Billy Bowman Jr.

Billy Bowman Jr. (born January 29, 2003) is an American professional football safety for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oklahoma Sooners and was selected by the Falcons in the fourth round of the 2025 NFL draft.

Early life Bowman Jr. attended Billy Ryan High School in Denton, Texas. He played defensive back and wide receiver in high school. As a senior, he had 86 receptions for 1,207 yards and 15 touchdowns. He was selected to play in the 2021 Under Armour All-America Game. Bowman Jr. originally committed to play college football at the University of Texas at Austin before switching to the University of Oklahoma.

College career As a true freshman at Oklahoma in 2021, Bowman Jr. started seven of 11 games and had 22 tackles. As a sophomore in 2022, he played in 11 games with nine starts and recorded 60 tackles and three interceptions. He returned to Oklahoma as a starter in 2023.

Professional career

Bowman was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the fourth round (118th overall) of the 2025 NFL draft. He made six appearance (one start) for Atlanta, recording one interception, two pass deflections, one forced fumble, 1.5 sacks, and 26 combined tackles. On November 22, 2025, Bowman was placed on injured reserve due to an Achilles injury. Two days later, it was confirmed that Bowman had suffered a torn Achilles tendon, officially ending his season.

NFL career statistics Regular season Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Comb Solo Ast Sck PD Int Yds Avg Lng TDs FF FR 2025 ATL 6 1 26 15 2 1.5 2 1 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 Career 6 1 26 15 2 1.5 2 1 0 0.0 0 0 1 0

Personal life On December 31, 2023, Bowman became engaged to Oklahoma Sooners softball All-American Jayda Coleman.