CFL: 1st season

Stamps: 1st season

Acquired

Signed as a free agent on Oct. 11, 2021.

Pro path

Cowan was selected by the Ottawa RedBlacks in the sixth round (47th overall) of the 2020 CFL draft. He signed with Ottawa on Jan. 15, 2021, and was released on Sept. 25, 2021.

2021

(Ottawa/Calgary) Cowan started the season in Ottawa and appeared in his first three career CFL games. He did not record any stats. He was released by the RedBlacks on Sept. 25 and signed with the Stampeders on Oct. 11.

Notable

First CFL game: Aug. 21, 2021, at Saskatchewan

College

Cowan played 23 regular-season games and two playoff contests over three seasons (2016-17, 2019) at Wilfrid Laurier. He missed the entire 2018 season with a wrist injury. He played primarily on special teams as a rookie for the Golden Hawks’ Ontario University Athletics championship team in 2016 and was a starter in 2017 and 2019. For his Laurier career, Cowan had 84 total tackles including 9.5 tackles for loss as well as 3.5 sacks, two pass breakups and one forced fumble.

Personal

Cowan is an alum of South Carleton High School in Richmond, Ont. At Laurier, he was a teammate of rookie Stampeders offensive lineman Bryce Bell.