James Owens

New Orleans Saints 262nd pick

RB · Auburn · 1973

James Owens is a former running back out of Auburn, selected by the New Orleans Saints with the 262nd overall pick (round 11) in the 1973 NFL Draft.

Draft Details

Year

Round

Round 11

Pick

262nd overall

Team

Position

College

James Owens was the 262nd overall pick in the 1973 NFL Draft, selected by the New Orleans Saints.

Pick	Player	Pos	Team	College
259	John LeHeup	LB	Buffalo Bills	South Carolina
260	Ron Fernandes	DE	Miami Dolphins	Eastern Michigan
261	Larry Eaglin	DB	Houston Oilers	Stephen F. Austin
263	Gary Van Elst	DT	Philadelphia Eagles	Michigan State
264	Homer May	TE	New England Patriots	Texas A&M
265	Richard Earl	OT	Buffalo Bills	Tennessee

Other New Orleans Saints picks in 1973 include Derland Moore (DE, round 2), Steve Baumgartner (DE, round 2), Pete Van Valkenburg (RB, round 3), Jim Merlo (LB, round 4), Marty Shuford (RB, round 6), Billy Cahill (DB, round 7), Bob Peterson (G, round 8), Doug Winslow (WR, round 8), Mike Fink (CB, round 9), Jeff Horsley (RB, round 10), Paul Orndorff (RB, round 12), Richard Watkins (DT, round 13).

Other Auburn players drafted in 1973 include Dan Sanspree, Harry Unger.

No NFL career statistics are available for James Owens in our sources (nflverse, Wikipedia).

Rd	Pick	Player	Pos	College
2	29	Derland Moore	DE	Oklahoma
2	51	Steve Baumgartner	DE	Purdue
3	66	Pete Van Valkenburg	RB	BYU
4	86	Jim Merlo	LB	Stanford
6	134	Marty Shuford	RB	Arizona
7	158	Billy Cahill	DB	Washington
8	185	Bob Peterson	G	Utah
8	207	Doug Winslow	WR	Drake
9	210	Mike Fink	CB	Missouri
10	237	Jeff Horsley	RB	North Carolina Central
12	289	Paul Orndorff	RB	Tampa
13	314	Richard Watkins	DT	Weber State
14	341	Paul Fersen	OT	Georgia
15	366	Mike Evenson	C	North Dakota State
16	393	Howard Stevens	RB	Louisville
17	418	Bobby Garner	TE	Winston-Salem