Mel Owens
| Date of birth | December 7, 1958 |
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| Place of birth | Detroit, Michigan |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | Linebacker |
| College | Michigan |
| NFL draft | 1981 / Round: 1 / Pick: 9 |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1981–1989 | Los Angeles Rams |
| Honors |
All-Big Ten (1980) |
| Career stats | |
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All-Big Ten (1980)
Honorable mention All-America (1980)
Mel Tyrae Owens (born December 7, 1958) is a former American football linebacker. He played college football at the University of Michigan from 1977 to 1980. He was selected by the Los Angeles Rams in the first round (ninth overall pick) of the 1981 NFL Draft. He played nine seasons as a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL), all with the Rams. He compiled 26.5 quarterback sacks.
Owens was born in Detroit, Michigan, in 1958. He attended DeKalb High School in DeKalb, Illinois.
Owens enrolled at the University of Michigan in 1976. He played college football for Bo Schembechler's Michigan Wolverines football teams from 1977 to 1980. As a redshirt freshman and sophomore, he started a total of three games for the 1977 and 1978 Michigan Wolverines football teams. He was injured in 1978 versus Notre Dame.
Owens emerged as a starter in all 12 games for the 1979 Michigan Wolverines football team. That year, he had 42 tackles and 26 assists.
As a senior, Owens started 11 of 12 games at outside linebacker for the 1980 Michigan Wolverines football team that compiled a 10-2 record, finished #4 in the AP and UPI polls, and outscored opponents 322 to 129. During the 1980 season, Owens tallied 52 tackles, 37 assists, and an interception. He was selected as a first-team All-Big Ten Conference player in 1980.
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