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2026 Football Roster

Wade Smith, ESU Athletics
Josiah Driggers

73 Dalton Owen

  • Position Offensive Line
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 291
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Concordia, KS
  • Highschool Concordia HS

Biography

Awards/Honors
2025
  • CSC Academic All-District
  • MIAA Academic Honor Roll
2024
  • MIAA Academic Honor Roll
2023
  • MIAA Academic Honor Roll
2022
  • MIAA Academic Honor Roll
Notes on Owen
  • In his fifth year at Emporia State
  • Played in 15 games over the past three seasons
RS-Junior Season (2025)
Played in all 11 games for the Hornets ... Had four games with seven or more knockdowns, with the first coming against Pittsburg State (9/27) ... Posted a career-high 12.5 knockdowns at Central Missouri (10/25) and followed with 7.5 knockdowns against Northwest Missouri (11/1).

RS-Sophomore Season (2024)
Had two more knockdowns in 34 offensive snaps in a 48-14 win over Northeastern State (10/5) ... Recorded two knockdowns in 19 plays at Missouri Southern (10/12).

RS-Freshman Season (2023)
Did not appear for the Hornets.
 
Freshman Season (2022)
Did not appear … Redshirted.
 
High School
Attended Concordia HS in Concordia, KS … Named First Team All-NCKL, First Team All-District and First Team All-State 3A … Earned Top 100 Senior honors from Sports in Kansas … Participated in the Kansas Shrine Bowl.

Statistics

Season:
2026

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

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Career Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2022Freshman

    Offensive Line
    6'3" 300 lbs
  • 73

    2023Redshirt Freshman

    Offensive Line
    6'3" 295 lbs
    73
  • 73

    2024Redshirt Sophomore

    Offensive Line
    6'3" 295 lbs
    73
  • 73

    2025Redshirt Junior

    Offensive Line
    6'3" 290 lbs
    73
  • 73

    2026Redshirt Senior

    Offensive Line
    6'3" 291 lbs
    73