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Giants draft Houston DB Gervarrius Owens with 254th pick

Giants draft Houston DB Gervarrius Owens with 254th pick


First Team All-American Athletic Conference

First Team Dave Campbell All-State

Appeared in all 14 games of the season at defensive back

Fifth on team in total tackles (52)

Tied for second on team in interceptions (2)

45-yard pick six against Tulsa (Oct. 1)

7+ tackles in each of the final three games vs. UConn (Nov. 27), Cincinnati (Dec. 4), and Auburn (Dec. 28)

Back-to-back games with five tackles vs. Tulane (Oct. 7) and East Carolina (Oct. 23)

Played in all eight games including making five starts at free safety

Fourth on team with 28 tackles

Two tackles for loss and two pass breakups

Five-plus tackles in each of the first five games

Season-high six tackles during three straight weeks vs. No. 14 BYU (Oct. 16), Navy (Oct. 24) and UCF (Oct. 31)

Three stops at No. 6 Cincinnati (Nov. 7)

Two tackles vs. Hawai’i at New Mexico Bowl (Dec. 24).

Made 11 starts and appeared in 12 games at cornerback and safety

Tied for second nationally with two blocked punts

Fourth on the team with 54 tackles (37 solo)

Recorded 0.5 sacks and one interception alongside five breakups

Seven tackles at No. 4/4 Oklahoma (Sept. 1)

Three pass breakups and one tackle in win vs. Prairie View A&M (Sept. 7)

One tackle vs. Washington State in the AdvoCare Texas Kickoff (Sept. 13)

Four tackles at Tulane (Sept. 19)

Two tackles and one pass breakup vs. No. 25 Cincinnati (Oct. 12)

Four tackles and one pass breakup in win at UConn (Oct. 19)

Five tackles vs. SMU (Oct. 24)

Co-led team with five tackles at UCF (Nov. 2)

26-yard punt return vs. Memphis (Nov. 16)

Co-led team with nine tackles, and blocked two punts vs. Memphis (Nov. 16)

Led team with 10 tackles and recorded first interception and half sack of career in win at Tulsa (Nov. 23)

Five tackles in season finale vs. Navy (Nov. 30).

JUCO All-America First Team in 2018 at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M

Team’s second-leading tackler (51)

Had three interceptions and three pass breakups

Four-year letterwinner at Southmoore High School

Appeared in OSSA All-Star Game

PBU and RAC record holder

Also lettered in track and wrestling

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