Born in Los Angeles, California, Owens attended Susan Miller Dorsey High School in Los Los Angeles Owens graduated from Dorsey High in 2004. Participant of Fitz Hill"s final recruiting class, Owens attended San Jose State University, the only school that offered him an athletic scholarship.
Owens was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the third round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football at San Jose State. Owens, in his senior season, had five interceptions and was named first-team all-league.
Owens redshirted his freshman year and first played in 2005, under new head coach Dick Tomey.
Atlanta Falcons
In the 2009 NFL Draft, the Atlanta Falcons selected Owens in the third round, 90th overall. As a rookie, Owens played 16 games with 6 starts.
In 2010, Owens again played in 16 games and had 3 starts. In 2011, Owens played 14 games with 2 starts.
In 2012, Owens played in 13 games with one start.
In the postseason, Owens played in the NFC Championship Game, a 28-24 loss to the San Francisco 49ers. Owens had one tackle, on special teams. Cleveland Browns
Owens signed with the Cleveland Browns in 2013.
On December 17, the Browns waived Owens.
Miami Dolphins
The following day, Owens signed with the Miami Dolphins. Owens played in the Dolphins" season finale, a 20-7 loss to the New York Jets, and had a tackle on special teams.
Kansas City Chiefs
On March 21, 2014, Owens signed with the Kansas City Chiefs. Detroit Lions
On May 13, 2015, the Detroit Lions signed Owens to a one-year contract.
On August 31, 2015, the Lions placed Owens on International Rectifier . New Orleans Saints
On November 25, 2015 Owens signed with the New Orleans Saints.
In 11 games played as a freshman, Owens had 35 tackles, 2 interceptions, 6 passes defended, and a forced fumble. As a sophomore in 2006, Owens led San Jose State to the 2006 New Mexico Bowl title and played 13 games (starting all 13) with 50 tackles, 4 interceptions, and 9 passes defended. As a junior in 2007, Owens was selected All-Women's Army Corps second-team and led the conference with six interceptions.
He also had 75 tackles and 9 passes defended. In his senior season of 2008, Owens had 68 tackles, one interception, 9 passes defended, and 2 forced fumbles. He had 29 tackles, 2 passes defended, and 2 interceptions.
He had 40 tackles, 1 pass defended, and 3 interceptions. In the Falcons" Divisional Round loss to eventual Super Bowl XLV champions Green Bay Packers, Owens had 7 tackles, a pass defended, and a quarterback hit. He had 27 tackles, a sack, 3 passes defended, a quarterback hit, 2 tackles for loss, and 8 special teams tackles.
In the regular season, Owens had 17 tackles, 4 passes defended, one tackle for loss, one forced fumble, and 5 special teams tackles. He played 12 games with 2 starts and had 51 tackles, 2.5 sacks (for a total loss of 135 yards), 3 passes defended, 2 quarterback hits, a tackle for loss, a fumble recovery, a forced fumble, and six special teams tackles. In the 2014 season, Owens played 11 games with 3 starts for the Chiefs and had 33 tackles with 4 passes defended.
