Name
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Owen Daniels
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Height/Weight
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6’3”, 247 lbs.
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Position
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Tight End
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Born
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November 9
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Resides in
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Houston, TX
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College
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Wisconsin
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Acquired
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2006
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NFL Experience
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7 seasons
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PROFESSIONAL FACTS
- Selected in the 4th Round of the 2006 NFL Draft by the Houston Texans (98th Overall).
- Named to 2006 Pro Football Weekly/PFWA NFL All-Rookie Team.
- 2009 NFL Pro Bowl selection; became first Texan in history to score in an NFL Pro Bowl.
- Texans’ career leader in receptions (245) and receiving yards (2,972) at Tight End.
- Ranks 3rd in Texans’ team history in receptions and receiving yards.
- Ranks 2nd in Texans’ team history with 165 receiving first downs.
- Ranks 2nd in Texans’ team history with an average of 45.7 receiving yards per game.
- Ranks 3rd in Texans' team history to have 2,000 plus receiving yards.
- First Texan to score in the NFL Pro Bowl when he caught a nine-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter of the 2009 game.
PERSONAL FACTS
- Attended Naperville (Ill.) Central High School where he played basketball and ran track for the Redhawks.
- Was an Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences Major while attending Wisconsin.
- Earned Academic All-Big Ten Conference Honors in 2002.
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