Jacob Owens

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Jacob Owens
Personal information
Born: (1984-10-10) October 10, 1984 (age 39)
Franklin, West Virginia, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school: Pendleton County
(Franklin, West Virginia)
College: Fairmont State
Position: Defensive lineman
Undrafted: 2008
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-WVIAC (2007)
  • Third-team All-Northeast Region
  • 2007 East Coast All-Star Bowl
  • 2008 Cactus Bowl

Jacob Owens (born October 10, 1984) is a former American football defensive lineman. He played college football at Fairmont State.

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Owens was unselected in the 2008 NFL draft but received a tryout with the New York Jets but was released before the season began.

High school career

Owens attended Pendleton County High School, where he was a standout player. He lettered three times in football. He was also a two-time All-Conference selection. He was named All-State as a senior. He also lettered four times in basketball, and was a two-time All-Conference selection, he was also an All-State selection as a senior.

College career

Owens then attended Fairmont State University, where he majored in Exercise Science. As a freshman in 2004, he played in 10 games and recorded five tackles. As a sophomore in 2005, he played and started in nine games, recording 40 tackles, 12 for loses, seven sacks, two passes broken-up, and one forced fumble. In 2006, as a junior, he started 11 games, recording 56 tackles, nine for loses, four sacks, six passes broken-up, and was an All-WVIAC Honorable mention. In 2007, he recorded 44 tackles, ll for loses and five sacks. He also played for the North team in the 2007 East Coast All-Star Bowl. He was also named to the 2008 Cactus Bowl East team. [1] For his college career, he recorded 145 tackles, 16 sacks, 15 passes broken-up, and seven fumble recoveries.

Professional career

Measureables
Ht. Wt. 40 yd. 20 Shut. Squat Max. Vertical Jump Bench Max. Broad Jump
6'5" [2] 272 lb. [2] 4.88 [2] X635 [3] X"450 [3] X"

National Football League

During the weeks prior too the 2008 NFL draft, Owens had received calls from numerous teams including; the Miami Dolphins, Philadelphia Eagles, Buffalo Bills, Baltimore Ravens, and Kansas City Chiefs. [3] He was projected to go undrafted in the NFL Draft, [2] and was, but later received a tryout with the New York Jets, however he was released shortly before the beginning of the season.

af2

On October 7, 2008, he signed with the Spokane Shock of the af2 football league. [4]

Notes

  1. ↑ "TWO LIONS CHOSEN FOR CACTUS BOWL (2008 Cactus Bowl East Team)". RoarLions.com. Retrieved October 9, 2008.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Jacob Owens, DS #43 DE, Fairmont State". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved October 9, 2008.
  3. 1 2 3 Cochran, Duane (April 25, 2008). "Owens hoping for shot in NFL". TimesWV.com. Times West Virginian. Archived from the original on February 5, 2013. Retrieved October 9, 2008.
  4. ↑ "Shock roster continues to grow". Spokane Shock. October 7, 2008. Archived from the original on November 28, 2010. Retrieved October 9, 2008.

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