Senior linebacker for Maryland. 2022: 10 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss.
6′4″ · 240 lb · Palm Beach Gardens, 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.
Recruiting
OLB recruit
No. 78 nationally · Signed with Alabama
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Maryland. 2022: 10 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss.
VanDarius Cowan
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles. Three head coaches in five seasons, at three different programs. The receipt on tape: 2 tackles against Ohio State, Week 12, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Five seasons at Maryland, 50 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
The role got bigger.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2017–2022
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: D.J. Durkin → Mike Locksley. 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: tackles (2nd 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
2022 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Locksley
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2021
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Former four-star. Now #565 at the position.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Maryland | 10 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | West Virginia | 15 | 11 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020 | West Virginia | 17 | 7 | 4.5 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2019 | West Virginia | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2017 | Alabama | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 50 | 28 | 8.0 | 3.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-10vs Buffalo | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 27-34@ Michigan | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 38-33@ Indiana | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 10-23@ Wisconsin | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 0-30@ Penn State | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 30-43vs Ohio State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Branden Jennings’s 2021 season.
Matches Branden on
Differs from Branden on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jason Vaughn's junior season at South Florida (2021).
Matches Jason on
Player DNA