#81

Thomas Owens

Wide receiver for Florida International. 2017: 59 catches, 887 receiving yards, 6 TD.

WR · Florida International · #81

6′1″ · 198 lb · Boynton Beach, FL

Florida International 2017 alumnus

Recruiting

2★

ATH recruit

No. 3336 nationally · Signed with Florida International

Statement game11 rec · 162 yds · 1 TDat Middle Tennessee (FBS) · L 17-37

Top 1% catches game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

2017 wide receiver for Florida International. 2017: 59 catches, 887 receiving yards, 6 TD.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Florida International in 2014.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Florida International, 2,177 receiving yards — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

2014

Signed with Florida International2-star out of Atlantic

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#3336 national

CFB

College

Florida International

2015–2017

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2015–2017

2 coaches

2015–2016

Ron Turner

Florida International

2017

Butch Davis

Florida International

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Ron Turner → Butch Davis. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2017 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2015Florida International5-7HC: Ron Turner · Balanced

2016Florida International4-8HC: Ron Turner · Balanced

2017Florida International8-5HC: Butch Davis · Run-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles

8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: rec yards (91st percentile). Strength: receptions (88th percentile). Concern: fumbles lost (1st percentile).

Box-score rates (8)

Rec yards#47 / 539 · 91st pct

887

Receptions#63 / 539 · 88th pct

Long catch#68 / 539 · 86th pct

Rec TDs#83 / 539 · 82nd pct

Yards / catch#165 / 539 · 69th pct

15.0

Rush TDs#54 / 283 · 41st pct

Rush yards#248 / 283 · 11th pct

-1

Fumbles lost#222 / 223 · 1st pct

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

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2017 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	7.0	94.2	15.3	0.4
Road4g	6.0	104	19.1	1.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	5.5	102	19.9	0.5
Weeks 8+3g	8.7	91.0	11.1	1.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Willie Simmons

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

Awards

Player standing · 2017

Part-time starter

Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2017	Florida International	59	887	15.0	6	--
2016	Florida International	47	652	13.9	7	--
2015	Florida International	51	638	12.5	8	--
Career		157	2,177	13.9	21	--

Season	Team
2017	Florida International	1	-1	--	--	--
2016	Florida International	1	1	--	137	--
2015	Florida International	--	--	--	--	--
Career		2	0	--	137	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2017

W 17–10

vs Alcorn State

3 rec · 59 yds

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 at home.

With A. McGough — 328 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 67.4 · -9 rush yds (8 car) · 1 TD · J. Williams — 5 rec · 129 yds

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 17-61@ UCF	4	99	24.8	1	75
Wk 2	W 17-10vs Alcorn State	3	59	19.7	0	34
Wk 4	W 13-7@ Rice	2	41	20.5	0	23
Wk 5	W 30-29vs Charlotte	7	101	14.4	1	51
Wk 6	L 17-37@ Middle Tennessee	11	162	14.7	1	46	Season-high 162 yds
Wk 7	W 23-10vs Tulane	6	152	25.3	0	58	152-yard receiving day
Wk 9	W 41-30@ Marshall	7	114	16.3	2	41	2 TD catches
Wk 10	W 14-7vs UTSA	8	72	9.0	1	17
Wk 11	L 30-37vs Old Dominion	11	87	7.9	0	17
Total		59	887	17.0	6	75

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