#20

Coby Owens

LB · Georgia State · So. · #20

Returning to Georgia State for 2026
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Coby Owens

LB · Georgia State · So · #20

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
Georgia State
2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2025Georgia State1-11HC: Dell McGee · Pass-leaning

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025Georgia State26100.50.0------
Career26100.50.0------

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2025

W 37–21

vs Murray State

3 TOT  ·  1 SOLO

How he plays

Play style

Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Georgia State

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Linebacker · Georgia State

Returning around him

  • 68% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
  • 1 Georgia State player drafted to NFL
  • Transfer portal: -6 net (33 in / 39 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Georgia State · Last season: 1-11 · Talent rank #77 · 2026 recruiting class #83

DNA match

Player DNA

Balanced Linebacker

Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.

LB

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Terry Thomas’s 2022 season.

Terry Thomas

80%match

Troy · 2022

#2

Percy Courtney Jr.

Florida International · 2024

78%
#3
77%
#4

Brandon Bischof

Akron · 2021

70%
#5

Carl Glass Jr.

UL Monroe · 2022

70%

Matches Terry on

Tackle volume
Weight
Solo tackle rate

Differs from Terry on

Height (lower)
Class year (higher)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Terry Thomas's freshman season at Troy (2022).

Terry Thomas

82%match

Troy · 2022

#2

Ashton Whitner

Old Dominion · 2023

82%
#3

Collin Gill

Charlotte · 2025

78%
#4

Nick Beckwith

Air Force · 2025

77%
#5

Joe Perkins

Florida International · 2021

77%

Matches Terry on

Weight
Tackle volume
Solo tackle rate

Differs from Terry on

Class year (lower)

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #14173

Final rank
#14915
Avg #14736.3
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #14173 this season.