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THE INDEPENDENT GUIDE TO BOWMAN FOOTBALL2026 PROSPECTS · 1ST BOWMANS · AUTOGRAPHSUPDATED SEP 22, 2026
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QB · Indiana · Fifth year

Josh Hoover

Earlier Bowman card foundCHROME AUTO
PPG70.4OVERALL#42QB#134-GAME FORM84.3LATEST GAME77.5
CHROME PROSPECTBCP-146Chrome auto · BCPA-JHO
PAPERBPP-146
CHROMEBCP-146
CHROME AUTOBCPA-JHO
PAPER AUTONOT LISTED
PLAYER STATS

2026 season & career

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SCOUTING NOTEBOOK

The read right now

Updated 2026-09-22

Hoover offers an unusually large passing sample for this checklist. The evaluation should focus on translation to Indiana rather than treating accumulated volume as automatic upside.

NEXT CHECK

Check the next Indiana game book for efficiency and distribution with the new receivers.

BOWMAN CHECKLIST

His 2026 Bowman cards

Paper and Chrome are separate prospect entries. Prospect autographs add a verified signature checklist appearance; inserts and variations are separate collecting paths. This is a format hierarchy, not a price or scarcity ranking.

Topps describes parallels, but a complete first-party football odds/serial-number matrix was not available in this audit. No baseball parallel structure is imported. Serial numbering is not an estimate of total print run.

2 base appearances · 1 autograph appearances · 9 insert / variation appearances. Counts describe checklist rows, not distinct print runs.

These are the official checklist appearances we have mapped. We only show serial numbering when we can source it.

ChecklistCard numberPrinted schoolCheck it / find it
PAPER PROSPECTSBPP-146Indiana®Source 1: 2026 Bowman Football Checklist ↗Search eBay ↗ for Josh Hoover BPP-146
CHROME PROSPECTSBCP-146Indiana®Source 1: 2026 Bowman Football Checklist ↗Search eBay ↗ for Josh Hoover BCP-146
BASE CHROME NIL ETCHED IN GLASS VARIATIONCPE-7Indiana®Source 1: 2026 Bowman Football Checklist ↗Search eBay ↗ for Josh Hoover CPE-7
BOWMAN SPOTLIGHTS NILBS-22Indiana®Source 1: 2026 Bowman Football Checklist ↗Search eBay ↗ for Josh Hoover BS-22
BOWMAN VERIFIEDBV-13Indiana®Source 1: 2026 Bowman Football Checklist ↗Search eBay ↗ for Josh Hoover BV-13
CRYSTALLIZED NILC-22Indiana®Source 1: 2026 Bowman Football Checklist ↗Search eBay ↗ for Josh Hoover C-22
GEN NEXTGN-10Indiana®Source 1: 2026 Bowman Football Checklist ↗Search eBay ↗ for Josh Hoover GN-10
MEGA PROSPECTSMP-9Indiana®Source 1: 2026 Bowman Football Checklist ↗Search eBay ↗ for Josh Hoover MP-9
TALENT TRACKERTT-12Indiana®Source 1: 2026 Bowman Football Checklist ↗Search eBay ↗ for Josh Hoover TT-12
VERY IMPORTANT PROSPECTSVIP-6Indiana®Source 1: 2026 Bowman Football Checklist ↗Search eBay ↗ for Josh Hoover VIP-6
CHROME PROSPECT AUTOGRAPHSBCPA-JHOIndiana®Source 1: 2026 Bowman Football Checklist ↗Search eBay ↗ for Josh Hoover BCPA-JHO
FUTURE SCRIPTFS-JHIndiana®Source 1: 2026 Bowman Football Checklist ↗Search eBay ↗ for Josh Hoover FS-JH

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1ST BOWMAN

Is this his 1st Bowman?

Earlier Bowman card found
Why we call it this · 18 sources
Older Bowman check: 12 releases, 6,186 checklist rows

Direct evidence is listed below.

Name search: "Josh Hoover" Bowman

Complete Bowman U NOW archive pagination was inaccessible (403); indexed coverage is incomplete. Same-name legacy Bo Jackson results refer to the Auburn legend and are excluded. Regional/team releases without available first-party checklists remain unverified.

