Jacob Owens
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Franklin, West Virginia, U.S.
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| Position | Defensive lineman |
| Personal information | |
| Born | October 10, 1984 Franklin, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Pendleton County (Franklin, West Virginia) |
| College | Fairmont State |
| NFL draft | 2008: undrafted |
| Career history | |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
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Jacob Owens (born October 10, 1984) is an American former football defensive lineman. He played college football at Fairmont State. Owens was unselected in the 2008 NFL draft but received a tryout with the New York Jets but was released before the season began.
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.