TE · Seattle Seahawks
John Owens
Age 46 · 191 cm (6'3") · 116 kg · Born Jan 10, 1980 · Notre Dame
NFL career
2002
debut year
2009
last season
8
seasons
#86
jersey
College: Notre Dame
2002 NFL Draft
Rd 5
round
#138
overall pick
DET
drafted by
Career stats
Regular-season totals from 2002 to 2009 · 35 games.
Receiving
178yards
1touchdowns
22receptions
8.1YPC avg
Stats by season
7 regular-season campaigns tracked.
Receiving
| Year | Team | G | Rec | Targets | Yards | Avg | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Detroit Lions | 10 | 5 | 15 | 49 | 9.8 | 0 |
| 2003 | Detroit Lions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2004 | Chicago Bears | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2006 | New Orleans Saints | 3 | 4 | 0 | 44 | 11.0 | 0 |
| 2007 | Detroit Lions | 6 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 |
| 2008 | Detroit Lions | 8 | 8 | 0 | 56 | 7.0 | 1 |
| 2009 | Seattle Seahawks | 6 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 |
Games during career · Seattle Seahawks
Most recent results for the franchise while John Owens was on the roster (1999+ play-by-play coverage).
L
L
L
L
W
W
L
L
13–17 vs Titans
2009-17 · Jan 3, 2010 · REGULAR
L
10–48 @ Packers
2009-16 · Dec 27, 2009 · REGULAR
L
7–24 vs Buccaneers
2009-15 · Dec 20, 2009 · REGULAR
L
7–34 @ Texans
2009-14 · Dec 13, 2009 · REGULAR
W
20–17 vs 49ers
2009-13 · Dec 6, 2009 · REGULAR
W
27–17 @ Rams
2009-12 · Nov 29, 2009 · REGULAR
L
9–35 @ Vikings
2009-11 · Nov 22, 2009 · REGULAR
L
20–31 @ Cardinals
2009-10 · Nov 15, 2009 · REGULAR
Other "Owens" players in NFL history
Different players, same surname — ordered by most recent.
Career badges
Retired
External profiles
Notre Dame alumni in the NFL
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2002 NFL Draft · Round 5 class
Other players selected in the same round.
#136
#137
#139
#140
#141
#142
#145
#146
#147
#148
Jarrod Baxter
RB · HOU
#137
Randy Fasani
QB · CAR
#139
Justin Bannan
DT · BUF
#140
Bobby Gray
S · CHI
#141
Andra Davis
ILB · CLE
#142
Terry Charles
WR · SDG
#143
Scott Fujita
OLB · KAN
#144
Herb Haygood
WR · DEN
#145
Kyle Johnson
RB · CAR
#146
Rocky Bernard
DT · SEA
#147
Kenyon Coleman
DE · OAK
#148
Kevin McCadam
DB · ATL
TE peers of the era
Other TEs who debuted within five seasons of John Owens.
Bob Slowikowski
Debut 2002 · Cowboys
Brandon Christenson
Debut 2002 · #48 · Raiders
Chris Baker
Debut 2002 · #86 · Seahawks
Chris Luzar
Debut 2002 · #89 · Jaguars
Damian Vaughn
Debut 2002 · #88 · Buccaneers
Daniel Graham
Debut 2002 · #89 · Saints
Darnell Dinkins
Debut 2002 · #80 · Saints
Darnell Sanders
Debut 2002 · #88 · Falcons
Born on January 10
Mike Montler
1944 · Detroit Lions
Earl McCullouch
1946 · New Orleans Saints
Charlie Evans
1948 · Washington Commanders
Louis Neal
1951 · Atlanta Falcons
Tom MacLeod
1951 · Baltimore Ravens
Bruce Elia
1953 · San Francisco 49ers
Morris Towns
1954 · Washington Commanders
Mark Mitchell
1954 · Philadelphia Eagles