Passing
“Wild-COBB” or Lynn Bowden’s option run attack? You choose. In both cases, a passing play was a hot commodity. While sparse, let’s review career totals.
Lynn Bowden Jr.
Comp/Att: 32/67
Completion Percentage: 47.8%
Passing Yards: 422
TD/INT: 2/4
Randall Cobb
Comp/Att: 62/122
Completion Percentage: 50.8%
Passing Yards: 689
TD/INT: 5/5
Hmm. Not sure if this clears things up. Both players have similar numbers proportionally, with Bowden having a slight advantage in the attempts to passing yards ratio. By virtue of Cobb having the ball in his hands more, his numbers are larger. Time to look at season-bests.
Lynn Bowden Jr.
Comp/Att: 29/62 (2019 season)
Completion Percentage: 75% (2017 season) *only 4 pass attempts
Passing Yards: 330 (2019 season)
TD/INT: 2/2 (2019 season)
Randall Cobb
Comp/Att: 52/99 (2008 season)
Completion Percentage: 52.5 (2008 season)
Passing Yards: 542 (2008 season)
TD/INT: 3/0 (2010 season)
At a final glance of the stats, it is still very much up in the air. One would argue that Lynn Bowden played quarterback in high school, but there is something to be said about the significant gap of over three years between then and when he picked the role at UK. Both ‘quarterbacks’ didn’t show a whole lot of promise throwing the ball but filled in when needed.
My final verdict.