Bio Blast: Meet Michigan tight end signee Eli Owens
Three-star Alcoa (Tenn.) High tight end Eli Owens officially signed with Michigan on Wednesday.
Here is everything you need to know about the talented prospect.
The Skinny
Height: 6-1
Weight: 215
Senior Stats: Not available
Industry Ranking: No. 33 tight end, No. 590 overall
Interesting Facts: Led Alcoa to a Tennessee high school state championship as a junior. Also led Alcoa to a state basketball championship. Served as the goalkeeper for Alcoa’s soccer team. Volunteers at Lost Vets Association, a non-profit.
Recruitment
Owens visited Michigan as an underclassman and quickly pulled the trigger, committing to the Wolverines over offers from Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio State and others. Owens originally gave assistant Grant Newsome a pledge and remained solid as the Wolverines hired Steve Casula as their new tight ends coach. He is set to be an enroll early.
He Said It
“I feel like the tight ends are the key focus point in Michigan’s offense. Everything runs around them. The amount of tight ends that get used and how special they are in their own different ways makes the offense run. What I have been told is that I is that I am a mix between Colston (Loveland) and Max (Bredeson).”
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They Said It
“They aren’t just going to recruit anybody. Michigan recruits good football players with good characters and good families. You could see it. I don’t see anywhere being as good of a fit as Michigan. There was a little worry with the coaching change, but that was gone after the first call. I trust it.” — Owens’ mother, Kendall
Scouting Report
“Eli Owens is an interesting prospect in that he plays tight end and works as a pass catcher for his high school but has positional versatility at the college level given his size.He’s a guy who can move around and be used as an H-Back and fullback. I think his pass catching ability would be relatively advanced for those two roles. It’s hard to envision him as an in-line tight end in Michigan’s offense. But given how multiple they are and how many different tight end and fullback sets they run, he would give them some versatility as a pass catcher. It’s an interesting fit given his skillset and the fact that Michigan uses players like that. He certainly has a role in Michigan’s offense that might be unique compared to most college offenses.” — On3 Rankings Director Charles Power
