Owen McCown

West Virginia

Nov 8 (Sat)

10 a.m.

Position:
Quarterback
Height:
6-2
Weight:
175
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Rusk, Texas.
High School:
Rusk

AT COLORADO:
2022 (Fr.)

Has played in four games this season and has started in three.
Has completed 57-100 passing with 600 yards and two touchdowns, as well as 27 carries for 38 yards and two rushing touchdowns.
Completed 26 of his 42 pass attempts with 258 yards and a passing touchdown against UCLA.
Made his first career start against UCLA.
Earliest start in a season by any true freshman in school history.
Second most passing yards in a debut in school history.

HIGH SCHOOL—A three-star prospect by the recruiting services … The 247 Composite listed him as the No. 48 quarterback, No. 106 player from Texas and No. 775 player nationally … Rivals had him with a 5.7 rating, the No. 26 quarterback in the class and No. 67 player from Texas … ESPN listed him as the No. 47 quarterback, No. 159 player from Texas and No. 214 player from the region … On3 Sports listed him as the No. 60 quarterback in the class and No. 150 player from Texas … 247 Sports listed him as the No. 72 quarterback and No. 174 player from Texas … Played four years of high school football, the first two in Charlotte, N.C., at Myers Park for coach Scott Chadwick, playing varsity his sophomore season, before moving to Texas to play at Rusk for coach Thomas Sitton … In his career, his teams were 39-12 and he completed 363-of-588 passes for 4,576 yards with 45 touchdowns and 10 interceptions for a quarterback rating of 104.4 … Also rushed 176 times for 678 yards and 20 scores and caught three passes for 40 yards in his career … Had a breakout senior season at Rusk, helping the team improve from 5-6 his junior season to 9-3 as a senior while being named the Texas District 10-4A-II Offensive MVP and a first-team selection … Completed 262-of-388 passes for 3,362 yards with 36 touchdowns to just four interceptions, and ran the ball 88 times for 371 yards and 11 scores while also catching three passes for 40 yards … As a junior, he completed 91-of-178 passes for 1,080 yards with nine touchdowns and four interceptions and ran the ball nine times for 37 yards and a touchdowns … Freshman and sophomore seasons at Myers Park, he completed 10-of-22 passes for 134 yards and two interceptions … Top games include three 400-yard games as a senior, throwing for 467 yards in a 58-22 win over Bullard, and then a span of three games near the end of the season where he three for 1,110 yards and 15 touchdowns in consecutive wins over Shepherd, Center and Salado … Had a career best six touchdown passes in a 55-41 win over Brownsboro when he threw for 279 yards and also had 13 rushes for 80 yards and a touchdown … Junior season, his top games included passing for 234 yards and two touchdowns and rushing for 104 yards and a score against Fairfield in the season opener and having another similar game with 103 passing yards with a touchdown and 115 rushing yards with two touchdowns against Madisonville late in the season … Also played basketball and participated in track & field in high school … An accomplished basketball player, he averaged 19.6 points and 5.3 assists per game his junior season and in track ran the 400-meter in a time of 52 seconds.

ACADEMICS—He is majoring in History at Colorado.

PERSONAL—He was born February 13, 2003 in Dallas, Texas … Parents are Josh and Natalie McCown … Has three siblings, Bridget, Aiden, and Aubrey … Dad Josh was a third-round draft pick and had an 18-year NFL career with nine teams and passed for 17,731 yards and 98 touchdowns from 2002-19 after a collegiate career at SMU and Sam Houston State … An uncle, Luke McCown, played collegiately at Louisiana Tech, was drafted in the fourth round of the NFL Draft and had a 12-year career with five different teams … Another uncle Randy McCown played quarterback at Texas A&M from 1996-99, and played at Folsom Field for the Aggies in 1997 against Colorado (A&M won 16-10) … Would like to become a high school football coach after his playing days are over … Enjoys trail riding, playing video games and hanging out with family and friends.