Thomas Owens

WR · Florida International 2017 · #81

Last confirmed: Florida International, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.

6′1″ · 198 lb · Boynton Beach, FL · Atlantic

Thomas Owens: WR · Florida International · #81.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Riley MillerBall State · 2018 · 94% season match
Stanley Morgan Jr.Nebraska · 2018 · 90% season match
Trent SherfieldVanderbilt · 2017 · 87% season match
Tre'Quan SmithUCF · 2015 · 84% season match
Hunter SharpUtah State · 2014 · 84% season match

Thomas Owens

WR · Florida International · #81

Wins underneath on volume and route precision. Thomas Owens has been at Florida International through two head coaches in three seasons. On tape: 162 receiving yards and 11 receptions against Middle Tennessee, Week 6, 2017.

How he plays

Play style

Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.

News and fans

No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2017	Florida International	59	887	15.0	6
2016	Florida International	47	652	13.9	7
2015	Florida International	51	638	12.5	8
Career		157	2,177	13.9	21

Season	Team
2017	Florida International	1	−1	--
2016	Florida International	1	1	137
2015	Florida International	--	--	--
Career		2	0	137

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 17-61@ UCF	4	99	24.8	1	75
Wk 2	W 17-10vs Alcorn State	3	59	19.7	0	34
Wk 4	W 13-7@ Rice	2	41	20.5	0	23
Wk 5	W 30-29vs Charlotte	7	101	14.4	1	51
Wk 6	L 17-37@ Middle Tennessee	11	162	14.7	1	46	Season-high 162 yds
Wk 7	W 23-10vs Tulane	6	152	25.3	0	58	152-yard receiving day
Wk 9	W 41-30@ Marshall	7	114	16.3	2	41	2 TD catches
Wk 10	W 14-7vs UTSA	8	72	9.0	1	17
Wk 11	L 30-37vs Old Dominion	11	87	7.9	0	17
Total		59	887	15.0	6	75

Signature game

Week 9 · 2017

W 41-30

at Marshall

7 rec · 114 yds · 2 TD

Edged out Marshall on the road in a shootout.

With A. McGough — 177 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 86.1 · 23 rush yds (9 car) · S. Wilson — 34.8 yards per punt · 6 punts · 40 long

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 1 · UCF · 2nd and 9 · Q1 · EPA +6.71Alex McGough pass complete to Thomas Owens for 75 yds for a TD, (Jose Borregales KICK)
Week 7 · Tulane · 3rd and 6 · Q1 · EPA +4.32Alex McGough pass complete to Thomas Owens for 58 yds to the Tulan 8 for a
Week 2 · Alcorn State · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA −4.06Alex McGough pass complete to Thomas Owens for 32 yds Thomas Owens fumbled, forced by Deago Sama, recovered by AlcSt Trae Ferrell
Week 1 · UCF · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA −4.03Alex McGough pass complete to Thomas Owens for 13 yds Thomas Owens fumbled, forced by Mike Hughes, recovered by UCF Kyle Gibson , return for 36 yds to the FlaIn 40
Week 5 · Charlotte · 2nd and 9 · Q3 · EPA +4.00Alex McGough pass complete to Thomas Owens for 51 yds to the Charl 23 for a
Week 7 · Tulane · 2nd and 8 · Q2 · EPA +3.43Alex McGough pass complete to Thomas Owens for 38 yds to the Tulan 45 for a

4 more plays

Week 9 · Marshall · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.24Alex McGough pass complete to Thomas Owens for 41 yds for a TD, (Jose Borregales KICK)
Week 6 · Middle Tennessee · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.08Alex McGough pass complete to Thomas Owens for 46 yds to the MTnSt 25 for a
Week 5 · Charlotte · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.97Thomas Owens pass complete to Julian Williams for 35 yds for a TD, (Jose Borregales KICK)
Week 6 · Middle Tennessee · 3rd and 9 · Q1 · EPA +2.84Alex McGough pass complete to Thomas Owens for 13 yds to the FlaIn 49 for a

Teams and coaches

2015Florida International5-7HC: Ron Turner · Balanced

2016Florida International4-8HC: Ron Turner · Balanced

2017Florida International8-5HC: Butch Davis · Run-leaning

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

13 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: rec yards (91st percentile). Strength: receptions (88th percentile). Concern: fumbles lost (1st percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Yards / catch#168 / 709 · 76th pct

15.0

TD rate#193 / 709 · 73rd pct

7.1%

Catch rate#288 / 709 · 59th pct

70.2%

EPA / target#291 / 709 · 59th pct

0.56

Explosive rate#337 / 709 · 52nd pct

11.9%

Box-score rates (8)

Rec yards#47 / 539 · 91st pct

887

Receptions#63 / 539 · 88th pct

Long catch#68 / 539 · 86th pct

Rec TDs#83 / 539 · 82nd pct

Yards / catch#165 / 539 · 69th pct

15.0

Rush TDs#54 / 283 · 41st pct

Rush yards#248 / 283 · 11th pct

-1

Fumbles lost#222 / 223 · 1st pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

34th → 59th percentile

Explosive rate

42nd → 52nd percentile

Catch rate

5th → 59th percentile

TD rate

64th → 73rd percentile

Yards / catch

67th → 76th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2017 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home4g	8.0	103	14.2	0.5
Road4g	6.0	104	19.1	1.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	5.5	102	19.9	0.5
Weeks 8+3g	8.7	91.0	11.1	1.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2017 season

Head Coach

Butch Davis

Pass share

44.9%

396 pass / 486 run

Plays / game

67.8

13 games

Team sack rate

7.1%

435 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2017

59 catches, 1 pass attempt and 1 carry in 9 games

More catches a game than nearly every FBS receiver who plays every week.

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Thomas Owens

Players he’s like

How he plays

News and fans

Where to follow him

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

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Splits

Awards

59 catches, 1 pass attempt and 1 carry in 9 games

Four seasons at Florida International

His moves

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