# Deryn Bowser

Deryn Bowser (born April 3, 1987) is a former American football player.

## Early life

Born the son of M. Dean and Deborah D. Bowser, Deryn attended Washington Preparatory High School in Los Angeles, California.

## College career
### Los Angeles Harbor College

After high school, Bowser attended Los Angeles Harbor College, where he was a standout member of the football team. Bowser was twice named First Team All-Western State Conference and set school records for career receptions (109) and receiving touchdowns (19).
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40$^‡$ | Commit date |
| Deryn Bowser WR | Los Angeles, California | Los Angeles Harbor College | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | 4.5 | Jan 29, 2008 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR |||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: JC (WR) Rivals: -- (WR), -- (CA) ESPN: JC (WR) |||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Akron Football Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 26, 2012. "Akron College Football Recruiting Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved September 26, 2012. "Akron Zips 2008 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 26, 2012. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved September 26, 2012. "2008 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 26, 2012. |||||||
Bowser signed with Akron on January 29, 2008. Bowser chose Akron over scholarship offers from Kansas State, Oregon State and Stony Brook.

### Akron

Bowser started 16 games in his career for the Zips. Bowser was named 3rd Team All-Mid-American Conference in 2008. Bowser was having a productive 2009 season when he was injured during the Zips week 6 game against Buffalo.

### Statistics

Source:
| | | Receiving | Receiving | Receiving | Receiving | Receiving | Receiving |
| Season | Team | GP | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
| 2008 | Akron | 12 | 64 | 785 | 12.3 | 4 | 60 |
| 2009 | Akron | 6 | 21 | 307 | 14.6 | 5 | 49 |
| | Totals | 18 | 85 | 1,092 | 12.8 | 9 | 60 |

## Professional career
### Pre-draft

Prior to the 2010 NFL draft, Bowser was projected to be undrafted by NFLDraftScout.com. He was rated as the 164th-best wide receiver in the draft. He was not invited to the NFL Scouting Combine, he posted the following numbers during his Akron pro-day workouts:
Pre-draft measurables :
| Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press |
| 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 212 lb (96 kg) | 4.72 s | 1.58 s | 2.79 s | 4.57 s | 7.06 s | 31.5 in (0.80 m) | 9 ft 3 in (2.82 m) | 12 reps |
| All values from 2010 Akron Pro Day ||||||||||

### Arizona Cardinals

After failing to hear his named called in the 2010 NFL draft, Bowser signed as an undrafted free agent with the Arizona Cardinals. He was waived on August 3, 2010.

### Iowa Barnstormers

In 2012, Bowser was assigned to the Iowa Barnstormers of the Arena Football League. Bowser suffered a knee injury during 2012 training camp, and missed the entire 2012 season. Bowser was assigned to the Barnstormers on November 2, 2012 for the 2013 season.