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Tay Gowan
American football player (born 1998)
Tay Gowan (born January 7, 1998) is an American football cornerback for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at UCF and was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the sixth round of the 2021 NFL Draft.
| No. 30 – Tennessee Titans | |||
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| Position: | Cornerback | ||
| Personal information | |||
| Born: | (1998-01-07) January 7, 1998 (age 26) Covington, Georgia, U.S. | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Weight: | 186 lb (84 kg) | ||
| Career information | |||
| High school: | Newton (Covington, Georgia) | ||
| College: |
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| NFL draft: | 2021 / Round: 6 / Pick: 223 | ||
| Career history | |||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||
| Roster status: | Active | ||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||
Gowan grew up in Covington, Georgia and attended Newton High School.[1] As a high school senior, he earned First-team All-State honors as a defensive back after posting four interceptions and 15 pass breakups.[2]
Gowan began his collegiate career at Miami University, where he redshirted as a true freshman and saw little playing time the following season.[3] He left the program after his redshirt freshman season and enrolled at Butler Community College. In his lone season at Butler, he intercepted six passes and was named All-Jayhawk Conference.[4] Gowan committed to transfer to the University of Central Florida.[5]
Gowan began his first season with the Knights as a reserve defensive back, but became a starter due to injuries.[6] He finished the season with 31 tackles, two interceptions, eight passes broken up and one fumble recovery while allowing 20 catches on 50 passes thrown into his coverage.[7] Gowan opted out of the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic and declared early for the 2021 NFL Draft.[8][9]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 6 ft 0+7⁄8 in (1.85 m) |
186 lb (84 kg) |
31+1⁄8 in (0.79 m) |
8+1⁄2 in (0.22 m) | 4.49 s | 1.55 s | 2.52 s | 4.27 s | 6.86 s | 35.5 in (0.90 m) | 9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) | 13 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day[10][11] | ||||||||||||
Arizona Cardinals
Gowan was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the sixth round, 223rd overall, of the 2021 NFL Draft.[12] Gowan signed his four-year rookie contract with Arizona on May 25, 2021.[13]
Philadelphia Eagles
Gowan was traded along with a fifth round pick in the 2022 NFL Draft to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for tight end Zach Ertz on October 15, 2021.[14] He was waived on August 30, 2022.[15]
Minnesota Vikings
Gowan signed with the practice squad of the Minnesota Vikings on September 1, 2022.[16][17] Gowan was elevated to active roster from the practice squad on November 19, 2022.[18] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 16, 2023.[19] On August 28, 2023, he was waived.[20]
Tennessee Titans
On October 9, 2023, Gowan was signed to the Tennessee Titans practice squad.[21] Following the end of the 2023 regular season, the Titans signed him to a reserve/future contract on January 8, 2024.[22]
- Schmetzer, Mark (August 28, 2016). "Coach: RedHawks improve size and strength on Signing Day". Dayton Daily News.
- "Tay Gowan - 2020 - Football". UCF Athletics. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
- "UCF cornerback Tay Gowan ready to emerge on national stage". August 12, 2020.
- Murphy, Brian (September 4, 2019). "UCF turns to Tay Gowan, Zamari Maxwell to help offset loss of Brandon Moore". Orlando Sentinel.
- "Tay Gowan shares why he opted out, declares for NFL draft". Orlando Sentinel. September 2, 2020.
- Adelson, Andrea (April 13, 2021). "NFL Draft 2021 - College football opt outs create an unprecedented challenge for NFL scouts, execs". ESPN.com.
- "Tay Gowan Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
- "Tay Gowan, Central Florida, CB, 2021 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
- Odegard, Kyle (May 1, 2021). "Cardinals Add Gowan, Dimukeje, Wiggins, Menet In Late Rounds". AZCardinals.com. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
- Spadaro, Dave (October 15, 2021). "Eagles trade all-time great Zach Ertz to Arizona Cardinals". philadelphiaeagles.com. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
- McPherson, Chris (August 30, 2022). "Eagles announce initial 53-man roster". PhiladelphiaEagles.com.[permanent dead link]
- "Vikings Add Receiver & Cornerback to Practice Squad". Vikings.com. September 1, 2022.
- Gowan, Tay [@focused_4] (September 1, 2022). "@Vikings Thankful for the opportunity" (Tweet). Retrieved August 31, 2022 – via Twitter.
- "Vikings Sign TE Nick Muse to Active Roster; Announce Roster Moves". Vikings.com. November 19, 2022.
- Peters, Craig (January 16, 2023). "Vikings Sign 6 Players to Futures Contracts". Vikings.com.
- "Vikings Begin Roster Reductions Ahead of Final Roster Cut Deadline". Vikings.com. August 28, 2023.
- "Titans add two to practice squad among 4 moves". Titans Wire. USA Today. October 10, 2023.
- Wyatt, Jim (January 8, 2024). "Titans Sign Six Players to Reserve/Futures Contracts". TennesseeTitans.com. Retrieved January 9, 2024.