{{Short description|Canadian gridiron football player (born 1996)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox CFL biography |name=Brock Gowanlock |team= |image=2024, 09, Brock Gowanlock.jpg |image_upright=1 |caption=Gowanlock with the Montreal Alouettes in 2024 |status=Active |import=no |position1=Defensive end, fullback |birth_date={{birth date and age|1996|7|11}} |birth_place=Duncan, British Columbia, Canada |number= |CIS=Manitoba |amateur_title = CJFL |amateur_team = Langley Rams |high_school=Cowichan Secondary |Height_ft=6 |Height_in=3 |Weight_lbs=240 |CFLDraftedYear=2020 |CFLDraftedRound=8 |CFLDraftedPick=66 |playing_years1={{CFL Year|2021}} <!---Offseason member only, returned to play for Manitoba in 2021---> |playing_team1=Montreal Alouettes* |playing_years2={{CFL Year|2022|2024}} |playing_team2=Montreal Alouettes |playing_years3={{CFL Year|2025}} |playing_team3=Winnipeg Blue Bombers* |career_highlights= * Grey Cup champion (2023) |CFL=brock-gowanlock/165791/ }} '''Brock Gowanlock''' (born July 11, 1996) is a Canadian professional football defensive end and fullback. He was most recently a member of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
==Junior career== Gowanlock played for the Langley Rams of the Canadian Junior Football League from 2014 to 2015 as a defensive tackle.<ref name=massive>{{cite web|url=https://bvmsports.com/2021/10/05/manitoba-defensive-end-brock-gowanlock-looking-to-have-a-massive-season-in-his-final-run-with-the-bisons/ |title=Manitoba defensive end Brock Gowanlock looking to have a massive season in his final run with the Bisons |publisher=BVM Sports |date=October 5, 2021}}</ref>
==University career== Gowanlock was recruited to play for the Manitoba Bisons of U Sports football, where he played from 2016 to 2021.<ref name=massive/><ref name=Bisons>{{cite web|url=https://cuse.com/sports/football/roster/tyrell-richards/19252 |title=Brock Gowanlock |publisher=Manitoba Bisons |access-date=November 12, 2023}}</ref> He played in 38 total games where he had 177 total tackles, 11 sacks, and five forced fumbles.<ref name=Bisons/>
==Professional career== ===Montreal Alouettes=== Gowanlock was drafted in the eighth round, 66th overall, by the Montreal Alouettes in the 2020 CFL draft.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://montrealgazette.com/sports/football/cfl/montreal-alouettes/alouettes-select-carabins-db-dequoy-14th-overall-in-cfl-draft |title=Alouettes select Carabins DB Dequoy 14th overall in CFL draft |publisher=Montreal Gazette |date=April 30, 2020}}</ref> However, he did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of both the 2020 CFL season and the 2020 U Sports football season. He signed with the team ahead of the 2021 season, but he was released before the season began on July 26, 2021, and he returned to school to complete his playing eligibility.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://3downnation.com/2021/07/26/alouettes-release-former-third-round-pick-benoit-marion-14-others/ |publisher=3DownNation |title=Alouettes release former third-round pick Benoit Marion, 14 others |date=July 26, 2021}}</ref>
Gowanlock re-signed with the Alouettes on January 21, 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.montrealalouettes.com/2022/01/21/alouettes-sign-seven-including-samuel-thomassin/ |title=Alouettes sign seven, including Samuel Thomassin |publisher=Montreal Alouettes |date=January 21, 2022}}</ref> He played in ten games where he had two defensive tackles and five special teams tackles.<ref name=2023guide>{{cite web|url=https://d3ham790trbkqy.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-CFL-Guide-PDF-for-site.pdf |title=2023 CFL Guide & Record Book |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=November 12, 2023}}</ref> He also played in both playoff games that year where he had one special teams tackle.<ref name=2023guide/>
In 2023, Gowanlock played in 10 regular season games and had two defensive tackles, five special teams tackles, and one fumble recovery.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cdn.ticats.ca/app/uploads/ticats/2023/11/02223013/2023_CFL_Gm_Notes_91_Mtl_vs_Ham_ESF.pdf |title=Games Notes |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=November 12, 2023}}</ref> In the 2024 season, he played in just three games, sitting out the rest on the injured list, where he had two special teams tackles. He became a free agent upon the expiry of his contract on February 11, 2025.<ref name=2025T>{{Cite news |url=https://www.cfl.ca/transactions/2025/ |title=Transactions – Football Player Trades and Signings |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=February 11, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.cfl.ca/fa25/ |title=Official 2025 Free Agent Tracker |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=February 11, 2025}}</ref>
===Winnipeg Blue Bombers=== On February 11, 2025, Gowanlock signed a one-year contract with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bluebombers.com/2025/02/11/winnipeg-blue-bombers-sign-defensive-lineman-brock-gowanlock/ |title=Winnipeg Blue Bombers sign defensive lineman Brock Gowanlock |publisher=Winnipeg Blue Bombers |date=February 11, 2025}}</ref> However, he was released at the opening of training camp on May 10, 2025.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://3downnation.com/2025/05/10/winnipeg-blue-bombers-release-two-including-former-manitoba-bisons-dl-brock-gowanlock/ |title=Winnipeg Blue Bombers release two, including former Manitoba Bisons DL Brock Gowanlock |publisher=3DownNation |date=May 10, 2025}}</ref>
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==External links== * [https://www.bluebombers.com/players/brock-gowanlock/165791/ Winnipeg Blue Bombers bio] *{{commonscatinline}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gowanlock, Brock}} Category:1996 births Category:Living people Category:Canadian football defensive linemen Category:Manitoba Bisons football players Category:Montreal Alouettes players Category:Players of Canadian football from British Columbia Category:Sportspeople from Duncan, British Columbia Category:Canadian Junior Football League players Category:Winnipeg Blue Bombers players