
Jonathan Owens
DB
#36
Experience: 7 years
Height: 5-11
Age: 30
Weight: 204 lbs
College: Missouri Western
2025 SEASON
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Preseason
| WK | Game Date | OPP | RESULT | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 08/22/2024 | @Chiefs | W 34 - 21 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2 | 08/17/2024 | Bengals | W 27 - 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1 | 08/10/2024 | @Bills | W 33 - 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 0 | 08/01/2024 | Texans | W 21 - 17 |
Regular Season
| WK | Game Date | OPP | RESULT | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 01/05/2025 | @Packers | W 24 - 22 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 17 | 12/26/2024 | Seahawks | L 3 - 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 16 | 12/22/2024 | Lions | L 17 - 34 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 15 | 12/16/2024 | @Vikings | L 12 - 30 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 14 | 12/08/2024 | @49ers | L 13 - 38 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | 11/28/2024 | @Lions | L 20 - 23 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 12 | 11/24/2024 | Vikings | L 27 - 30 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 11 | 11/17/2024 | Packers | L 19 - 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 10 | 11/10/2024 | Patriots | L 3 - 19 | |||||||||||||
| 9 | 11/03/2024 | @Cardinals | L 9 - 29 | |||||||||||||
| 8 | 10/27/2024 | @Commanders | L 15 - 18 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | 10/13/2024 | Jaguars | W 35 - 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 5 | 10/06/2024 | Panthers | W 36 - 10 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | 09/29/2024 | Rams | W 24 - 18 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | 09/22/2024 | @Colts | L 16 - 21 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | 09/15/2024 | @Texans | L 13 - 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1 | 09/08/2024 | Titans | W 24 - 17 |
Biography
PRO CAREER:
- Veteran defensive back in his second season with the Chicago Bears in 2025 after stops with the Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans and Arizona Cardinals
- Has appeared in 69 regular season games in his career with 35 starts, as well as starting in two postseason games
- Has totaled 265 tackles (175 solo) including two sacks, along with two interceptions, 10 passes defensed, four fumble recoveries and two forced fumbles
- Entered the league with the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent in 2018
2025 SEASON (BEARS):
- Has appeared in all four games this season
- Has four tackles (all solo) on defense and four tackles (two solo) on special teams
2024 SEASON (BEARS):
- Appeared in all 17 games (five starts)
- Recorded 46 tackles (28 solo) on the season and one interception
- Recorded a fumble recovery for a touchdown in Week 1 against the Titans
- Owens' return touchdown marked the first blocked punt returned for a touchdown by the Bears since 2012, and the first in a season-opening game since 1993
- Owens' return touchdown helped the Bears log the fourth-biggest comeback since at least 1950
2023 SEASON (PACKERS):
- Played in all 17 games with 11 starts and recorded 74 tackles (51 solo), three passes defensed, a sack, two tackles for a loss, a quarterback hit, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery for a touchdown
- Ranked fifth on the team in total tackles and tied for third in solo tackles
- Ranked second on the team with a career-high 10 special teams tackles
2022 SEASON (TEXANS):
- Started all 17 games and recorded career highs with 125 tackles (84 solo), 1.0 sack and four passes defensed
- Ranked second on the team in tackles and registered 10+ tackles in a team-high seven games
- Played 971 snaps on defense, the third most on the team, and helped the Texans rank tenth in the NFL in passing defense (209.3 ypg)
2021 SEASON (TEXANS):
- Appeared in seven games with two starts and recorded 16 tackles (eight solo), one interception and a fumble recovery along with two tackles on special teams
- Spent the first eight weeks of the season on the Texans' practice squad before being elevated to the active roster for gameday in Week 9 at Miami
- Was elevated again for gameday in Week 12 at the N.Y. Jets and then was signed to the active roster from the practice squad on Dec. 4
- Played in five games (Weeks 13-17) before being placed on injured reserve (wrist) on Jan. 3, 2022
2020 SEASON (TEXANS):
- Appeared in six games, seeing time on defense and special teams
- Spent the first four weeks of the season on the Texans' practice squad before being elevated to the active roster for gameday in Weeks 5-6
- Spent the next seven weeks on the practice squad before being signed to the active roster on Dec. 12
- Appeared in the final four contests
2019 SEASON (TEXANS):
- Appeared in one game for the Texans, spending most of the season on the practice squad
- Was released by the Cardinals on Aug. 31 and then was signed to the Texans' practice squad on Sept. 30
- Spent Weeks 5-11 on the practice squad and then was signed to the active roster on Nov. 21
- Was released by the Texans on Nov. 23 and then was re-signed to their practice squad on Nov. 26, where he spent the final five games of the season
- Made his NFL debut against the Colts in Week 12
2018 SEASON (CARDINALS):
- Spent entire rookie campaign on injured reserve