Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2018Michigan State
Gerald Owens
DT • 6'2" • 306 lbs • Thorofare, NJ, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Gerald Owens shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 7.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
19
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
9
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
34
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Michigan State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Michigan State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Michigan
Player Story
Gerald Owens built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a defensive tackle from Thorofare, NJ wearing No. 41, spending time with Michigan State. The clearest part of Gerald Owens' career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Michigan State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Gerald Owens, DT. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Michigan State. Gerald Owens shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 7.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 21
- TFL
- 1.5
- Sacks
- 1.5
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Gerald Owens quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Michigan State · DT
- Career Tackles
- 21
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 17 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · Michigan State
- Top game
- Michigan
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · West Deptford · Michigan State
- High school pipeline
- West Deptford · 7 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 41 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 8 tackles · DT 164th (top 67%) · Big Ten 304th (top 50%) · National 2,842nd (top 49%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Michigan State | 1 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 40 |
| 2017 Postseason | Michigan State | 9 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 32.1 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Michigan State | 9 | 10 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 32.1 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Michigan State | 7 | 8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | - | 1 | 0 | 32 |
Related Context
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Gerald Owens played DT for Michigan State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Gerald Owens recorded 21 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Michigan State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Michigan State paired 0 primary output with 8.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 7.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Purdue
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Regular Season · Michigan State
Games
7
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
7.6
Usage
1.3
Consistency
9.5
Best Game by takeover score
Purdue
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Utah State: 0. Indiana: 0. Central Michigan: 1. Michigan: 0. Purdue: 1. Ohio State: 0. Nebraska: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Utah State: 1 by 4.2. Indiana: 1 by 4.2. Central Michigan: 0 by 10. Michigan: 1 by 4.2. Purdue: 1 by 14.2. Ohio State: 3 by 12.5. Nebraska: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.5 · Games = 4 · +0.5 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 3 · -0.5 vs Wins
Game Log
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7 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Purdue
Best efficiency game
14.2 vs Purdue
Player Story
Gerald Owens story
Gerald Owens built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a defensive tackle from Thorofare, NJ wearing No. 41, spending time with Michigan State. The clearest part of Gerald Owens' career was his defensive production: 21 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 17 career games in the available record. That gives Gerald Owens' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Michigan State
2014-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201420152016201720172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | 8.3 | 1.4 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Michigan State | 2 | 7.3 | 2.1 | 2 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Michigan State | 2 | 7.3 | 2.1 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Michigan State | 2 | 7.6 | 1.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Michigan
Week 6 · W 14-10 · Conference game
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
68.6 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 68.6 takeover score.
#2
vs Purdue
Week 9 · W 23-13 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
51.7 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 51.7 takeover score.
#3
vs Central Michigan
Week 5 · W 31-20
1
Havoc Plays
36.7 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 36.7 takeover score.
#4
vs Western Michigan
Week 2 · W 28-14
0
Havoc Plays
10 takeover
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 10 takeover score.
#5
vs Ohio State
Week 11 · L 6-26 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
8.6 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 8.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · Michigan State
0 primary output · 8.3 efficiency · 1.4 usage
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#2
2017 Postseason · Michigan State
32.1
2 primary · 7.3 efficiency · 2.1 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Michigan State
32.1
2 primary · 7.3 efficiency · 2.1 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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