Owen Pewee

Played in all 13 contests and earned 10 starts at the money backer position … registered 31 total tackles, 16 solo stops, four tackles for loss, seven quarterback hurries and one pass breakup … posted a season-high six tackles in the 17-16 road win over Colorado State … made four stops including one behind the line of scrimmage against Texas State … had four tackles at North Texas … logged three unassisted stops in the 48-26 home triumph over Tulane … turned in three tackles, including a half-TFL, and broke up a pass in the 57-20 victory against FIU in the First Responder Bowl … 2025-26 American Conference All-Academic Team member. Played in all 13 games and earned a pair of starts at money backer … posted 42 total tackles, 25 solo stops, 6.5 tackles for loss, two sacks, two interceptions, a pair of pass breakups and one forced fumble … opened the campaign with six tackles, including five unassisted and one behind the line of scrimmage, to go with one PBU in the 28-16 victory against Kennesaw State … also turned in a season-high six stops in the 48-27 win over North Texas … made five stops and broke up a pass at Texas State … picked off a pass at No. 2 Texas … had two tackles, one sack and a forced fumble in the 45-7 home triumph over Houston Christian … registered five stops at Rice … tallied four tackles, two TFLs, one sack and an INT in the 38-24 win versus Florida Atlantic … was credited with four stops and 1.5 TFLs in the 51-27 victory over Temple … totaled three unassisted tackles in the 44-15 victory over Coastal Carolina in the Myrtle Beach Bowl … member of the 2024-25 American Conference All-Academic Team. Played in all 13 games … recorded 30 total tackles, 20 solo stops, 6.5 tackles for loss, one sack, three quarterback hurries, two pass breakups and an interception … logged a season-high seven tackles with one behind the line of scrimmage in the 49-21 win against South Florida … made four stops, including two TFLs and a sack, to go with a PBU in the 41-27 home victory over East Carolina … picked off a pass in the 36-10 road triumph over Florida Atlantic … had four tackles with 1.5 TFLs in the 49-34 win at Temple … registered three stops with one for a loss at No. 18 Tulane … tallied two tackles and a hurry in the 35-17 victory over Marshall in the Frisco Bowl, the program's first-ever bowl win. Appeared in four contests and used his redshirt season … registered three total tackles, including two solo stops … made a pair of unassisted tackles in the 51-7 rout of Louisiana Tech … had a stop in the 48-27 victory over North Texas in the Conference USA Championship Game. First-team all-district linebacker at Cypress Park High School for head coach Greg Rogers … helped lead the Tigers to the first round of the Class 6A Division II playoffs as a junior … credited with 50 tackles, 30 solo stops, four tackles for loss, four pass breakups and an interception in 2020 … consensus, three-star prospect by 247Sports, Rivals and ESPN … rated by Dave Campbell's Texas Football as the ninth-best linebacker and in the top 50 overall prospects in the state … also played basketball and helped lead the team to the fourth round of the playoffs in 2021 … member of the honor roll. Born on Sept. 14, 2002 … originally from Liberia … multidisciplinary studies major.