Peter Bowden

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Peter Bowden
Personal information
Born: (2001-01-24) January 24, 2001 (age 23)
San Diego, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:239 lb (108 kg)
Career information
High school: Francis Parker
(San Diego, California)
College: Wisconsin (2019–2023)
Position: Long snapper
Undrafted: 2024
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Player stats at PFR

Peter Bowden (born January 24, 2001) is an American football long snapper who is a free agent. He played college football for the Wisconsin Badgers. [1]

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Early life and education

Bowden was born January 24, 2001, [2] and is from San Diego, California. [1] He attended Francis Parker School in San Diego. [3] As a freshman, he began long snapping to help his cousin, punter Ryan Sanborn, produce film for recruiters; [3] [4] Sanborn would later sign with the Atlanta Falcons in 2024. [3] [5]

Bowden met with the football team and later that year became the starter on the varsity due to injuries, remaining in that position for the rest of his time at Francis Parker. [3] He also played other positions for the team, including on the offensive line and on defense, recording 63 tackles and 6.0 sacks in his senior year. [3] [6] He was football team captain and was successful on all 227 snaps in his career; he also played three years of baseball. [6] He was ranked a five-star prospect by Chris Rubio's long snapping camp and by Kohl's kicking. [3] He walked-on to play college football for the Wisconsin Badgers. [3]

Bowden redshirted in 2019, then saw no playing time in 2020 as a backup to Adam Bay. [3] [6] He was awarded an athletic scholarship in 2020. [4] He won the starting job in 2021 and appeared in all 13 games that season. [6] He played all 13 games in 2022 and was named a semifinalist for the Patrick Mannelly Award, given to the nation's best long snapper. [6] [7] He contemplated whether to enter the 2023 NFL draft, but opted to stay in college so that he would be able to graduate. [4] He again appeared in all 13 games, being selected one of three finalists for the Patrick Mannelly Award. [6] [8] He declared for the NFL draft after the season and ended with 39 career games played. [9] [10] He was invited to the 2024 Senior Bowl. [10]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Vertical jump Broad jump
6 ft 2 in
(1.88 m)		239 lb
(108 kg)		30+1⁄4 in
(0.77 m)		8+3⁄4 in
(0.22 m)		5.14 s1.84 s2.94 s4.72 s32 in
(0.81 m)		9 ft 2 in
(2.79 m)
All values from Pro Day [11] [12] [13]

Entering the 2024 NFL draft, Dane Brugler of The Athletic ranked Bowden as the best long snapper available and the only one with a draftable grade. [10] After going unselected in the draft, he was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent. [14] [15] He was released on July 23, 2024 and signed back with the Packers a week later. [16] [17] Bowden was released again on August 14. [18]

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  7. ↑ Hurley, Scott (April 30, 2024). "Packers sign 8 undrafted free agents". WLUK-TV.
  8. ↑ "Bowden named a Mannelly Award finalist". Wisconsin Badgers. November 27, 2023.
  9. ↑ Peery, Wade (January 3, 2024). "Wisconsin long snapper Peter Bowden declares for 2024 NFL Draft". On3.com.
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  12. ↑ "2024 NFL Draft Scout Peter Bowden College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
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