Tay Gowan

Tay Gowan (born January 7, 1998) is an American football cornerback for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at UCF and was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the sixth round of the 2021 NFL Draft.

Tay Gowan
No. 36 – Philadelphia Eagles
Position:Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1998-01-07) January 7, 1998
Covington, Georgia
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:186 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school:Newton
(Covington, Georgia)
College:UCF
NFL Draft:2021 / Round: 6 / Pick: 223
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of 2021
Total tackles:2
Forced fumbles:0
Fumble recoveries:0
Pass deflections:0
Interceptions:0
Player stats at NFL.com

Early life and high school

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]

College career

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]

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span40-yard dash10-yard split20-yard split20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jumpBroad jumpBench press
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 s1.55 s2.52 s4.27 s6.86 s35.5 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]

References
  1. Schmetzer, Mark (August 28, 2016). "Coach: RedHawks improve size and strength on Signing Day". Dayton Daily News.
  2. "Tay Gowan - 2020 - Football". UCF Athletics. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  3. "UCF cornerback Tay Gowan ready to emerge on national stage". August 12, 2020.
  4. Murphy, Brian (September 4, 2019). "UCF turns to Tay Gowan, Zamari Maxwell to help offset loss of Brandon Moore". Orlando Sentinel.
  5. "UCF lands commitment from JUCO DB".
  6. "Tay Gowan shines in corner debut".
  7. "NFL Draft Prospect Spotlight: Tay Gowan". SI.com.
  8. "Tay Gowan shares why he opted out, declares for NFL draft". Orlando Sentinel. September 2, 2020.
  9. Adelson, Andrea (April 13, 2021). "NFL Draft 2021 - College football opt outs create an unprecedented challenge for NFL scouts, execs". ESPN.com.
  10. "Tay Gowan Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
  11. "Tay Gowan, Central Florida, CB, 2021 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
  12. Odegard, Kyle (May 1, 2021). "Cardinals Add Gowan, Dimukeje, Wiggins, Menet In Late Rounds". AZCardinals.com. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
  13. "Former UCF corner Tay Gowan agrees to 4-year, $3.6 million contract with Arizona Cardinals". OrlandoSentinal.com.
  14. Spadaro, Dave (October 15, 2021). "Eagles trade all-time great Zach Ertz to Arizona Cardinals". philadelphiaeagles.com. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
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