Gervarrius Owens

Originally a 7th-round (254th pick overall) draft choice by the Giants in 2023.

TRANSACTIONS:

• Originally a 7th-round (254th pick overall) draft choice by the Giants in 2023.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

• As a rookie in 2023, played in 3 games and recorded one tackle and one fumble recovery on special teams at Washington (11/19).

COLLEGE:

• Played in 46 games with 41 starts at Houston after beginning his collegiate career at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M…Totals included 195 tackles (132 solo), 6.5 tackles for loss, a half-sack, 4 interceptions, 21 passes defensed, 2 forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and 2 blocked kicks.
• As a senior in 2022, started all 12 games in which he played at free safety…Missed one game with a concussion…Team captain…Second-team All-American Athletic Conference…Second on team with a career-high 74 tackles and 8 pass breakups…Led the Cougars with 54 solo stops…Added 2 forced fumbles, one interception and one fumble recovery…Registered 8 or more tackles in 6 games…In 2021, played in 14 games with 13 starts…Selected first-team All-AAC…Tallied 39 tackles (23 solo), career-high 3 stops for loss, 2 interceptions, including one he returned for 45 yards for a touchdown vs. Tulsa, and 4 passes defensed…In 2020, played in 8 games with 5 starts…Finished 4th on the team with 28 tackles (18 solo)…In his first season with Houston in 2019, played in 12 games at cornerback and safety with 11 starts…Tied for 2nd nationally with 2 blocked punts…Fourth on the team with 54 tackles (37 solo)…Recorded a half-sack, one interception and 5 passes defensed.
• First-team JUCO All-America in 2018 at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M, , where he was 2nd on the team with 51 tackles…Also had 3 interceptions and 3 pass breakups.

OFF-THE-FIELD ACTIVITY:

• Joined Project Kind, an organization to support those experiencing homelessness, to host an event with 125 people from the organization for a day of haircuts, spa treatments and lunch at MetLife stadium… The entire 2023 rookie class visited Harlem, where players were split into groups to visit 4 different schools and hosted a flag football clinic for 50 of the boys in the Harlem Giants program... To celebrate Halloween, dressed in costume to visit patients and distribute giftbags at Hackensack University Medical Center's Joseph M. Sanzari Children's Hospital… Continued the annual rookie Thanksgiving tradition at the Community Kitchen located at the Food Bank for New York City in Harlem to hand out turkeys and meals for people in need… Met with members from the Wounded Warriors Project during their visit to the Quest Diagnostics Training Center to watch practice and enjoy a day with the Giants.

PERSONAL:

• Earned Bachelor of Science degree in sociology…Four-year letterwinner as a safety and wide receiver at Southmoore High School in Moore, Ok…As a sophomore, posted 88 tackles, 7.0 tackles for loss and 3.0 sacks…In his junior season, he finished with 64 tackles, 13.0 tackles for loss, 10 passes defended and 2 interceptions, adding 15 receptions for 406 yards (27.1-yard avg.) and 7 touchdowns on offense…Led Southmoore as a senior in 2016 with 40 catches for 811 yards and 8 touchdowns…Also accounted for 58 tackles and one forced fumble in 2016…Played in the OSSA All-Star Game…Also lettered in track and wrestling.