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Class of 2027 · defensive lineman

Troy Bowens

6-4, 250 · Sutter, CA

Committed to California since Mar 13

81offer strength · No. 424
0.9114composite · 4-star, top 500
17offers · 14 power

His offers

17 offers · visited 1
California logoCalifornia
ACC · strength 52
Committed
offered Feb 1, 2025
Notre Dame logoNotre Dame
FBS Independents · strength 96
cold
offered Mar 17, 2025
Oregon logoOregon
Big Ten · strength 89
cold
offered Jan 10, 2025
Washington logoWashington
Big Ten · strength 84
cold
offered Jun 18, 2025
UCLA logoUCLA
Big Ten · strength 79
cold
offered Mar 26, 2025
Minnesota logoMinnesota
Big Ten · strength 71
cold
offered Nov 6, 2024
Show all 17 offersMichigan logoMichigan
Big Ten · strength 78
cold
offered Jan 24
Stanford logoStanford
ACC · strength 58
cold
offered Aug 11, 2025
Tennessee logoTennessee
SEC · strength 76
cold
offered Mar 26, 2025
Nebraska logoNebraska
Big Ten · strength 63
cold
offered Jan 21
Kansas logoKansas
Big 12 · strength 51
cold
offered Oct 21, 2025
Arizona State logoArizona State
Big 12 · strength 56
cold
offered May 12, 2025
Oklahoma State logoOklahoma State
Big 12 · strength 53
cold
offered Mar 2, 2025
San Diego State logoSan Diego State
Mountain West · strength 42
cold
offered Jan 29
SMU logoSMU
ACC · strength 58
cold
offered Mar 11, 2025
Nevada logoNevada
Mountain West · strength 27
cold
offered Jan 29
Sacramento State logoSacramento State
FCS · strength 6
cold
offered Feb 8, 2025
Best programs first, by what each offer is worth in our grade: program strength times how rarely that program offers (how it is made). Warm means an offer, visit or camp in the last 60 days or an official visit in the last 120; cool, contact in the last 180; cold, older or a decommit. A count is the offers on record, not every offer the staffs made.

Where he fits

best 3 of 17 offers
Best fits
California logoCalifornia Committed
Has started 6 defensive lines his size since 2022; 3 in their last year, so a spot opens for his first season; even at defensive line (11 with 2+ years left)
No. 1
Arizona State logoArizona State
Thin at defensive line (11 with 2+ years left); has started 2 defensive lines his size since 2022; 6 in their last year, so a spot opens for his first season
No. 2
Oklahoma State logoOklahoma State
Thin at defensive line (9 with 2+ years left); has started 4 defensive lines his size since 2022; 4 in their last year, so a spot opens for his first season
No. 3
Need (how thin the program is at his spot) x fit (whether it starts players his size) x room (who leaves after this season), and while he is uncommitted, STM odds. How it is made. Not advice, and never a dollar figure.
Where his size starts

502 of the 1,993 FBS starters at edge rusher and interior defender since 2022 were his size (6-3 to 6-5, 232 to 268 pounds): most in the ACC (78), Big Ten (77) and SEC (65). Programs that start it most: NC State (9), Florida State (8) and Kansas (8). Of his offers, Notre Dame (8), Michigan (8), Kansas (8) and Stanford (7) have started it.

Who needs him

Of his 17 offers, Oregon has the thinnest room at defensive line: 5 with 2+ years left of 11, 1 in his last year, 16 portal exits in 3 seasons, 5 commits this cycle. Also thin there: SMU, Oklahoma State and UCLA.

Starter seasons 2022-2026: six or more games in one of the position's starting slots by volume (college snap counts are not public). How it is made. Room is 2+ years left plus 2027 commits at the spot against the 68 programs mapped (the power conferences and Notre Dame); exits are the 2024-2026 portal feeds. How it is made.

Boards that looked like his

3 of 10 drafted, 1 in rounds 1-2
Isaiah WashingtonIsaiah Washington
Class of 2015 · WDE · signed LSU
5 offers from top-25 programs; Bowens had 5; both about 6-4, 240
Not drafted
match 80
Garrett DickersonGarrett Dickerson
Class of 2014 · WDE · signed Northwestern
5 offers from top-25 programs; Bowens had 5; both about 6-4, 240
Not drafted
match 75
Michigan logoRon Johnson
Class of 2016 · WDE · signed Michigan
Both offered by Notre Dame, Oregon and Michigan; both about 6-4, 240
Not drafted
match 74
Myles GarrettMyles Garrett
Class of 2014 · WDE · signed Texas A&M
11 offers from top-25 programs; Bowens had 5; both about 6-4, 240
Drafted 2017, round 1, No. 1 · 9 NFL seasons as a starter
match 72
Marquavius LewisMarquavius Lewis
Class of 2015 · DE · signing not on record
7 offers from top-25 programs; Bowens had 5; 6-4, 270
Not drafted
match 72
Show all 10
Florida logoAntonio Riles
Class of 2013 · SDE · signed Florida
6 offers from top-25 programs; Bowens had 5; both about 6-4, 265
Not drafted
match 71
TCU logoAvion Carter
Class of 2023 · DL · signed TCU
7 offers from top-25 programs; Bowens had 5; both about 6-4, 260
Not drafted yet
match 70
Kylie FittsKylie Fitts
Class of 2013 · SDE · signed UCLA
Both offered by Notre Dame, Oregon and Washington; both about 6-4, 240
Drafted 2018, round 6, No. 181 from Utah
match 70
Janarius RobinsonJanarius Robinson
Class of 2016 · WDE · signed Florida State
7 offers from top-25 programs; Bowens had 5; both about 6-4, 235
Drafted 2021, round 4, No. 134
match 68
Georgia Tech logoJordan Woods
Class of 2016 · SDE · signed Georgia Tech
4 offers from top-25 programs; Bowens had 5; both about 6-4, 255
Not drafted
match 68
Past recruits whose offer boards looked most like his: same position, about the same size, offers from programs of the same strength, about as many. Past boards are offers at signing day; his is the board he holds today (Nov 2, 2026). Classes 2016 to 2026 are thin in our record today, so most matches come from 2010 to 2015. 9 of these 10 have finished their draft window. History, not a forecast for him.

Timeline

19 dated moves since Nov 6, 2024
California logoOfficial visit CaliforniaJun 14
California logoCommitted CaliforniaMar 13
Nevada logoOffered NevadaJan 29
San Diego State logoOffered San Diego StateJan 29
Michigan logoOffered MichiganJan 24
Nebraska logoOffered NebraskaJan 21
Kansas logoOffered KansasOct 21, 2025
Stanford logoOffered StanfordAug 11, 2025
Show all 19 moves
Washington logoOffered WashingtonJun 18, 2025
Arizona State logoOffered Arizona StateMay 12, 2025
Tennessee logoOffered TennesseeMar 26, 2025
UCLA logoOffered UCLAMar 26, 2025
Notre Dame logoOffered Notre DameMar 17, 2025
SMU logoOffered SMUMar 11, 2025
Oklahoma State logoOffered Oklahoma StateMar 2, 2025
Sacramento State logoOffered Sacramento StateFeb 8, 2025
California logoOffered CaliforniaFeb 1, 2025
Oregon logoOffered OregonJan 10, 2025
Minnesota logoOffered MinnesotaNov 6, 2024
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