Chris Owens (American football)
{{Short description|American football player (born 1986)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Chris Owens
| image = Chris Owens at 2013 Browns training camp.jpg
| caption = Owens with the Cleveland Browns in 2013
| number = 21, 41, 20, 30
| position = Cornerback
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|12|1}}
| birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 9
| weight_lbs = 180
| high_school = Susan Miller Dorsey {{nowrap|(Los Angeles)}}
| college = San Jose State
| draftyear = 2009
| draftround = 3
| draftpick = 90
| pastteams =
- Atlanta Falcons ({{NFL Year|2009}}–{{NFL Year|2012}})
- Cleveland Browns ({{NFL Year|2013}})
- Miami Dolphins ({{NFL Year|2013}})
- Kansas City Chiefs ({{NFL Year|2014}})
- Detroit Lions ({{NFL Year|2015}})
- New Orleans Saints ({{NFL Year|2015}})
| statlabel1 = Total tackles
| statvalue1 = 217
| statlabel2 = Sacks
| statvalue2 = 4.0
| statlabel3 = Forced fumbles
| statvalue3 = 2
| statlabel4 = Fumble recoveries
| statvalue4 = 3
| statlabel5 = Interceptions
| statvalue5 = 3
| pfr = OwenCh99
}}
Christopher Todd Dillard Owens (born December 1, 1986) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the third round of the 2009 NFL draft. He played college football for the San Jose State Spartans.
Early life
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.{{cite web | title=Christopher Owens | publisher=San Jose State Spartans | url=http://www.sjsuspartans.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=5600&ATCLID=202638 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120612142144/http://www.sjsuspartans.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=5600&ATCLID=202638|archive-date=June 12, 2012}} Owens graduated from Dorsey High in 2004.{{cite web|title=Chris Owens: 2003 Susan Miller Dorsey HS - SR|url=http://cfn.scout.com/a.z?s=451&p=8&c=1&nid=1159963|website=CollegeFootballNews.com|publisher=Scout.com|access-date=February 14, 2015}}
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{{College athlete recruit entry
| recruit = Chris Owens
| position = CB
| hometown = Los Angeles, CA
| highschool = Dorsey HS
| feet = 5
| inches = 11
| weight = 175
| 40 = 4.5
| commitdate = February 4, 2004
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| year = 2004
| rivals ref title = 2004 San Jose St. Football Commitment List
| scout ref title = 2004 San Jose State College Football Recruiting Commits
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| scout s = 199
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| rivals overall = 111 (school)
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College career
Part of Fitz Hill's final recruiting class, Owens attended San Jose State University, the only school that offered him an athletic scholarship.{{cite web|title=Christopher Owens|url=https://rivals.yahoo.com/footballrecruiting/football/recruiting/player-Christopher-Owens-23975|website=rivals.com|publisher=Yahoo|access-date=February 14, 2015}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/christopher-owens-1.html|title=Christopher Owens College Stats}} 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.
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. In his senior season of 2008, Owens had 68 tackles, one interception, 9 passes defended, and 2 forced fumbles.
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 5
| height in = 10
| weight = 181
| dash = 4.51
| ten split = 1.53
| twenty split = 2.59
| shuttle = 4.17
| cone drill = 6.93
| vertical = 34.5
| broad ft = 9
| broad in = 2
| bench = 14
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| note = Measurements were taken at the NFL Scouting Combine.{{cite web|title=Christopher Owens|url=http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=33582&draftyear=2009&genpos=CB|website=NFLDraftScout.com|access-date=February 14, 2015}}{{cite web|title=2009 Combine Player Profiles: Christopher Owens|url=http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/christopher-owens?id=80678|publisher=NFL|access-date=February 14, 2015}}
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= Atlanta Falcons =
In the 2009 NFL draft, the Atlanta Falcons selected Owens in the third round, 90th overall.{{Cite web |title=2009 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2009/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} As a rookie, Owens played 16 games with 6 starts. He had 29 tackles, 2 passes defended, and 2 interceptions.{{Cite web|url=http://media.kcchiefs.com/media/232992/owens_chris.pdf |title=Chris Owens |publisher=Kansas City Chiefs |access-date=February 14, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150215081556/http://media.kcchiefs.com/media/232992/owens_chris.pdf |archive-date=February 15, 2015 }}
In 2010, Owens again played in 16 games and had 3 starts. He had 40 tackles, 1 pass defended, and 3 interceptions. 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.
