Joseph Bowen
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No. 6 Arizona Cardinals | |||||||||||||
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| Running Back | |||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth: Indianapolis, IN | |||||||||||||
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Career information | |||||||||||||
| High school: Ben Davis High School, Indianapolis, IN | |||||||||||||
| College: Purdue | |||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: 2017 / Round: 6 / Pick: 201 | |||||||||||||
| Debuted in 2017 for the Arizona Cardinals | |||||||||||||
Career history
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| Roster status: Active | |||||||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of Week 2, 2017 | |||||||||||||
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Joseph Bowen is an American football Running Back for the Arizona Cardinals. He played college football at Purdue. The Cardinals selected him in the 6th round (201st overall pick) of the 2017 NFLHC Draft.
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College Career
Joseph Bowen attended Purdue for 4 years, starting in his final 3 for the Boilermakers.
College statistics
Year Team Games Starts Rushing Receiving Att Yds Avg TD Rec Yds Avg TD 2014 PUR 12 12 200 1047 5.24 11 0 0 0 0 2015 PUR 12 12 217 1319 6.08 18 0 0 0 0 2016 PUR 12 12 240 1216 5.07 16 5 74 14.80 1 Career 36 36 657 3582 5.45 45 5 74 14.80 1
Professional Career
Draft
Joseph Bowen was overshadowed for the most part by other top running backs Mike Latta, Chester Dorenbos, Michael Shoemaker, and Shawn Anderson leading up to the 2017 NFL Draft. Many questioned his size as he measured 5-9 185 lbs at the combine and others pointed to a lack of break away speed. For his small frame Bowen showed his strength as he completed 22 bench reps which was tied for 4th most among all running backs. His 4.58 forty yard dash seemed to send him further down certain draft boards. Despite his tremendous college production, most experts agreed he would be a mid to late round pick.
| Ht | Wt | 40-yd dash | Shuttle | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | Wonderlic |
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| 5 ft 9 in | 185 lb | 4.58 s | 32.5 in | 22 reps | ||||
Arizona Cardinals
Joseph Bowen was selected by the Cardinals in the sixth round. He was brought in to compete with recently signed veteran running back Shawn Carr. Prior to the 2017 season, Coach Tammath announced Bowen had won the starting job.
Bowen rushed for 108 yards and a touchdown in his NFL debut against the San Francisco 49ers
Regular season
Year Team Games Starts Rushing Receiving Att Yds Avg TD Rec Yds Avg TD 2017 TB 2 2 42 191 4.55 2 0 0 0 0 Career 2 2 42 191 4.55 2 0 0 0 0
