AT SAN JOSÉ STATE: In his fourth season with the Spartans... A returning starter in the defensive line... 23 games played with 12 starts... First San Jose State defensive lineman in at least the last 15 years to increase a total tackle count by +50 between freshman (6) and sophomore (56) seasons... Signed a National Letter-of-Intent in February 2014.
2016: The only Spartan on defense to start in all 12 games during the season... One of only two players on the team to start in every game... Led all San Jose State defensive linemen with 56 tackles... One of two Spartan defensive linemen to have at least one tackle in every game... Best game of the season may have been in the 14-10 win over Nevada (10/22) when he was credited with five tackles, a single-game career best 2.0 tackles for loss and a quarterback sack as the Spartans only allowed two runs of 10 or more yards and none longer than 18 on 34 rushing attempts... Career high nine tackles at New Mexico (10/1)... Fourth on the team with 8.5 tackles for loss... One of two Spartans to get credit for a tackle for loss in a team-high eight games... Single-game career best 2.0 tackles for loss in the 14-10 win over Nevada (10/22)... Tied for third on the Spartans with 3.0 quarterback sacks.
2015: A reserve defensive tackle and special teams player... Saw action in 11 games... Most of his playing time was on the special teams' punt cover group... Credited with six tackles and 1.0 tackles for loss for the season... All of his tackles occurred in the Air Force game (9/12).
2014: Finished the season as a redshirt.
HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in football (Coach Manuel Douglas) and basketball at Narbonne High in Harbor City, Calif. ... The 2013 Los Angeles all-city selection and the Marine League Lineman of the Year... Credited with a team-best 15.0 tackles for loss, 12.0 quarterback sacks and six forced fumbles as a senior... Was an offensive guard primarily his junior season and received second-team all-league honors... Played in the 2014 B2G West Coast Bowl in Redondo Beach, Calif.
MORE ON OWEN: A communication studies major... Interested in becoming a sports broadcaster... Likes the broadcast work of Michael Irvin and Warren Sapp... He is a native of Los Angeles.
| DEFENSIVE STATISTICS | G | UT | AT | TOTAL | TFL/YDS. | SK | FF | INT | DEF |
| 2014... Redshirt | |||||||||
| 2015... FR | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1.0/4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016... SO | 12 | 27 | 29 | 56 | 8.5/28 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| CAREER | 23 | 30 | 32 | 62 | 9.5/32 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |