#20

Owen Sweeney

Sophomore wide receiver for Marshall. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.

WR · Marshall · So. · #20

6′3″ · 204 lb · Roanoke, VA

Returning to Marshall for 2026

Next upSat Sep 19 · 6:30 pm ETat Missouri StatePlaster Sports ComplexMarshall by 3.5

How he plays

Yards / catch: 45th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

receiving yards · 2026

4 catches · 12 per catch

2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 rec, 34 yds, vs Middle Tennessee

His career numbers, season by season

The story

2 wide receiver for Marshall. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.

His career, year by year

Owen Sweeney

WR · Marshall · So · #20

The receipt: 34 rec yds, 2 receptions against Middle Tennessee — Week 2, 2026.

48 REC YDS · 4 REC · 0 REC TD

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

season totals
game log

2026 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2026Marshall1-1HC: Tony Gibson · Run-leaning, slow tempo

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles

5 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).

Box-score rates (5)

Yards / catch#32 / 57 · 45th pct

12.0

Rec TDs#47 / 57 · 10th pct

Long catch#54 / 57 · 5th pct

Rec yards#58 / 57 · 0th pct

Receptions#58 / 57 · 0th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits

Per-game splits

Through 2 games: 2.0 REC/g, 24.0 YDS/g, 12.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Tony Gibson

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2026

Backup

On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2026	Marshall	4	48	12.0	0	--
Career		4	48	12.0	0	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026

W 28–26

vs Middle Tennessee

2 rec · 34 yds

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 2 at home.

With C. Heimbach — 48 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 54 LONG · C. Del Rio-Wilson — 92 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 44.2 · 43 rush yds (10 car) · 1 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2026 season · 2 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 0-45@ Penn State	2	14	7.0	9
Wk 2	W 28-26vs Middle Tennessee	2	34	17.0	18	Season-high 34 yds
Total		4	48	12.0	18

The receiver room · Marshall

#4Demarcus LaceyWR · Sr.769 receiving yards · 2025
De'Andre TamarezWR · Sr.395 receiving yards · 2025
#2Adrian NortonWR · Sr.383 receiving yards · 2025
#5Xayvion Turner-BradshawWR · Sr.109 receiving yards · 2025
#20Owen SweeneyWR · So.2 games · 2026

19 more on the roster · Marshall team page

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology