2005: Bowman started the final five games of the year and totaled 27 tackles and a team-high 14 pass breakups. Bowman also ranked second on the team with a pair of interceptions. Bowman punctuated his junior season with a dominant performance against Michigan in the Alamo Bowl. Bowman blanketed the talented Wolverine receivers throughout the game, picking off his second career pass in the third quarter, while setting a Husker bowl record with five pass breakups. He sealed the Alamo Bowl victory on the game’s final play, assisting on a tackle after a wild sequence of laterals. The play of Bowman in the late part of the season helped Nebraska improve to 10th nationally in pass efficiency defense. With Bowman in the starting lineup, NU’s final five opponents connected on a combined 45.8 percent of their passes. Bowman was also a key performer on Nebraska’s special teams units, serving as a gunner on the punting unit, helping Nebraska to a No. 2 national ranking in net punting.

Prior to Nebraska: Bowman was regarded as one of the nation’s top junior college recruits in 2005 after a standout career at New Mexico Military Institute in Roswell, N.M. Playing for Coach John O'Mara, Bowman earned junior college All-America honors. In two seasons at the school, Bowman intercepted 10 passes, including six as a sophomore when he scored two touchdowns. Bowman had 18 pass breakups as a freshman, then had just four breakups as a sophomore when teams threw away from his side of the field. He made more than 50 tackles as a freshman, including 40 solo stops, and as a sophomore had two fumble recoveries and two fumbles caused. In addition to his defensive accolades, Bowman also saw spot duty on offense as a wide receiver.

High School: Bowman was a standout at Bartlett High School in Anchorage, Alaska, where he was a three-time first-team all-state selection and the state’s player of the year as a senior. Bowman also excelled on the hardwood at Bartlett, where his teammates included Kansas hoops standout Mario Chalmers. He selected Nebraska over offers from Oklahoma, Texas Tech and South Carolina among others.

Personal: Bowman is the son of Zackary and Zelma Bowman, who live at Eielson AFB in Alaska. Zackary was born on Nov. 18, 1984. Bowman has volunteered his time as a speaker during American Education Week, and on Nebraska’s team hospital visits. A sociology major, Bowman is on track to pick up his degree this December.