Tyree Owens

Height:
6-4
Weight:
285
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Oviedo, Fla.
High School:
Oviedo
Prev School:
Copiah Lincoln CC
Major:
General College

Originally signed with West Virginia in February, 2014 and was redshirted during first season in Morgantown ... Left Mountaineer program in the fall of 2015 and enrolled at Copiah Lincoln Community College.

Junior College: Played in eight games and was credited with 11 tackles (all solo), 3.0 sacks and one forced fumble ... Three quarterback drops resulted in a loss of 24 yards ... Helped CLCC to a 6-3 mark ... Logged a season-high three stops vs. Hinds on Oct. 6 ... Had two hits each in contests vs. Coahoma (Sept. 8), Holmes (Oct. 13) and Southwest Mississippi (Oct. 22) ... Recorded forced fumble against Pearl River on Oct. 29 ... Initially committed to Texas A&M before heading to East Carolina ... Also recruited by Auburn, Kentucky, Houston, Mississippi State and South Carolina.

High School: Played for coach Wes Allen at Oviedo High School ... Helped lead the Lions to a 6-4 record in 2013 ... Finished with 68 tackles, including 3.0 sacks and 10.0 tackles for loss as a senior ... Also had a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and blocked a kick ... A two-time Orlando Sentinel All-Area Second Team selection as a defensive lineman ... Earned a spot on the 2013 All-Seminole Athletic Conference First Team ... Selected to play in the Central Florida All-Star Game ... Named player of the game against Seminole after finishing with 16 tackles, including 10 solo stops, four tackles for loss, a sack and two fumble recoveries ... Was the second-leading tackler for OHS as a junior, collecting 78 stops and six sacks ... Helped lead squad to an 11-2 record and third-round state playoff appearance ... No. 13 rated prospect by the Orlando Sentinel on its Central Florida Super 60 ... Was No. 75 on the Sentinel's Top 100 Florida prospects ... A three-star prospect according to ESPN, Rivals and Scout ... Also offered by Boston College, Cincinnati, Duke, Georgia Tech, Iowa State, Minnesota, NC State, Virginia, Wake Forest and Wisconsin out of high school.

Personal: Full name is Tyree Anthony Owens ... Son of Hakim Du Pree and Marlon Owens.