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.
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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/player/chrisowens/2507785/gamelogs?season=2012|title = NFL Players | Past & Current NFL Players| website=NFL.com }} Owens had one tackle, on special teams.
= Cleveland Browns =
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. On December 17, the Browns waived Owens.{{cite web|url=http://www.ohio.com/blogs/cleveland-browns/cleveland-browns-1.270107/browns-waive-cb-chris-owens-wr-armanti-edwards-off-injured-reserve-1.453243|title=Browns waive CB Chris Owens, WR Armanti Edwards off injured reserve|author=Ulrich, Nate|work=Ohio.com|date=December 17, 2013|access-date=February 14, 2015}}
= Miami Dolphins =
The following day, Owens signed with the Miami Dolphins.{{cite web|last1=Kelly|first1=Omar|title=Dolphins claim former Browns cornerback Chris Owens|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2013-12-18/sports/sfl-dolphins-claim-former-browns-cornerback-chris-owens-20131218_1_brent-grimes-cornerback-former-browns|website=South Florida Sun-Sentinel|access-date=February 14, 2015|date=December 18, 2013|archive-date=February 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150215083026/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2013-12-18/sports/sfl-dolphins-claim-former-browns-cornerback-chris-owens-20131218_1_brent-grimes-cornerback-former-browns|url-status=dead}} Owens played in the Dolphins' season finale, a 20-7 loss to the New York Jets, and had a tackle on special teams.{{Cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/player/chrisowens/2507785/gamelogs?season=2013|title = NFL Players | Past & Current NFL Players| website=NFL.com }}
= Kansas City Chiefs =
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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/player/chrisowens/2507785/profile|title = Chris Owens Stats, News and Video - DB| website=NFL.com }}
= Detroit Lions =
On May 13, 2015, the Detroit Lions signed Owens to a one-year contract.{{cite web |url=http://www.detroitlions.com/news/lions-insider/article-1/Lions-sign-two-veteran-players/2fa7bea4-0cfa-400e-8e20-3854addd8c53 |title=Lions sign two veteran players |work=Detroit Lions |first=Tim |last=Twentyman |date=May 13, 2015 |access-date=May 13, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150514093100/http://www.detroitlions.com/news/lions-insider/article-1/Lions-sign-two-veteran-players/2fa7bea4-0cfa-400e-8e20-3854addd8c53 |archive-date=May 14, 2015 |url-status=dead }} On August 31, 2015, the Lions placed Owens on IR.
= New Orleans Saints =
NFL career statistics
| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
! colspan="2"| Legend |
| Bold
| Career high |
=Regular season=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||||||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Team !colspan="2"| Games !colspan="5"| Tackles !colspan="5"| Interceptions !colspan="4"| Fumbles | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||||||||||||
| rowspan="2" | 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 | |||||||||||||||
| colspan="2"| | 87 | 17 | 217 | 173 | 44 | 4.0 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 13 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
=Playoffs=
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| rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Team !colspan="2"| Games !colspan="5"| Tackles !colspan="5"| Interceptions !colspan="4"| Fumbles | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||||||||||||
| colspan="2"| | 3 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Personal life
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, and Owens's cousin Bené Benwikere also played cornerback at San Jose State and was selected in 2014 by the Carolina Panthers.{{cite web|last1=Person|first1=Joseph|title=Panthers rookie Benwikere's future turned corner in high school|url=http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2014/05/22/4927204/panthers-rookies-future-turned.html|website=Charlotte Observer|access-date=February 14, 2015|date=May 22, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140908165817/http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2014/05/22/4927204/panthers-rookies-future-turned.html|archive-date=September 8, 2014|url-status=dead}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120612142144/http://www.sjsuspartans.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=5600&ATCLID=202638 San José State Spartans bio]
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