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A member of the 2016 All-NEC Preseason Team and Second-Team All-NEC choice in 2015, Ryan Owens is an explosive, athletic tight end who has a chance to be one of the NEC’s best at his position … Combined outstanding size with good hands, quickness and agility … Enters the 2016 season with 53 career receptions for 586 yards (11.1 average) and three touchdowns in 33 career games.

2015: Earned Second-Team All-NEC honors ... Started in all 11 games on the season … Led the team in receptions, with 29, receiving yards, with 353 … Recorded a career-high 131 yards on eight receptions vs. Bryant (11/7) … Also had a touchdown in the game vs. Bryant … Capped the season with a five-catch, 57-yard effort at Sacred Heart (11/21) … Caught three passes vs. Saint Francis U (10/17) and Duquesne (10/30) … Caught at least one pass in 10 of 11 games played … Member of 2015 NEC Fall All-Academic Honor Roll.

2014: Delivered a solid season, gaining starts in eight of 11 games … Posted career highs with 15 receptions for 154 yards and two touchdowns … Had a career-high four catches for 29 yards at Monmouth (9/13) … In the season-ending 23-20 win at Bryant which clinched a share of the NEC regular season title, had three receptions for a career-high 35 yards and a touchdown … Snared a 10-yard TD in the third quarter vs. the Bulldogs which staked the Seahawks kto a 13-0 lead … Also had an 18-yard TD grab at Lafayette (9/27) … Member of 2014 NEC Fall All-Academic Honor Roll.
 
2013: Played in all 11 games, he had nine receptions for 79 yards, an 8.8 yards per catch average … Hauled in a season-high three receptions, for 17 yards, vs. Central Connecticut (11/2) … Had two catches at Delaware (9/21) and at Duquesne (10/11), respectively … Credited with two special teams tackles … Member of the 2013 NEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.

2012 - Did not see game action ... Earned a spot on the 2012 NEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.

Before Wagner: As a senior, led his team to the NYPHSAA Class D championship at the Carrier Dome on the Syracuse University campus in 2011 … Extremely versatile and productive athlete who excelled at quarterback, kicker, and on the defensive line for Coach Tim McMullen at Letchworth HS … Passed for 1,138 yards and 12 touchdowns his senior season … Had 55 tackles on the defensive side of the ball while intercepting seven passes … Averaged 52 yards on his 73 kickoffs, with 29 of them being touchbacks … Had 24 punts for 863 yards and a 35.9 yard average … New York State Sportswriters Association First Team All-State as a senior … Also a standout on the hardwood where he was a 1,000 point scorer as well as in track & field.