Eli Bowen holds the RCB · Starter spot in Oklahoma Sooners’s cornerback room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Eli Bowen is a right cornerback for the Oklahoma Sooners. From Corinth, TX, he attended Guyer High School, where he compiled 54 tackles and 10 interceptions as a sophomore in 2021. Bowen enrolled at Oklahoma in January 2024 and appeared in 11 games as a freshman, recording 30 tackles and one interception. In 2025, he started nine consecutive games at cornerback after missing the season's first four contests due to injury. He totaled 24 tackles, two interceptions for 100 return yards, and four pass breakups, earning All-SEC Third Team honors and SEC Defensive Player of the Week recognition following a 87-yard interception return for a touchdown against Alabama.

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