Dalton Owens

Class:
Redshirt Junior
Position:
DL
Ht. / Wt.:
6-2 / 295
Hometown:
Monroe, Ga.
High School:
Prince Avenue Christian

2021 First-Team All-Southern Conference (media)
2020 Phil Steele Magazine Preseason Second-Team All-Southern Conference

2020-21: Appeared in nine games, making eight starts…missed final two games due to injury…finished with 25 tackles, 8.0 tackles-for-loss and one sack…registered three tackles, including one for loss against Clemson…had season-high seven tackles against ETSU…followed it up with two tackles-for-loss against Samford.

2019: Started all 12 games at nose tackle…recorded 23 tackles, 8.5 tackles-for-loss and 3.5 sacks…recorded four tackles against Elon…had 1.5 tackles-for-loss against Charleston Southern…added four tackles, including 1.5 sacks against VMI…posted 1.5 tackles-for-loss against Wofford.

2018: Did not see game action.

2017: Sat out the season as a red-shirt.

HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year letterman for Prince Avenue Christian…selected for FCA All-Star Game and Georgia Elite Classic following senior year…voted region Defensive Player of the Year as senior after recording 73 tackles, including 14.0 for loss with 4.0 sacks, one fumble recovery and one pass breakup while leading Wolverines to region championship and semifinal round of Class A Private state playoffs…junior season selected as Georgia Defensive Player of the Year after anchoring defense that allowed average of 10.1 points per game, claimed region title with perfect regular season and advanced to state playoff semifinals.

PERSONAL: Son of Robert and Michelle Owens…majoring in business administration.