Deryn Bowser

Height:
6-1
Weight:
210
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Los Angeles, Calif.
High School:
Los Angeles Harbor College / Washington Prep HS

Junior (2008): Named third team All-MAC ... Ranked sixth in the MAC and 60th in the NCAA in receiving yards per game (65.42), while ranking eighth in the league and 46th in the NCAA in receptions per game (5.33) ... His 64 receptions in 2008 ranks sixth on the UA single-season list. (Now, five of the six single-season bests for receptions in the UA record book have come since head coach J.D. Brookhart’s arrival in 2005) ... Was second on the team behind Dennis Kennedy, gaining 35 first downs ... Started the season opener, despite missing nearly all of the preseason with an injury, catching five passes for 76 yards at Wisconsin ... In the Zips’ home opener versus Ball State, he hauled in eight passes for 117 yards ... Caught 10 passes for 72 yards versus Big East champ Cincinnati, who was heralded as having perhaps the best pair of corner backs in the nation ... The 10 catches marked just the 17th time in UA history a Zip had recorded double digits in receptions in a single game ... Tabbed MAC East Offensive Player of the Week, with five receptions for 77 yards at Kent State ... Versus the Flashes, he caught a highlight-reel TD on 4th-and-11 with a minute and a half to play in regulation, giving Akron a three-point lead ... Established a career-high with 118 yards at Ohio on seven receptions, including a 60-yard TD.

Prior to Akron: at LAHC: Listed as one of the top junior college receivers, getting four stars on Scout.com and being ranked as the 29th-best overall receiver (HS and JC) in the nation by RecruitngEdgeInfo ... Tabbed honorable mention All-American in 2007 ... Named first team All-California Region III and first team All-Western State Conference as a sophomore and freshman ... Had 54 catches for 742 yards in 2007 after posting 55 receptions for 1,021 yards and 10 touchdowns in ‘06 ... Was Western State Conference Receiver of the Week after catching 10 passes for 112 yards and a TD in week one of the 2007 season ... Set LAHC records with 109 career receptions and 19 career TDs ... Ranked fourth among the California junior colleges in yards per game and seventh in receiving TDs as a freshman.

Personal: Son of M. Dean and Deborah D. Bowser.