Chris Owusu Scouting Report |
Chris Owusu - Stanford (HT: 6-0⅛ - WT: 196) |
Positives -- Lit up the combine, was one of the fastest players in attendance; a terrific overall athlete, had a 40.5" vertical and can really go up and high point the football... Great lower body explosion, really accelerates quickly and gets up field in a hurry... Although not big, he has a nice build, appears to
have a strong upper body and put up 19 reps of 225 pounds at the combine... Does a good job fighting off press coverage, uses his strength to his advantage and is tough to jam with his initial quickness... Does a good job of catching the ball with his arms extended and doesn't let the ball get into his body... Solid route runner, does a good job with his cuts and can get separation in man coverage... Good runner after the catch due to his speed and quickness, a creative open field runner who can break the big play... Great kickoff return potential; averaged 27.3 yards per kick return in 78 career returns.
Negatives -- Has severe injury questions, only played in seven games in 2010 after battling injuries all year and missed games as a senior after sustaining a concussion in a game against Oregon State; never appears fully healthy, suffered three concussions total over a 13 month span... Never dominated Pac-12 competition, had a career high 37 catches for 682 yards and five touchdowns back in 2009 and his production has fallen off the past two years with his injuries... Has the second smallest hands of any receiver at the combine, will have trouble securing the football... A risk-reward player; has the physical ability to be a starter down the line, but he may be out of the league in a year or two as well due to his concussion problems.
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Combine Results |
Height |
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6001 |
Weight |
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196 |
Arm |
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31¾ |
Hand |
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8½ |
40-Time |
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4.36 |
Vertical |
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40.5 |
Broad |
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10'9" |
Bench Press |
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19 |
Shuttle |
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4.11 |
Cone |
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6.85 |
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At Stanford -- (Official School Bio) 2011: Finished as the team's second leading receiver with 35 receptions for 376 yards and two touchdowns... limited to 10 games, including the Notre Dame game, when he made an appearance for the final play... received blows to the head against Washington State, USC and Oregon State which limited his playing time... missed the Oregon and Cal games after being carted off the field after sustaining a concussion in the first half at Oregon State... lined up behind Andrew Luck for the last play of the game in the regular season finale against Notre Dame... got off to a fast start, catching 22 passes, including both of his touchdowns, over the first four games of the season... pulled down seven passes for 76 yards in the opener against San Jose State... followed up with a seven-catch, 106-yard performance at Duke... caught his first TD of the season with 39 seconds left in the second quarter, hauling in a 10-yard scoring strike from Luck... caught two passes for 45 yards in the win over Arizona, including a 39-yard grab... had six catches for 48 yards and a touchdown against UCLA... caught a five-yard pass from Luck with 1:51 left in the game to close out the scoring... showed tremendous courage one week after being forced out of the Washington State game by pulling down five passes for 40 yards against Washington... had three catches for 21 yards in Stanford's 58-46 triple-overtime thriller against USC... caught two passes for six yards against Oregon State before being forced out of the game after absorbing a blow to the head... also averaged 22.1 yards in his eight kickoff returns... has averaged 27.3 yards (2,132 total) in his 78 career kickoff returns, which ranks second all-time on Stanford's career list.
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