Senior defensive back for Toledo. 2025: 2 interceptions, 3 pass breakups, 26 tackles.
5′9″ · 182 lb · Lakeland, FL
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
interceptions · 2025
3 PBU · 26 tackles · 1.5 TFL
Best game: 1 INT, 3 tackles, at Miami (OH)
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive back for Toledo. 2025: 2 interceptions, 3 pass breakups, 26 tackles.
How he plays
Moves between deep coverage and the slot.
Passes defended: 78th percentile.
The full scouting readNasir Bowers
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Nasir Bowers has been at Toledo through two head coaches in four seasons. The receipt: 8 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Kent State — Week 8, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jason Candle → Robert Weiner. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: qb hurries (22nd percentile).
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 · Per-game
2025 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Road4g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 4.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Jacobs
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Three-star recruit. Now #132 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-MAC
Based on 2025: #11 of 40 Mid-American DBs
22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. 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.
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 8 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 16-24@ Kentucky | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 60-0vs Morgan State | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 45-3vs Akron | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 45-10vs Kent State | 8 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 2 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 11 | W 42-3vs Northern Illinois | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 24-3@ Miami (OH) | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 21-3@ Central Michigan | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Bowl | L 22-27@ Louisville | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 26 | 13 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 |
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
26 tackles. 3 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 1.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
2026 Outlook
Toledo
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Cornerback · Toledo
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Toledo · Last season: 8-5 · Talent rank #116 · 2026 recruiting class #121
Player DNA
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Robert Kennedy’s 2023 season.
Matches Robert on
Differs from Robert on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Robert Kennedy's senior season at NC State (2023).
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Player DNA
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