Dan Owens

Detroit Lions 35th pick

DT · USC · 1990–1999

Draft Details

Year

1990

Round

Round 2

Pick

35th overall

Team

Detroit Lions

Position

College

USC

Dan Owens Career Stats

Primary starter for 5 seasons.

Career Totals

Games	Sacks	Def INT
145	33.5	2

Defense

Season	Team	G	Solo	Ast	TFL	Sacks	QB Hits	INT	PD	FF
1999	DET	6	8	2	3	1	1	0	0	0
Since 1999		6	8	2	3	1	1	0	0	0

G = games with at least one recorded statistic; the career games total in the summary above includes every game played.

Season-by-season detail is available from 1999 on; career totals above cover the full career.

Source: nflverse · Updated Sep 28, 2026

Dan Owens is a former defensive tackle out of USC, selected by the Detroit Lions with the 35th overall pick (round 2) in the 1990 NFL Draft. He played 145 regular-season games from 1990 to 1999. From 1999 on, he played for the Detroit Lions.

More from the 1990 Draft

Rd	Pick	Team	Player	Pos	College
1	1	IND	Jeff George	QB	Illinois; Purdue
1	1	NYJ	Rob Moore	WR	Syracuse
1	2	NYJ	Blair Thomas	RB	Penn State
1	3	SEA	Cortez Kennedy	DT	Miami; Northwest Mississippi CC
1	4	TB	Keith McCants	DE	Alabama
1	5	LAC	Junior Seau	LB	USC
1	7	DET	Andre Ware	QB	Houston; Alvin Community College
1	8	NE	Chris Singleton	OLB	Arizona
1	9	MIA	Richmond Webb	OT	Texas A&M
1	10	NE	Ray Agnew	DT	N.C. State

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