Chris Owens (American football)
![]() Owens with the Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
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Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||
Born: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | December 1, 1986||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 180 lb (82 kg) | ||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||
High school: | Susan Miller Dorsey (Los Angeles, California) | ||||||||||
College: | San Jose State | ||||||||||
NFL draft: | 2009 / Round: 3 / Pick: 90 | ||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||
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Career NFL statistics | |||||||||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Christopher Todd Dillard Owens (born December 1, 1986) is a former American football cornerback. He was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the third round of the 2009 NFL draft. He played college football at San Jose State.
Early life
[edit]Born in Los Angeles, California, Owens attended Susan Miller Dorsey High School in Los Angeles. Owens, in his senior season, had five interceptions and was named first-team all-league.[1] Owens graduated from Dorsey High in 2004.[2]
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
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Chris Owens CB | Los Angeles, CA | Dorsey HS | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 4.5 | Feb 4, 2004 |
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Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 111 (school) Rivals: 111 (school) | ||||||
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College career
[edit]Part of Fitz Hill's final recruiting class, Owens attended San Jose State University, the only school that offered him an athletic scholarship.[3] Owens redshirted his freshman year and first played in 2005, under new head coach Dick Tomey. In 11 games played as a freshman, Owens had 35 tackles, 2 interceptions, 6 passes defended, and a forced fumble.[4] As a sophomore in 2006, Owens led San Jose State to the 2006 New Mexico Bowl title and played 13 games (starting all 13) with 50 tackles, 4 interceptions, and 9 passes defended.[1][4]
As a junior in 2007, Owens was selected All-WAC second-team and led the conference with six interceptions; he also had 75 tackles and 9 passes defended.[1][4] In his senior season of 2008, Owens had 68 tackles, one interception, 9 passes defended, and 2 forced fumbles.[4]
Professional career
[edit]Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 181 lb (82 kg) | 4.51 s | 1.53 s | 2.59 s | 4.17 s | 6.93 s | 34.5 in (0.88 m) | 9 ft 2 in (2.79 m) | 14 reps | |||
Measurements were taken at the NFL Scouting Combine.[5][6] |
Atlanta Falcons
[edit]In the 2009 NFL draft, the Atlanta Falcons selected Owens in the third round, 90th overall.[7] As a rookie, Owens played 16 games with 6 starts. He had 29 tackles, 2 passes defended, and 2 interceptions.[8]
In 2010, Owens again played in 16 games and had 3 starts. He had 40 tackles, 1 pass defended, and 3 interceptions.[8] In the Falcons' Divisional Round loss to eventual Super Bowl XLV champions Green Bay Packers, Owens had 7 tackles, a pass defended, and a quarterback hit.[8]
In 2011, Owens played 14 games with 2 starts. He had 27 tackles, a sack, 3 passes defended, a quarterback hit, 2 tackles for loss, and 8 special teams tackles.[8]
In 2012, Owens played in 13 games with one start. In the regular season, Owens had 17 tackles, 4 passes defended, one tackle for loss, one forced fumble, and 5 special teams tackles. In the postseason, Owens played in the NFC Championship Game, a 28-24 loss to the San Francisco 49ers.[9] Owens had one tackle, on special teams.[8]
Cleveland Browns
[edit]Owens signed with the Cleveland Browns in 2013. He played 12 games with 2 starts and had 51 tackles, 2.5 sacks (for a total loss of 13.5 yards), 3 passes defended, 2 quarterback hits, a tackle for loss, a fumble recovery, a forced fumble, and six special teams tackles.[8] On December 17, the Browns waived Owens.[10]
Miami Dolphins
[edit]The following day, Owens signed with the Miami Dolphins.[11] Owens played in the Dolphins' season finale, a 20-7 loss to the New York Jets, and had a tackle on special teams.[8][12]
Kansas City Chiefs
[edit]On March 21, 2014, Owens signed with the Kansas City Chiefs. In the 2014 season, Owens played 11 games with 3 starts for the Chiefs and had 33 tackles with 4 passes defended.[13]
Detroit Lions
[edit]On May 13, 2015, the Detroit Lions signed Owens to a one-year contract.[14] On August 31, 2015, the Lions placed Owens on IR.
New Orleans Saints
[edit]On November 25, 2015 Owens signed with the New Orleans Saints.[15]
NFL career statistics
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Bold | Career high |
Regular season
[edit]Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
2009 | ATL | 16 | 6 | 29 | 24 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2010 | ATL | 16 | 3 | 40 | 29 | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2011 | ATL | 14 | 2 | 35 | 28 | 7 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2012 | ATL | 13 | 1 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2013 | CLE | 12 | 2 | 57 | 45 | 12 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
MIA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2014 | KAN | 11 | 3 | 33 | 27 | 6 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2015 | NOR | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
87 | 17 | 217 | 173 | 44 | 4.0 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 13 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Playoffs
[edit]Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
2010 | ATL | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2011 | ATL | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2012 | ATL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Personal life
[edit]Owens is a member of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity, joining the Mu Lambda chapter at San Jose State in 2006. Owens's brother Alvin played for the San Diego Riptide of AF2,[8] and Owens's cousin Bené Benwikere also played cornerback at San Jose State and was drafted in 2014 by the Carolina Panthers.[16]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Christopher Owens". San Jose State Spartans. Archived from the original on June 12, 2012.
- ^ "Chris Owens: 2003 Susan Miller Dorsey HS - SR". CollegeFootballNews.com. Scout.com. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
- ^ "Christopher Owens". rivals.com. Yahoo. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Christopher Owens College Stats".
- ^ "Christopher Owens". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
- ^ "2009 Combine Player Profiles: Christopher Owens". NFL. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
- ^ "2009 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Chris Owens" (PDF). Kansas City Chiefs. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 15, 2015. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
- ^ "NFL Players | Past & Current NFL Players". NFL.com.
- ^ Ulrich, Nate (December 17, 2013). "Browns waive CB Chris Owens, WR Armanti Edwards off injured reserve". Ohio.com. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
- ^ Kelly, Omar (December 18, 2013). "Dolphins claim former Browns cornerback Chris Owens". South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Archived from the original on February 15, 2015. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
- ^ "NFL Players | Past & Current NFL Players". NFL.com.
- ^ "Chris Owens Stats, News and Video - DB". NFL.com.
- ^ Twentyman, Tim (May 13, 2015). "Lions sign two veteran players". Detroit Lions. Archived from the original on May 14, 2015. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
- ^ "Saints' Chris Owens: Set to sign with Saints - CBSSports.com". CBSSports.com. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
- ^ Person, Joseph (May 22, 2014). "Panthers rookie Benwikere's future turned corner in high school". Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on September 8, 2014. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
External links
[edit]- San José State Spartans bio
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