NFL Records
James Owens
RB
· UCLA
James Owens is a running back who played college football at UCLA. He was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the 2nd round (29th overall pick) of the 1979 NFL Draft.
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Draft Class Context
James Owens was the 6th of 35 RBs selected in the 1979 draft. The 29th overall pick has been used 59 times in draft history. Its most productive selection was Cordarrelle Patterson in 2013, who played 168 games. UCLA had 7 players drafted in 1979, among them Manu Tuiasosopo and Jerry Robinson. Career statistics for him are not currently held in this database; coverage is thinner for earlier draft classes.