Owens tallied eight stops in the Bears' 34-17 loss to the Lions on Sunday. Owens had been subbing in for teammate Elijah Hicks, who was inactive in Weeks 12-14. However, since Hicks returned in Week 15, Owens has remained in the lead role at strong safety. In each of the last five games, Owens has posted between six and eight tackles. As long as Owens hangs onto the starting job, he'll remain a high-floor IDP.
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Team
Chicago Bears
Birthdate
7/22/1995 (29)
Status
Active
HT/WT
5'11", 210 lbs
Birthplace
St. Louis, MO, USA
Position
SAF
College
Missouri Western
Experience
6 seasons
Career History
Chicago Bears
2024-Present
(1 season)
Green Bay Packers
2023-2024
(1 season)
Houston Texans
2019-2023
(4 seasons)
Arizona Cardinals
2018-2019
(2 seasons)
Owens tallied eight stops in the Bears' 34-17 loss to the Lions on Sunday. Owens had been subbing in for teammate Elijah Hicks, who was inactive in Weeks 12-14. However, since Hicks returned in Week 15, Owens has remained in the lead role at strong safety. In each of the last five games, Owens has posted between six and eight tackles. As long as Owens hangs onto the starting job, he'll remain a high-floor IDP.
Owens tallied seven stops and an interception in the Bears' 38-13 loss to the 49ers on Sunday. Owens has now recorded seven or eight tackles in each of the three games the veteran has taken over for the injured Elijah Hicks (ankle). As long as Owens is needed in the starting lineup, he'll remain a plug-and-play IDP option.
Owens posted eight tackles in the Bears' 23-20 loss to the Lions on Thursday. Owens barely saw the field through Week 11, but the veteran moved into a full-time role over the last two games while Elijah Hicks (ankle) missed time. The safety now has back-to-back games with eight tackles. If Hicks continues to miss time, Owens would remain an excellent IDP streamer.
Owens is likely to be Chicago's second-string free safety behind Kevin Byard after both players were signed to contracts in March. After the Bears signed Byard to a two-year, $15 million contract, it would seem likely that Owens will back up Byard at free safety. Should Owens move into a regular role at some point, he could have significant IDP value after averaging 105 tackles over the past two seasons.
The Bears are in line to sign Owens to a two-year contract, Mike Garafolo of NFL Network reports. Owens spent one season with Green Bay after four in Houston. With the Packers, Owens appeared in all 17 games (11 starts), finishing with 84 tackles (58 solo), three pass breakups, one forced fumble and a fumble recovery returned for a touchdown. Owens will likely serve as Chicago's third safety behind Jaquan Brisker and fellow newcomer Kevin Byard.