Kansas State University Athletics
2021 Football
Jersey Number 16
Derek Bowman
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Manhattan, Kan.
- High School:
- Homeschooled
2019-20: Did not see any game action.
2018: Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played for the Manhattan Eagles, a team comprised of homeschooled players from the Manhattan area… Helped the Eagles earn a 10-2 record and a state runner-up finish as a junior in 2015… Earned First Team All-Kansas Christian Athletic Association (KCAA) honors as a defensive back on three occasions, while he was a first-team honoree at running back as a junior and senior after earning second-team accolades as a sophomore… Totaled 5,404 rushing yards and 118 total touchdowns during his career in addition to 17 interceptions…. Also lettered in basketball, earning First Team All-KCAA accolades as a senior.
PERSONAL: Derek Andrew Bowman was born May 28, 1998, in Manhattan, Kansas… Son of Troy and Traci Bowman… Mother, Traci, attended K-State… Has two siblings, Blake and Jacob… Majoring in kinesiology.
2018: Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played for the Manhattan Eagles, a team comprised of homeschooled players from the Manhattan area… Helped the Eagles earn a 10-2 record and a state runner-up finish as a junior in 2015… Earned First Team All-Kansas Christian Athletic Association (KCAA) honors as a defensive back on three occasions, while he was a first-team honoree at running back as a junior and senior after earning second-team accolades as a sophomore… Totaled 5,404 rushing yards and 118 total touchdowns during his career in addition to 17 interceptions…. Also lettered in basketball, earning First Team All-KCAA accolades as a senior.
PERSONAL: Derek Andrew Bowman was born May 28, 1998, in Manhattan, Kansas… Son of Troy and Traci Bowman… Mother, Traci, attended K-State… Has two siblings, Blake and Jacob… Majoring in kinesiology.
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