Tyler Owens
Tyler Owens
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Across three seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Steve Sarkisian and Joey McGuire. The receipt: 9 tackles against Houston — Week 5, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Texas Tech, 51 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Matt Wells → Joey McGuire. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joey McGuire
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Texas Tech | 36 | 29 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Texas Tech | 13 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Texas | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 51 | 41 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 11 · 2023
W 16–13
at Kansas
2 SOLO · 2 TOT
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 on the road.
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to L.J. Wallace’s 2022 season.
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As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Tyree Skipper's graduate season at Louisiana (2024).
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