University of South Alabama Athletics

Jaguar Highlights: Projected to start at tight end for the Jaguars this fall ... Sat out spring drills while recovering from injury, but still served as one of three captains for the Blue team in the annual spring contest.

As A Junior (2014): Appeared in 11 contests with five starts, making four starts in a row before being injured on his lone reception on the Jaguars’ opening possession at South Carolina ... Caught 18 passes for 234 yards, ranking among the top five on the team in both categories, and was selected to the Sun Belt Conference All-Newcomer Team ... Recorded 15 receptions for 215 yards — both totals that were second on the squad — in Sun Belt Conference contests ... Had career highs of four catches for 81 yards in win over Texas State that made the Jags eligible to compete in a postseason bowl, including a career-long 45-yard reception that set up a game-tying touchdown on USA’s opening drive of the second half ... Earned the coaches’ weekly tight end honor for his efforts against the Bobcats ... Led the team in receiving yards against the Bobcats ... Caught three balls for 54 yards against Louisiana-Lafayette ... Tied for the team lead with a pair of receptions in Georgia State victory as well as at Arkansas State ... Also collected two catches in NCAA Division I debut at Kent State and against SBC champion Georgia Southern, earning the coaches’ weekly award for tight ends.

Junior College Highlights (2012-13): Named a first-team National Junior College Athletic Association All-American in 2013, adding first-team all-Western States Football League and all-Arizona Community College Athletic Conference honors ... Led the Fighting Artichokes with 66 receptions for 1,030 yards and 13 touchdowns, pacing the team with 78 points as well ... Opened the year with eight catches for 184 yards and two scores against Eastern Arizona CC ... Caught season-best nine passes for 142 yards in win over Snow (Utah) JC, matching that reception total in the WSFL championship contest against Mesa (Ariz.) CC ... Recorded seven receptions in rematch with Eastern Arizona as well as against Glendale (Ariz.) CC, posting 120 yards against the former ... Collected six catches for 103 yards in victory over New Mexico Military Institute ... Helped the Fighting Artichokes finish fourth in the final NJCAA poll after posting a 10-1 mark; after dropping its initial contest of the season, SCC won the WSFL title as well as the Valley of the Sun Bowl ... Had 24 receptions for 317 yards his freshman year, ranking third on the team in catches ... Caught season-high eight balls for 113 yards against GCC, while at Snow earlier in the year he had six receptions for 84 yards.

High School Highlights: Lettered two years in football, and one in both basketball and baseball at Skyline High.

Personal: Full name is Braedon Dean Bowman ... Born Jan. 30, 1994, in Mesa, Ariz. ... Son of Warren Bowman and Laura Becker ... Is the second of four children ... Favorite movie is “Happy Gilmore” ... Favorite teams are the Arizona Cardinals and Oklahoma City Thunder ... Favorite athletes are Eric Decker and Larry Fitzgerald ... Favorite foods are steak, seafood and pasta ... Likes to hunt, fish and listen to music in his free time ... Would like to become a police officer ... Also recruited by Wyoming out of junior college ... Majoring in criminal justice.