Demarcus Owens: DB · New Mexico State · #4.
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Demarcus Owens
Erases the deep middle of the field. A two-star recruit with four seasons on the field at New Mexico State since. A game that shows it: 7 tackles against Louisiana — Week 7, 2018.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
57 tackles. 9 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 0 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | New Mexico State | 57 | 33 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9 | 2 |
| 2017 | New Mexico State | 48 | 32 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 7 | 2 |
| 2016 | New Mexico State | 32 | 14 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 |
| 2015 | New Mexico State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 |
| Career | 137 | 79 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 21 | 7 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-29vs Wyoming | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | L 10-48@ Minnesota | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 13-60@ Utah State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 3 | L 25-42vs New Mexico | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 27-20@ UTEP | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 49-41vs Liberty | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Wk 7 | L 38-66@ Louisiana | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 31-48vs Georgia Southern | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 20-27@ Texas State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 52-42vs Alcorn State | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Wk 12 | L 10-45@ BYU | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 21-28@ Liberty | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 57 | 33 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 9 |
Week 10 · 2018
W 52-42
vs Alcorn State
6 tackles · 3 pass breakups · 2 solo tackles
Edged out Alcorn State at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
16%9 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
57tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL57 tackles · 9 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
4 seasons under Doug Martin — 16-33 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 5.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Road7g | 4.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 5.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Doug Martin
Pass share
60.6%
537 pass / 349 run
Plays / game
73.8
12 games
Team sack rate
7.0%
585 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
57 tackles in 12 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at New Mexico State, 137 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
1 coachPlayed every college season under Doug Martin.
