Player facts
- Team
San Francisco 49ers- Position
- Wide Receiver
- Number
- 4
- Born
- Feb 4, 2001 (age 25)
- Birthplace
- Maricopa, AZ, USA
- Height
- 5' 9"
- Weight
- 171 lbs
- College
- Arizona
- Experience
- 3 seasons
- Status
- Active
Stats
2026 Offense
| REC | TGTS | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | FD | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | FUM | LST | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | 1 | 5 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Last 5 Games | 1 | 5 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Career | 5 | 11 | 89 | 17.8 | 0 | 41 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
Advanced stats
2026 season through week 6. EPA per play is the points a play added to the team’s expected score; success rate is the share of plays that kept the offense on schedule; CPOE is completion percentage over what the throws’ difficulty predicted. Rank is by EPA per play.
| Plays | EPA/play | Success | CPOE | League rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Receiving | 5 targets | -1.09 | 40% | fewer than 24 plays |
Recent games
| Receiving | Rushing | Fumbles | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Opponent | Result | REC | TGTS | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | FD | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | FUM | LST |
@  SEA | W 32-29 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
vs  DEN | W 24-14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
vs  ARI | W 36-30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
vs  MIA | W 35-13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
vs  LAR | W 27-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.
About
Jacob Henry Cowing (born February 4, 2001) is an American professional football wide receiver and punt returner for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the UTEP Miners and Arizona Wildcats and was selected by the 49ers in the fourth round of the 2024 NFL draft.
From Wikipedia’s article on Jacob Cowing, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.1
Background
Early life
Jacob Cowing grew up in Maricopa, Arizona, and attended Maricopa High School. As a senior, he had 28 receptions for 872 yards and 10 touchdowns. Cowing committed to play college football at UTEP, which was his only Division I FBS offer.
UTEP
Cowing became a starter at UTEP as a wide receiver during his freshman season in 2019 and caught 31 passes with a team-leading 550 receiving yards and three touchdown receptions. In his sophomore year, he started all eight games and was named second team All-Conference USA after leading the Miners with 41 receptions for 691 yards and three touchdowns. As a junior in 2021, Cowing was named first team All-Conference USA after starting all 13 games for the Miners and catching 69 passes for 1,354 yards and seven touchdowns, as well as completing four carries for 75 yards and a touchdown. After the season, he entered the NCAA transfer portal.
Arizona
Cowing ultimately transferred to Arizona. He was named to the watchlist for the Fred Biletnikoff Award entering his first season at Arizona. His week one debut as a Wildcat featured three reception touchdowns and 152 receiving yards in a win over San Diego State. In another win over the Colorado Buffaloes, he scored one touchdown and completed 12 passes for 180 receiving yards, his college record. After starting all 12 games, Cowing finished his senior year with 85 receptions for 1,034 yards and seven touchdowns, as well as three rushing attempts for one yard. He also completed seven punt returns for 56 yards. Leading the conference in receptions, he received the All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention in 2022. He returned to the Wildcats in 2023 with his fifth year of eligibility. Cowing set a school record of four touchdowns, two in overtime, in a week five loss to the USC Trojans after three overtimes. In the Valero Alamo Bowl, he caught a 35-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter and a 57-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter to help Arizona defeat Oklahoma 38-24, earning Offensive MVP of the match. Cowing finished the season with 90 receptions for 848 yards and 13 touchdowns, Arizona's single-season record for receiving touchdowns. He also completed five rushing attempts for 26 yards and six punt returns for 65 yards. Again, he received the All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention.
From Wikipedia’s article on Jacob Cowing, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.1
49ers’ next games
Recent results
Sources
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- 1WikipediaJacob Cowing on Wikipedia