Luke Bowanko

Luke Bowanko
No. 70, 61, 69
Position:Center
Personal information
Born: (1991-06-13) June 13, 1991 (age 33)
Annapolis, Maryland, U.S.
Height:6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:305 lb (138 kg)
Career information
High school:Centreville (Clifton, Virginia)
College:Virginia
NFL draft:2014 / round: 6 / pick: 205
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Games played:47
Games started:18
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Luke Bowanko (born June 13, 1991) is a former American football center. He was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the sixth round of the 2014 NFL draft. He played college football at Virginia.

College career

A 3-star offensive tackle recruit, Bowanko committed to Virginia to play college football over offers from Boston College, Cincinnati, Florida State, Syracuse, and Vanderbilt.[1]

At Virginia, Bowanko redshirted as a freshman in 2009. In 2010, he appeared in five games as a backup right guard. Bowanko won the starting right guard job as a redshirt sophomore in 2011, starting all 13 games. He moved to center for his redshirt junior year in 2012, starting all 12 games. As a redshirt senior, Bowanko was named a team captain, and moved to left guard to begin the season; however, due to injuries along the offensive line, he returned to center after four games, where he started for the remainder of the season. Overall, Bowanko played in 42 games during his college career, starting 37 consecutive games from 2011-2013 (20 starts at center, 13 starts at right guard, and four starts at left guard).[2]

Professional career

Jacksonville Jaguars

Bowanko was selected 205th overall in the sixth round of the 2014 NFL draft by the Jacksonville Jaguars.[3] The pick used to select Bowanko was traded by the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for Blaine Gabbert. He made his first career start at center in week three against the Indianapolis Colts.[4]

Bowanko started out the 2016 season on PUP after suffering a torn labrum and was activated to the active roster on December 10, 2016 prior to Week 14.[5]

Baltimore Ravens

On September 2, 2017, Bowanko was traded to the Baltimore Ravens.[6] He played in all 16 games in 2017, starting one at left tackle in place of the injured Ronnie Stanley.

New England Patriots

On April 4, 2018, Bowanko signed with the New England Patriots.[7] On September 1, 2018, Bowanko was released by the Patriots.[8]

Washington Redskins

Bowanko signed with the Washington Redskins on November 5, 2018, following season ending injuries to starting offensive linemen Brandon Scherff, and Shawn Lauvao.[9]

Detroit Lions

On June 10, 2019, Bowanko signed with the Detroit Lions.[10] He was released during final roster cuts on August 30, 2019.[11]

References

  1. ^ https://n.rivals.com/content/athletes/luke-bowanko-27008?view=pv
  2. ^ https://virginiasports.com/player/luke-bowanko/
  3. ^ "2014 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  4. ^ "Luke Bowanko". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  5. ^ Oehser, John (December 10, 2016). "Saturday update: Thomas, Odrick on injured reserve". Jaguars.com. Archived from the original on November 25, 2018. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
  6. ^ Downing, Garrett (September 2, 2017). "Ravens Acquire Center Luke Bowanko In Trade With Jaguars". BaltimoreRavens.com.
  7. ^ "Patriots trade Brandin Cooks to LA Rams; Sign OL Luke Bowanko and TE Troy Niklas". Patriots.com. April 4, 2018.
  8. ^ "Patriots Announce Roster Cutdown". Patriots.com. September 1, 2018.
  9. ^ Shook, Nick (November 5, 2018). "Roundup: Scherff, Lauvao, Richardson out for year". NFL.com.
  10. ^ "Lions sign free agents OL Luke Bowanko & QB David Fales". DetroitLions.com. June 10, 2019. Archived from the original on July 2, 2019. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
  11. ^ Mullenax, Steven (August 30, 2019). "Detroit Lions 2019 roster cuts tracker (updated)". SideLionReport.com. Retrieved August 30, 2019.