2008 ... Played in the first 11 games for the Bengals, and started the opener at strong safety against Boise State and also against Weber State and Montana at free safety ... had 26 tackles on the season, and one for loss, also recorded one pass breakup on the season as well ... had his best game in his final one, recording a career-high tying nine tackles at Montana, including a tackle for loss and a pass breakup ... had four tackles against Cal Poly, and followed that with three against Weber State ... also had three against Eastern Washington.

2007 ... Played in 10 games for the Bengals, earning three starts at safety ... recorded 29 tackles, 2.5 tackles for a loss, and one pass breakup ... started games against Montana State (his first career start), Northern Colorado and Northern Arizona ... registered a career-high nine tackles against Northern Colorado with a tackle for a loss ... also broke up a pass in that game ... had six tackles and a half tackle for loss against Montana State ... his only tackle against Oregon State was a tackle for a loss ... had two tackles in the opener ... had four tackles to end the season at Sacramento State.

2006 ... Saw action in 10 games for the Bengals as a freshman ... recorded seven tackles, a half-tackle for a loss, and two pass breakups ... also recovered a fumble on a kickoff against Weber State that led to a tying touchdown drive in the fourth quarter ... had a career-high three tackles against Northern Colorado ... broke up passes against both Northern Colorado and Sacramento State.

2005 ... Redshirted.

HS ... Lettered in football, basketball, and track at Curtis High School ... was team captain as a junior and senior in football ... was named First Team All-League as a junior and a senior ... finished fourth in the state in the 110-high hurdles ... helped Curtis to the state quarterfinals ... was named an All-American Scholar-Athlete as a freshman ... Personal ... his parents are Amir Abdul Matin and Jeanette Robison Al ... will major in physical education ... his birthday is October 17, 1986.

Owens' Career Defensive Stats
Year	TT-UT	Tfl-Yds	Sck-Yds	FF	FR-Yds	Int-Yds	PD 
2006	7-4	0.5-0	0.0-0	0	1-0	0-0	2
2007	29-15	2.5-2	0.0-0	0	0-0	0-0	1
2008	26-14	1.0-3	0.0-0	0	0-0	0-0	1
Total	62-33	3.5-5	0.0-0	0	1-0	0-0	4

Career Highs: Tackles - 9, 2 times, last at Montana, 11-15-08; Tackles for Loss - 1.0, 3 times, last at Montana, 11-15-08; Passes Broken Up - 1, 4 times, last at Montana 11-15-08; Fumble Recoveries - 1 vs. Weber State, 11-18-06.