2019 Football Roster
Jersey Number 13
Tayvon Bowers
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Harrisburg, PA
- High School:
- Bishop McDevitt
2018 (Redshirt Freshman)
Saw his first college action against Towson (9/8) ... Was on the field for eight snaps and handed the ball off on each play.
2017 (True Freshman)
Redshirted ... Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.
High School
Team captain ... Rated as the No. 1 quarterback in Pennsylvania by Scout ... Ranked as the No. 21 dual-threat quarterback by ESPN.com and No. 24 by 247Sports ... Three-star prospect from ESPN, 247 and Scout ... First Team all-state pick as a junior ... Threw for 1,545 yards and 17 touchdowns as a senior while rushing for six scores ... Completed 233 passes for 3,576 yards and 42 touchdowns and 13 interceptions as a junior ... Rushed 93 times for 395 yards and three touchdowns ... Played for Coach Jeff Weachter.
Personal
Son of Jennifer Wilkerson ... Born Dec. 3, 1998 ... Member of the National Honor Society ... QB coach at Bishop McDevitt was Matt Johnson, a Bowling Green QB who excelled under the direction of offensive coordinator Warren Ruggiero ... Nephew of Troy Drayton who played at Penn State in and in the NFL ... Suffered a torn ACL late in the 2016 season and wrote a piece for The Players’ Tribune detailing his recovery ... Economics major.
Saw his first college action against Towson (9/8) ... Was on the field for eight snaps and handed the ball off on each play.
2017 (True Freshman)
Redshirted ... Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.
High School
Team captain ... Rated as the No. 1 quarterback in Pennsylvania by Scout ... Ranked as the No. 21 dual-threat quarterback by ESPN.com and No. 24 by 247Sports ... Three-star prospect from ESPN, 247 and Scout ... First Team all-state pick as a junior ... Threw for 1,545 yards and 17 touchdowns as a senior while rushing for six scores ... Completed 233 passes for 3,576 yards and 42 touchdowns and 13 interceptions as a junior ... Rushed 93 times for 395 yards and three touchdowns ... Played for Coach Jeff Weachter.
Personal
Son of Jennifer Wilkerson ... Born Dec. 3, 1998 ... Member of the National Honor Society ... QB coach at Bishop McDevitt was Matt Johnson, a Bowling Green QB who excelled under the direction of offensive coordinator Warren Ruggiero ... Nephew of Troy Drayton who played at Penn State in and in the NFL ... Suffered a torn ACL late in the 2016 season and wrote a piece for The Players’ Tribune detailing his recovery ... Economics major.
Football Media Availability (12/23/25)
Tuesday, December 23
Wake Forest Women's Basketball Highlights vs Gardner-Webb (Dec. 22, 2025)
Monday, December 22
Steve Forbes - Postgame Presser vs. Vanderbilt
Sunday, December 21
Steve Forbes - Postgame Presser vs. Longwood
Thursday, December 18
