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Darrion Owens

position

Linebacker

Height

6-3

Weight

235 lbs.

Class

Freshman

Hometown

Orange Park, Fla.

High School

Oakleaf

Darrion Owens - Football - University of Miami Athletics

2017 (Redshirt Junior): Saw action in all 13 games…Finished with 35 tackles (20 solo) and 4.5 tackles for loss…Added one pass breakup…Saw action in season opener against Bethune-Cookman (Sept. 2) and had one solo tackle…Posted one solo tackle in win over Toledo (Sept. 23)…Finished with four tackles (two solo) and 2.0 TFLs (three yards) in win at Duke (Sept. 29)…Had two tackles (one solo) in win at Florida State (Oct. 7)…Posted one solo tackle in win over Georgia Tech (Oct. 14)…Had one tackle in win over Syracuse (Oct. 21)…Finished with four total tackles (two solo) and 1.0 TFL (one yard) in win at North Carolina (Oct. 28)…Finished with one solo tackle in win over Virginia Tech (Nov. 4)…Posted two total tackles (one solo) in win over Notre Dame (Nov. 11)…Saw action against Virginia (Nov. 18)…Finished with three total tackles (two solo) at Pittsburgh (Nov. 24)…Finished with six total tackles and 1.0 tackle for loss in ACC Championship Game against Clemson (Dec. 2)…Finished with career-high nine tackles and added 0.5 TFLs in Capital One Orange Bowl against Wisconsin (Dec. 30).

2016 (Redshirt Sophomore): Played in 12 of 13 games and finished with 17 tackles (eight solo)…Had 2.0 tackles for loss (four yards), one fumble recovery and one pass breakup…Made return to field after injury-shortened 2015 season against FAU (Sept. 10) and totaled two solo tackles…Saw action in road win at Appalachian State (Sept. 17)…Saw action against Georgia Tech (Oct. 1)…Recorded two solo tackles against Florida State (Oct. 8)…Had one tackle against North Carolina (Oct. 15)…Totaled three tackles and 1.5 TFLs against Virginia Tech (Oct. 20)…Had three tackles (two solo) at Notre Dame (Oct. 29)…Added two tackles and one PBU against Pittsburgh (Nov. 5)…Recorded first fumble recovery of career in win at Virginia (Nov. 12)…Had one tackle in win at NC State (Nov. 19)…Added one solo tackle in regular season finale win over Duke (Nov. 26)…Had two tackles and half-sack (three yards) in Russell Athletic Bowl victory over West Virginia (Dec. 28).

2015 (Sophomore): Projected starter who suffered season-ending knee injury in second week of season…Made first start of career in season opener vs. Bethune-Cookman (Sept. 5) and registered two solo tackles and first career TFL (1.0)…Registered two tackles at FAU (Sept 11) before being removed in first quarter with season-ending knee injury.

2014 (True Freshman): Enrolled in January 2014…Made career debut in season opener at Louisville, did not record any stats…Saw action against FAMU…Played against Arkansas State, did not record any stats…Collected first career tackles against Nebraska, totaling team-high seven takedowns…Added two tackles against Duke…Did not record any stats in action against Georgia Tech…Saw action against Virginia Tech…Added two tackles against North Carolina…Had one tackle against Florida State…Did not record any stats against Virginia…Had two tackles in action against Pittsburgh…Totaled three tackles in Duck Commander Independence Bowl against South Carolina.

High School: Enrolled in January 2014 … Semper Fidelis All-American … Second-team All-First Coast selection as junior and senior … Recorded 101 tackles, six PBUs, two interceptions and two forced fumbles as junior in 2012 … Added 89 tackles, two interceptions and blocked kick as senior in 2013 … Coached by Derrick Chipoletti at Oakleaf … Chose Miami over Auburn and Georgia.

 OWENS CAREER STATISTICS
SEASON G-GS UT AT TT TFL YDS SACK YDS FF FR PBU INT YDS
2016 12-0 8 9 17 2.0 4 0.5 3  0 1 1  0   0 
2015 2-1 2 2 4 1.0 1 0.0 0  0 0 1  0   0 
2014 12-0 11 12 23 0 0 0.0 0  0 0 1  0   0 
CAREER 25-1 21 23 44 3.0 5 0.5 3 0 1 3 0 0