Source 1: 2021-22 Bowman University Football ↗Source 2: 2022 Bowman University Chrome Football ↗Source 3: 2022-23 Bowman University Best Football ↗Source 4: 2022-23 Bowman University Inception ↗Source 5: 2023 Bowman University Chrome Football ↗Source 6: 2023 Bowman University Best Football ↗Source 7: 2023 Bowman University Chrome Football Sapphire ↗Source 8: 2024 Bowman University Chrome Football ↗Source 9: 2024 Bowman University Best Football ↗Source 10: 2024 Bowman University Chrome Football Sapphire ↗Source 11: 2025 Bowman University Chrome Football Checklist ↗Source 12: 2025 Bowman University Best Football ↗
RESEARCH FILEIdentity, open questions & evidence gapsOpen file

Indiana; QB; Fifth year; 6-2; 205 lb.

Source 1: Indiana: Josh Hoover official profile ↗
school
Indiana (verified)
position
QB (verified)
class
Fifth year (verified)
Date of birth
Unknown (unknown)
measurements
6-2 / 205 lb (verified)
recruiting
Consensus three-star high-school recruit according to 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals, reported by Indiana. (partial)
2026 statistics
See explicitly dated profile observations; complete current-season totals not verified. (partial)
Draft eligibility
Unknown (unknown)
NFL consensus
Unknown (unknown)
Next catalyst
Check the next Indiana game book for efficiency and distribution with the new receivers. (editorial)
Source 1: Indiana: Josh Hoover official profile ↗
  • Full date of birth not verified; age is not inferred from class.
  • Complete 2026 cumulative statistics through September 21 are not verified; dated games and prior seasons remain separately labeled.
  • Draft eligibility and a current independent NFL consensus remain unverified; a school award or watch list is not consensus.
  • Verified athletic testing, availability history and position-specific advanced charting are incomplete.
PPG METHODHow the 70.4 grade was built60% supported

We have support for 60% of the normal grade inputs. A player needs at least 60% before we publish a PPG. Missing pieces stay missing.

ComponentWeightScore / confidenceWhy
production25%75medium3,472 passing yards, 65.9% completions and 12 TCU starts support established prior efficiency; mature class and consensus three-star high-school evidence. Complete turnover context remains a limitation.Source 1: Indiana: Josh Hoover official profile ↗
ageClass15%55medium3,472 passing yards, 65.9% completions and 12 TCU starts support established prior efficiency; mature class and consensus three-star high-school evidence. Complete turnover context remains a limitation.Source 1: Indiana: Josh Hoover official profile ↗
role15%85medium3,472 passing yards, 65.9% completions and 12 TCU starts support established prior efficiency; mature class and consensus three-star high-school evidence. Complete turnover context remains a limitation.Source 1: Indiana: Josh Hoover official profile ↗
physical10%UnavailableunavailableInsufficient evidence for this component.
pedigree5%50medium3,472 passing yards, 65.9% completions and 12 TCU starts support established prior efficiency; mature class and consensus three-star high-school evidence. Complete turnover context remains a limitation.Source 1: Indiana: Josh Hoover official profile ↗
consensus20%UnavailableunavailableInsufficient evidence for this component.
risk10%UnavailableunavailableInsufficient evidence for this component.
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GRADE HISTORYGrade history70.4 PPG · 8 checks · unchanged

No meaningful grade movement yet. We keep the checks so the first real change has a clean baseline.

DatePPG7d / 30d / seasonRankModel
2026-09-17T12:00:03.513ZInsufficient dataNot measured / Not measured / Not measuredUnrankedbowman-ppg-v1.0
2026-09-17T12:01:03.832ZInsufficient dataNot measured / Not measured / Not measuredUnrankedbowman-ppg-v1.0 · correction
2026-09-17T12:13:29.755ZInsufficient dataNot measured / Not measured / Not measuredUnrankedbowman-ppg-v1.0
2026-09-22T11:45:00.635Z70.4Not measured / Not measured / Not measured42bowman-ppg-v1.0
2026-09-22T16:34:28.321Z70.4Not measured / Not measured / Not measured42bowman-ppg-v1.0
2026-09-23T12:51:43.562Z70.4-13.0 / Not measured / Not measured29bowman-ppg-v1.0
2026-09-23T14:48:24.458Z70.4-13.0 / Not measured / Not measured29bowman-ppg-v1.0
2026-09-24T04:16:58.722Z70.4-13.0 / Not measured / Not measured42bowman-ppg-v1.0
PROVENANCE

Sources

Card identity checked 2026-09-16 · Player research updated 2026-09-22

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