Christopher Owens

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Selected as a third round (90th pick overall) draft choice by Atlanta in 2009.

Careers
Started 38 of 48 games at San Jose State, including his final 37 contests at right cornerback.

Recorded 228 tackles (132 solo), one sack, seven tackles for loss, 20 passes defensed and 13 interceptions.

His 13 INTs placed fourth on the school career-record list.

2008 Season
Named a first-team All-Western Athletic Conference after finishing the season with 68 tackles (40 solo), three tackles for loss eight passes defensed and one interception.

Helped San Jose State’s defense improve from 75th in 2007 to 21st (also second in the WAC) with an average of 311.7 yards allowed per game.

Part of a defense that ranked 10th in the country and second in the conference by giving up just 170.3 passing yards per game.

2007 Season
Received second-team All-WAC honors after leading the conference and ranking 12th in the nation with six interceptions for 26 return yards.

A 12-game starter at right cornerback who also logged a career-high 75 tackles (41 solo), 2.5 tackles for loss and four passes defensed.

2006 Season
Started in 13 games and posted 50 tackles (33 solo), five passes defensed, one sack and four interceptions for 72 return yards.

All four interceptions came in the team’s final five games of the season.

2005 Season
Saw considerable action and started in one contest while recording 35 tackles (18 solo), two interceptions for nine return yards and four passes defensed.

Personal
Attended Dorsey (Los Angeles, California) High School.

Paced the team with five interceptions during his senior campaign and was rewarded with first-team all-league honors.

Older brother, Alvin, played for the San Diego Riptide of the Arena2 Football League.