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UConn · 2026

Cyncir Bowers

RBJunior5' 9", 195 lbsHarrisburg, PA
UConn Huskies3-3 · TDC #78
Snap share
42%
2 of 6 started · likely 33–52%
Rush yards
433
67th of 1457 in FBS
Yards / carry
6.7
29th of 324 in FBS
Rush TD
6
32nd of 631 in FBS
Receptions
6
879th of 1995 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.37
16th of 262 RBs

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

75 plays · +27.5 total EPA · 16th of 262 qualifying RBs
All plays+0.37
Passing+1.09
Rushing+0.27
1st down+0.02
2nd down+0.52
3rd down+1.29
Standard downs+0.17
Passing downs+0.85
BowersRB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays19%
Pass plays5%
Run plays32%
1st down21%
2nd down20%
3rd down14%
Standard downs20%
Passing downs16%
BowersRB average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

RushingValueFBS rank
Carries64—
Success rate51.6%65th / 321
Explosive run rate12.5%178th / 321
Stuffed at the line14.1%147th / 321
First downs15—
Red-zone carries12—
Goal-line carries1—
ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets9—
Target share7.7%—
Catch rate66.7%—
Success rate per target44.4%—
Yards per target5.0—
Explosive catches0.0%—
Deep-target rate0.0%—
3rd-down targets5—
Red-zone targets1—

Charting

Where Bowers's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Targets
9
6 caught (67%)
Avg. depth of target
2.7
air yards per target
YAC per catch
5.8
35 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
10
of 45 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted9 targets charted

67% comp2.7 avg. depth5.8 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 3 targets (33%), 2 caught (67%), 18 yds, 6.0 per target367% · 18yLeft, 0–4 air yards: noneLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (11%), 1 caught (100%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target1100% · 0yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (11%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: 1 targets (11%), 1 caught (100%), 7 yds, 7.0 per target1100% · 7yMiddle, 0–4 air yards: noneMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 1 targets (11%), 1 caught (100%), 2 yds, 2.0 per target1100% · 2yRight, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (11%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (11%), 1 caught (100%), 18 yds, 18.0 per target1100% · 18yRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Run direction65 carries

Left
18%
4.5 YPC · 50% succ.
Middle
62%
7.9 YPC · 65% succ.
Right
20%
4.8 YPC · 62% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.
2025 charting · West Virginia

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (4 of Bowers’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
10
4 caught (40%)
Avg. depth of target
4.4
air yards per target
YAC per catch
28.0
112 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
-15
of 97 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
10%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted10 targets charted

50% comp4.4 avg. depth28.0 YAC/catch10% 20+ air yds1–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 1 targets (10%), 1 caught (100%), -1 yds, -1.0 per target1100% · -1yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 3 targets (30%), 1 caught (33%), 4 yds, 1.3 per target333% · 4yLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (10%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: noneMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 2 targets (20%), 2 caught (100%), 94 yds, 47.0 per target2100% · 94yRight, 0–4 air yards: noneRight, 5–9 air yards: 2 targets (20%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target20% · 0yRight, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (10%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Run direction36 carries

Left
33%
3.3 YPC · 8% succ.
Middle
44%
3.1 YPC · 25% succ.
Right
22%
6.4 YPC · 50% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.

Career

2 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsCarRush ydsY/CRush TDRush SRRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farUConn#78 · 3-3642%654336.7651.6%65407.7%
2025West Virginia#87 · 4-81029%632494.0232.1%813419.2%

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Cyncir Bowers's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Cyncir Bowers's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

7.2 avg. game scoreBest: 8.6 vs Syracuse (Week 5)1 of 5 games at 8.0+
RushingReceiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreCarYdsY/CTDLongRecYdsY/RTDLong
1LafayetteW 56–76.310424.2116177.007
2MarylandL 14–38—3124.006·····
3@Southern MissW 48–207.011847.6142·····
4@Miami (OH)L 21–246.97486.91262136.5011
5SyracuseL 41–428.61616310.22712168.009
6@TempleW 34–207.018844.711311818.0018
2026 · 6 games7.2654336.76716549.0018

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries65—
Yards43367th / 1457
Yards / carry6.729th / 324
Touchdowns632nd / 631
Long71—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions6879th / 1995
Yards541001st / 1981
Yards / catch9—
Touchdowns0—
Long18—
Fumbles2026FBS rank
Fumbles1—
Lost1—
Recovered0—
Kick returns2026FBS rank
Returns2—
Yards31—
Average15.5—
Touchdowns0—
Long20—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSpecial teamsSnap share
Wk 1 · Lafayette✓ RB72~23 (16–30)11·32%
Wk 2 · Maryland—52~8 (2–16)3115%
Wk 3 · Southern Miss—71~22 (15–29)11131%
Wk 4 · Miami (OH)—60~25 (17–32)9·42%
Wk 5 · Syracuse✓ RB75~46 (39–51)21·61%
Wk 6 · Temple—63~41 (35–45)20·65%
Season2 GS393165 (131–204)75242%

Position Room

7 RBs on the UConn roster, ordered by car

#PlayerPosClassCarYdsYPCTDRecEPA/play
23Cyncir BowersRBJR654336.766+0.37
3Kenji ChristianRBSR381925.128+0.33
6Trey CornistRBSR372286.233+0.17
20Shawn SimeonRBSO8455.60—+0.07
22Jaden HartRBJR4133.301-0.20
24Dashun ReederRBJR——————
26Soren RiefRBSO——————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 6+ plays per team game. UConn depth chart →