20Coby Owens
LB · JR/TR
3-JRTRANSFER
Northeast Mississippi CC → Georgia State
Northeast Mississippi CC → Georgia StateCurrent depth chart
WLB1Starter3-JR
Depth relationships
Bio
Coby Owens is a linebacker from Saltillo, Mississippi, who transferred to Georgia State after playing at Northeast Mississippi CC, where he posted 24 tackles and three sacks in 2023. Standing 6'0" and weighing 215 pounds, Owens wears number 20 for the Panthers. In 2025, his first season at Georgia State, he appeared in 10 games and accumulated 26 total tackles with 0.5 tackles for loss. He recorded a team-high seven tackles twice, against Vanderbilt on September 20 and Georgia Southern on October 18. From Saltillo · Saltillo, MS.
Player information
ClassJuniorHeight6'0"Weight215 lbHometownSaltillo, MSHigh schoolSaltilloConferenceSun BeltPrevious schoolNortheast Mississippi CCTransfer year2026
Production · 2026 · 1 GP
Defense
5
TACKLES
1
TFL
0
SACKS
Coverage & havoc
0
INT
0
PBU
0
QB HUR
Career path
SALTILLOSaltillo, MS
NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI CCBefore 2026
GEORGIA STATE2026 — present
Transferred ahead of the 2026 season