2020 Football Roster
Jersey Number 8
VanDarius Cowan
- Position:
- Bandit
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 240
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
- High School:
- Palm Beach Gardens
- Prev School:
- Alabama
2020 (r-Jr.)
- Started the first two games before sustaining knee injury that kept him out till game nine, in which he played, and started game 10
- Finished with 17 tackles, including seven solo stops, two sacks, 4.5 tackles for loss and a forced fumble
- Season-best nine tackles, including three unassisted tackles and a tackle for loss against Army in the Liberty Bowl
- Posted two tackles at Iowa State in his first game returning from injury
- Had two tackles, including a sack and 1.5 tackles for loss at Oklahoma State
- Registered four tackles, including two unassisted tackles, one sack and two tackles for loss against Eastern Kentucky
2019 (r-So.)
- Saw action in two games at bandit before sustaining season-ending knee injury against Iowa State
- Used on 26 plays against the Cyclones
- Finished with two tackles against Iowa State
- Season-high 30 defensive plays and nine special teams plays against Texas
- Finished with four tackles, including two unassisted tackles and a sack against Texas
2018 (So.)
- Sat out to fulfill NCAA transfer eligibility requirements
- Transferred to West Virginia during the summer
2017 (Fr.) - Alabama
- Spent the first half of his freshman year establishing himself off the edge
- Played n seven games
- Earned his first career action off the bench against Tennessee and also saw playing time against LSU, Mississippi State, Mercer, Auburn, Clemson and Georgia
- Recorded one quarterback hurry in the game against LSU
- Totaled his first two career tackles in the win over Mercer.
High School
- Coached by Rob Freeman at Palm Beach Gardens High
- One of the top linebacker candidates from Florida coming out of high school
- Tabbed a Florida Class 8A Third Team All-State selection by the Associated Press in his senior season
- Accumulated 104 tackles, including 13 for loss, with seven sacks and four forced fumbles as a junior for the Gators
- Selected to the Palm Beach Post “Super 11” as a junior and senior
- Scout.com rated him as a five-star prospect and the No. 35 player in the Scout300
- Also the No. 2 outside linebacker nationally by Scout.com and the top outside linebacker from Florida
- Rated the No. 4 outside linebacker nationally and No. 15 player from Florida by 247Sports while also ranking No. 93 in the Top247
- Tabbed No. 83 in the 247Composite and the No. 5 outside linebacker
- Rivals ranked him at No. 67 in the Rivals100, the No. 7 outside linebacker nationally and the No. 13 player in the Sunshine State
- No. 13 outside linebacker nationally and rated 216th in the ESPN300
- Named to the PrepStar Top 150 Dream Team as the No. 3 outside linebacker and No. 87 on their Dream Team
- Participated in Nike’s “The Opening”
- Took part in the Rivals100 Five-Star Challenge
Personal
- Son of Gwen Cowan
- One of six children (3 sisters, 2 brothers)
- Majoring in integrated studies
- Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll
- Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
TV Highlights: Houston Game
Sunday, November 02
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Saturday, November 01
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Saturday, November 01
Jordan Scruggs | Nov. 1
Saturday, November 01
