Owen Daniels
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| Position: | Tight end | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | November 9, 1982 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Naperville, Illinois | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 245 lb (111 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Naperville (IL) Central | ||||||||
| College: | Wisconsin | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2006 / Round: 4 / Pick: 98 | ||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2015 | |||||||||
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| Receptions: | 479 |
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| Receiving yards: | 5,661 |
| Receiving touchdowns: | 36 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Owen Gerald Daniels (born November 9, 1982) is an American football tight end who is currently a free agent. He played college football for the University of Wisconsin, and was drafted by the Houston Texans in the fourth round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He is a two-time Pro Bowl selection. He has also played for the Baltimore Ravens and Denver Broncos. As a Bronco, he helped the team win Super Bowl 50 over the Carolina Panthers.
Daniels attended Naperville Central High School in Naperville, Illinois. As a starting quarterback, Daniels led Naperville Central to win an undefeated IHSA Class 6A State Championship in 1999. He earned Prep Football Report and PrepStar All-American honors as well as being named a Top 100 prospect nationally by PFR. As a junior, he completed 100 of 168 passing attempts for 1,750 yards and 17 touchdowns, against just 1 interception. He completed 30 of 35 passes for 562 yards and 7 touchdowns in the opening two games of his senior year before a knee injury ended his season. He was also the starting center on his basketball team and a 22-foot (6.70m) long jumper on the track & field team.
Daniels attended the University of Wisconsin–Madison and played for the Wisconsin Badgers football team under coach Barry Alvarez. At Wisconsin, he red-shirted his freshman year at the quarterback position. Early in his college career, he was a back-up quarterback and played special teams, flanker, split end, and wingback. He eventually assumed the starting job at tight end for most of his final two seasons with the Badgers. During his career at Wisconsin, Daniels played in 43 games with 62 receptions for 852 yards (13.7 average) earning him the moniker "Ole Sure Hands". He graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a bachelor of science degree in atmospheric and oceanic sciences.
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