Honors and Awards
- 2024: Selected in the fourth round (135th overall) by San Francisco 49ers
- 2023: Valero Alamo Bowl Offensive MVP (12/28)
- 2023: All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention (12/5)
- 2023: Accepted Reese's Senior Bowl Invite (11/21)
- 2023: AP Preseason Second-Team All-American (8/21)
- 2023: Biletnikoff Award Preseason Watch List
- 2023: Maxwell Award Watch List (7/31)
- 2023: Paul Hornung Award Watch List
- 2023: Preseason All-Pac-12 Second-Team
- 2022: All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention
- 2022: Biletnikoff Award Preseason Watch List
- 2021: First Team All-Conference USA
- 2020: Second Team All-Conference USA
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2023: Started 12 of 13 games during his second season with Arizona... Appeared in all 13 games during a 10-win season that saw the Wildcats win the Valero Alamo Bowl 38-24 over No. 12 Oklahoma and rattle off seven straight wins to end the season... Set a single-season program record with 13 receiving touchdowns after catching 11 during the regular season and two in the Valero Alamo Bowl... Made 90 receptions (tied for 2nd in Pac-12) for 848 yards... Averaged 65.2 yards per game and 9.4 yards per catch... His 13 touchdown catches tied for second in the Pac-12... Recorded season-high 157 receiving yards at Arizona State to help the Wildcats win their second-straight matchup over their Territorial Cup rival... Finished his collegiate career with 4,477 yards which led all active FBS players... He became the 22nd player in FBS history to record over 4,000 yards receiving... Seventh all-time in career-receiving yards behind Corey Davis (Western Michigan: 1st; 5,285), Trevor Insley (Nevada: 2nd; 5,005), Ryan Broyles (Oklahoma: 3rd; 4,586), Justin Hardy (East Carolina: 4th; 4,541), Marcus Harris (Wyoming: 5th; 4,518), and Patrick Edwards (Houston: 6th; 4,507)... Named 2023 Valero Alamo Bowl Offensive MVP after recording 152 receiving yards and two touchdown receptions during the win over Oklahoma... First pair of wide receivers to record over 100 yards in a bowl game in Arizona history (McMillan, 160 yds)... Made a reception in all 57-career games, finishing the season second among active receivers in consecutive game reception streak (1st; Sam Pinckney, 58 - Coastal Carolina).
2022: Started all 12 games during his first season with Arizona
... Made a catch in all 12 games stretching his career-long streak to 44 games which is the second-longest in the nation… Finished season with 85 receptions (1st in Pac-12) for 1,034 yards (4th in Pac-12), which were the third-most catches and the seventh-most yards in a single season in Arizona football history… 85 catches marked the most by an Arizona wide out since Bobby Wade’s 93-reception season in 2002… Finished tied for second in the Pac-12 with seven touchdown receptions... Caught touchdown passes in five consecutive games to begin the season… Made career-high 12 receptions for a career-best 180 yards with one touchdown against Colorado on 10/1… Caught career-high three touchdowns in his first game as a Wildcat at San Diego State on 9/3… Recorded four games of 100-plus yards and two games of 150-plus yards… Surpassed the 3,000 receiving yard mark for his career and now sits at 3,629 with 20-career touchdowns… His 3,629 receiving yards are second, his 20 touchdowns are tied for 10th, and his 226-career receptions are tied for sixth among active players in FBS.
Before Arizona: Played three seasons at UTEP…Led the Miners in receiving yards all three seasons, including a 2021 campaign in which he finished with 69 receptions for 1,354 yards and seven touchdowns…Earned First Team All-Conference USA honors in 2021 and Second Team recognition in 2020…Finished the 2021 season ranked ninth nationally among all FBS players with 1,354 yards through the air…For his career at UTEP hauled in 141 receptions, 2,595 yards, and 13 touchdowns…Immediately impacted the Miners as a freshman in 2019, making appearances in every game with seven starts…Led all C-USA freshman and ranked No. 13 nationally with 550 receiving yards in 2019…Prepped at Maricopa High School and earned three varsity letters…Pulled in 89 catches for 2,065 yards and 21 touchdowns during prep career.
Personal: Jacob Henry Cowing…Son of Monte Cowing and Nycole Parker with two sisters… Father of Chase Henry Cowing.
