Owen McGowan is a linebacker who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Boston College.
McGowan carries tight ends down the field in coverage. The four seasons at Boston College span two head coaches: Jeff Hafley and Bill O'Brien. A game that shows it: 8 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Clemson — Week 7, 2025.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
54 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boston College | 54 | 31 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 3 |
| 2024 | Boston College | 28 | 16 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2023 | Boston College | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2022 | Boston College | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 93 | 56 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 66-10vs Fordham | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 40-42@ Michigan State | 8 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 20-30@ Stanford | 8 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 24-28vs California | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 7-48@ Pittsburgh | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 10-41vs Clemson | 8 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 23-38vs UConn | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 24-38@ No. 19 Louisville | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 10-25vs No. 12 Notre Dame | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 11 | L 13-45vs SMU | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 34-36vs No. 14 Georgia Tech | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 54 | 31 | 5.0 | 1.0 | — | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
54tackles this seasonTFL rate
9%5 TFLSack rate
2%1 sackPD rate
6%3 pass breakups54 tackles · 5 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 4.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Road4g | 5.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bill O'Brien
Pass share
54.8%
454 pass / 374 run
Plays / game
69.0
12 games
Team sack rate
7.5%
505 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #300 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #32 of 74 ACC LBs
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%).
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jeff Hafley → Bill O'Brien. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
