Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 59-10vs North Carolina A&T | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 31-17@ Kennesaw State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#20
Coby Owens
Junior linebacker for Georgia State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 215 lb · Saltillo, MS
Returning to Georgia State for 2026
The numbers
8
tackles · 2026
1 TFL
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 5 tackles, 1 TFL, vs North Carolina A&T
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 linebacker for Georgia State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 2-star recruit to Georgia State in 2025.
Coby Owens
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. He arrived as a 2-star recruit and has two seasons of production at Georgia State behind him. One game to point at: 5 tackles, 1 TFL against North Carolina A&T — Week 1, 2026.
8 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- recruiting profile
- game log
His career
20257 games
- Signed with Georgia State2-star out of Northeast Mississippi C.C.
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★
CFB
College
Georgia State
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Dell McGee — 3-11 over that span.
2025Georgia State1-11HC: Dell McGee · Pass-leaning
2026Georgia State2-0HC: Dell McGee · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: qb hurries (83rd percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 4.0 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dell McGee
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Georgia State | 8 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Georgia State | 26 | 10 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 34 | 14 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 59–10
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Georgia State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Georgia State
Returning around him
- 1 Georgia State player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -6 net (33 in / 39 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Georgia State · Last season: 1-11 · Talent rank #106 · 2026 recruiting class #84
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Terry Thomas’s 2022 season.
80%match
Matches Terry on
Tackle volume
Weight
Solo tackle rate
Differs from Terry on
Height (lower)
Class year (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Terry Thomas's freshman season at Troy (2022).
Matches Terry on
Weight
Tackle volume
Solo tackle rate
Differs from Terry on
Class year (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Coby Owens
The linebacker corps · Georgia State
- #20Coby Owens26 tackles · 2025
- #45Kelan Butler24 tackles · 2025
- #28Jaden Kelly13 tackles · 2025
- #55Antonio Wesley1 tackle · 2025
- #34Jaydon Hood2 games · 2026
10 more on the roster · Georgia State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology