About
Vandarius Cowan
8/4/18
LB
Position
6-4
Height
233
Weight
Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
Hometown
Alabama
Previous School
Highlights
Biography
- Transferred to West Virginia in August after playing as a freshman for Nick Saban at Alabama in 2017
- Part of a Crimson Tide squad that finished 13-1 and won the national championship
- Saw action in seven games as an outside linebacker
- Earned his first career action against Tennessee and saw playing time against LSU, Mississippi State, Mercer, Auburn, Clemson and Georgia
- Recorded one quarterback hurry against LSU
- Totaled his first two career tackles in the win over Mercer
- Played for coach Rob Freeman at Palm Beach Gardens High
- Tabbed a Florida Class 8A All-State Third Team selection by the Associated Press in his senior season
- Selected to the Palm Beach Post Super 11 as a junior and senior
- Accumulated 104 tackles, including 13 for loss, with seven sacks and four forced fumbles as a junior for the Gators
- Rated as a four-star prospect by ESPN, rivals and 247Sports
- No. 67 overall prospect by rivals, No. 78 by 247Sports and No. 216 on ESPN 300
- No. 4 outside linebacker nationally by 247Sports, No. 7 by rivals and No. 13 by ESPN
- No. 13 player from Florida by rivals, No. 15 by 247Sports and No. 32 by ESPN
- Named to the PrepStar Top 150 Dream Team as the No. 3 outside linebacker
- Participated in Nike’s The Opening
- Took part in the Rivals100 Five-Star Challenge
- Chose Alabama over Florida State, LSU, Miami (Fla.), Ole Miss and Oregon
