0.0	0.0	0.0
Road4g	2.2	0.4	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	2.2	0.2	0.0	0.0
Weeks 8+3g	1.7	0.2	0.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Bill Belichick

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

12 · #273 of 285 interior linemen

Former four-star. Now #273 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2024	North Carolina	18	11	1.5	0.0	--	--	--
2023	North Carolina	3	2	1.0	1.0	--	--	--
2022	North Carolina	6	4	1.0	1.0	--	--	--
2021	Ohio State	3	2	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		30	19	3.5	2.0	--	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2024

W 19–17

at Minnesota

1 SOLO · 1 TOT

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 2 on the road.

With T. Maginness — 51 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 55 LONG · O. Hampton — 129 rush yds (30 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	Note
Wk 1	W 19-17@ Minnesota	1	1	0.0	—
Wk 3	W 45-10vs North Carolina Central	1	1	0.0	—
Wk 5	L 20-21@ Duke	6	3	1.0	—	Season-high 6 tackles
Wk 6	L 24-34vs Pittsburgh	3	2	0.0	—
Wk 7	L 34-41vs Georgia Tech	1	0	0.0	—
Wk 9	W 41-14@ Virginia	2	1	0.5	—
Wk 13	L 21-41@ Boston College	0	0	0.0	—
Wk 14	L 30-35vs NC State	3	2	0.0	—
Bowl	L 14-27vs UConn	1	1	0.0	—
Total		18	11	1.5	—

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology