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Owen Carney Jr.
Illinois 2021 alumnus
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Owen Carney Jr.
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Illinois
NFL
NFL Draft
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2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2021Illinois5-7HC: Bret Bielema · Run-leaning
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Illinois | 44 | 19 | 7.5 | 6.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 44 | 19 | 7.5 | 6.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2021
W 20–18
at Penn State
1 TFL · 1 SACKS · 3 SOLO
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 2 on the road.
How he plays
Play style
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Thumper
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
LB
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Tyrus Wheat’s 2021 season.
62%match
Matches Tyrus on
Sack rate
Weight
Differs from Tyrus on
PD rate (lower)
Height (higher)
TFL rate (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Ty Shelby's sophomore season at UL Monroe (2021).
Matches Ty on
Tackle volume
TFL rate
Solo tackle rate