Deryn Bowser

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Deryn Boswer
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Position Wide receiver
Personal information
Born (1987-04-03) April 3, 1987 (age 38)
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school Los Angeles (CA) George Washington Prep
College Akron
Career history
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Awards and highlights
  • First-team All-WSC (2006-2007)
  • Third-team All-MAC (2008)
  • LAHC Record 109 Career Receptions
  • LAHC Record 19 Touchdown Receptions
Stats at ArenaFan.com

Deryn Bowser (born April 3, 1987) is an American former football player.

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Early life

Born the son of M. Dean and Deborah D. Bowser, Deryn attended Washington Preparatory High School in Los Angeles, California.

College career

Los Angeles Harbor College

After high school, Bowser attended Los Angeles Harbor College, where he was a standout member of the football team. Bowser was twice named First Team All-Western State Conference and set school records for career receptions (109) and receiving touchdowns (19). [1]

College recruiting information
NameHometownSchoolHeightWeight40‡Commit date
Deryn Bowser
WR 		Los Angeles, California Los Angeles Harbor College 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)215 lb (98 kg)4.5Jan 29, 2008 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  4 stars.svg     Rivals:  3 stars.svg    (NR)
Overall recruit ranking:    Scout: JC (WR)    Rivals: -- (WR), -- (CA)    ESPN: JC (WR)
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Akron Football Commitment List". Rivals. Retrieved September 26, 2012.
  • "Akron College Football Recruiting Commits". Scout. Retrieved September 26, 2012.
  • "Akron Zips 2008 Player Commits". ESPN. Retrieved September 26, 2012.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. Retrieved September 26, 2012.
  • "2008 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved September 26, 2012.

Bowser signed with Akron on January 29, 2008. [2] Bowser chose Akron over scholarship offers from Kansas State, Oregon State and Stony Brook. [3]

Akron

Bowser started 16 games in his career for the Zips. [4] Bowser was named 3rd Team All-Mid-American Conference in 2008. [5] Bowser was having a productive 2009 season when he was injured during the Zips week 6 game against Buffalo. [6]

Statistics

Source: [7] [8]

  Receiving
SeasonTeamGPRecYdsAvgTDLong
2008 Akron 126478512.3460
2009 Akron 62130714.6549
Totals18851,09212.8960

Professional career

Pre-draft

Prior to the 2010 NFL draft, Bowser was projected to be undrafted by NFLDraftScout.com. He was rated as the 164th-best wide receiver in the draft. [9] He was not invited to the NFL Scouting Combine, he posted the following numbers during his Akron pro-day workouts:

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeight 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 0 in
(1.83 m)		212 lb
(96 kg)		4.72 s1.58 s2.79 s4.57 s7.06 s31.5 in
(0.80 m)		9 ft 3 in
(2.82 m)		12 reps
All values from 2010 Akron Pro Day [9]

Arizona Cardinals

After failing to hear his named called in the 2010 NFL draft, Bowser signed as an undrafted free agent with the Arizona Cardinals. [4] He was waived on August 3, 2010.

Iowa Barnstormers

In 2012, Bowser was assigned to the Iowa Barnstormers of the Arena Football League. Bowser suffered a knee injury during 2012 training camp, and missed the entire 2012 season. [10] Bowser was assigned to the Barnstormers on November 2, 2012 for the 2013 season. [10]

References

  1. ↑ "1-Deryn Bowser". www.gozips.com. University of Akron. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved November 5, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Deryn Bowser". www.rivals.com. Yahoo!. Retrieved November 5, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Deryn Bowser". www.scout.com. MSN. Retrieved November 5, 2012.
  4. 1 2 Kent Somers (May 17, 2010). "Arizona Cardinals sign 2 rookie free agents". www.azcentral.com. AZ Central. Retrieved November 5, 2012.
  5. ↑ "2008-09 STUDENT ATHLETE HONORS". www.gozips.com. University of Akron. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 5, 2012.
  6. ↑ Tom Gaffney (October 19, 2009). "Zips lose two more players for season". Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved November 5, 2012.
  7. ↑ "2008 Akron Zips Stats". www.gozips.com. University of Akron. Retrieved November 5, 2012.
  8. ↑ "2009 Akron Zips Stats". www.gozips.com. University of Akron. Retrieved November 5, 2012.
  9. 1 2 "Deryn Bowser, DS #164 WR, Akron". www.NFLDraftScout.com. The Sports Xchange. Retrieved November 5, 2012.
  10. 1 2 "Deryn Bowser Assigned to Barnstormers". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. November 2, 2012. Retrieved November 5, 2012.
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