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Peyton Bowen
Jersey Number 22

Peyton Bowen

  • Position:
    DB
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    201
  • Hometown:
    Corinth, Texas
  • High School:
    Guyer HS
Seasons GP-GS UT AT TOTAL TFL SACKS INT FF FR PBU
2023 13-2 21 15 36 1.0-9 1.0-9 0 1 0 5
2024 13-5 18 16 34 1.5-2 0.0-0 0 0 0 0
Career 26-7 39 31 70 2.5-11 1.0-9 0 1 0 5


2024 (OKLAHOMA)
Named to SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll ... played in all 13 games and made five starts … started vs. Temple (8/30), Houston (9/7), Tennessee (9/21), Texas (10/12) and in the Armed Forces Bowl vs. Navy (12/27) … totaled 34 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and one QB hurry …made three solo stops (one for loss) vs. Navy (12/27) ... registered five tackles at LSU (11/30) … notched two stops and a QB hurry vs. Alabama (11/23) … tallied four tackles (one for loss) vs. South Carolina (10/19) … recorded four tackles (all solo) vs. Texas (10/12) … notched five stops at Auburn (9/28) … registered a career-high seven tackles vs. Tennessee (9/21).

2023 (OKLAHOMA)
A Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year Award semifinalist … played in all 13 games and made two starts (at Tulsa on 11/16 and in Alamo Bowl vs. Arizona on 12/28) … totaled 36 tackles, one sack, five pass breakups, one forced fumble, one QB hurry and two punt blocks … led Big 12 and ranked fourth nationally with his two blocked kicks … posted three tackles (two solo) in Alamo Bowl vs. Arizona (12/28) ... notched three tackles vs. TCU (11/24) … tallied four tackles (three solo) and a QB hurry vs. West Virginia (11/11) … recorded a pair of solo stops vs. UCF (10/21) … matched his season high with five tackles and forced a fumble vs. Texas (10/7) … registered four tackles and blocked a punt that resulted in a safety vs. Iowa State (9/30) … notched five tackles and a PBU at Cincinnati (9/23) … tallied two tackles and a career-high two PBUs at Tulsa (9/16) … recorded four stops, a PBU, a QB hurry and blocked a punt vs. SMU (9/9) … registered three solo tackles in collegiate debut vs. Arkansas State (9/2).

HIGH SCHOOL
A five-star recruit by ESPN, On3 and Rivals and a four-star prospect by 247Sports … a consensus top-60 national prospect … rated as the No. 12 recruit in the country by Rivals, No.15 by On3, No. 17 by ESPN and No. 57 by 247Sports … ranked as the No. 2 safety in the class by ESPN, On3 and Rivals and No. 3 by 247Sports … regarded as the No. 2 player in the state of Texas by On3 and Rivals, No. 3 by 247Sports and No. 4 by ESPN … a 2022 Under Armour All-American … totaled more than 200 tackles over his sophomore through senior seasons to go with 12 interceptions and 23 pass breakups … a Texas 5-6A All-District selection and the district MVP his senior year when he helped Guyer High School to a state semifinals appearance … a 2022 Mr. Texas Football Semifinalist … a Texas District 5-6A First Team selection as a junior in 2021 …  helped Guyer to a 14-2 record and Texas 6A D-II state runner-up finish in 2021 … named the 2020 Texas District 5-6A Co-Defensive Newcomer of the Year as a sophomore … also ran track … high school teammate of fellow five-star recruit and OU quarterback Jackson Arnold … chose the Sooners over Notre Dame, Oregon, Texas A&M and others. 

PERSONAL
Enrolled at OU in January 2023 ... brother of OU sophomore defensive back Eli Bowen ... major is human relations.

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