Delbert Cowsette

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Delbert Cowsette
Maryland Terrapins
Position: Defensive line coach
Personal information
Born: (1977-09-03) September 3, 1977 (age 45)
Cleveland, Ohio
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:296 lb (134 kg)
Career information
High school: Cleveland (OH) Central Catholic
College: Maryland
NFL Draft: 2000  / Round: 7 / Pick: 216
Career history
As a player:
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
  • Maryland (2007)
    Assistant strength and conditioning coach
  • Maryland (2008–2009)
    Assistant defensive line coach
  • Hampton (2010)
    Defensive line coach
  • Virginia Destroyers (2011)
    Assistant defensive line coach
  • Hampton (2012–2013)
    Defensive line coach
  • Albany (2014–2018)
    Defensive line coach
  • Maryland (2019–present)
    Defensive line coach
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:25
Sacks:2
Interceptions:0
Career Arena statistics
Tackles:13
Sacks:6.0
Forced fumbles:3
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR  ·  ArenaFan.com

Delbert Ray Cowsette (born September 3, 1977) is a former American football defensive tackle in the National Football League. He was drafted in the seventh round of the 2000 NFL Draft out of the University of Maryland, College Park by the Washington Redskins. He also briefly spent time with the Chicago Bears, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New York Giants, and Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League, and the Philadelphia Soul of the Arena Football League.

In 2008, Cowsette returned to his alma mater, becoming a coaching intern with Maryland.

Early life

Cowsette attended Cleveland Central Catholic High School in Cleveland, Ohio and was a letterman in football and wrestling. In football, as a senior, he was an All-State honoree and an All-Midwest honoree. In wrestling, he was a four-year letterman and was the Ohio State Heavyweight High School Wrestling Champion as a senior. Cowsette graduated from Central Catholic High School in 1995.



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