Receiver, Marshall (from VMI), 2024–⁠26

Owen Sweeney

Number
No. 20
Height
6′3″
Weight
204 lb
Class (2026)
Sophomore
Hometown
Roanoke, VA

Owen Sweeney plays receiver for Marshall, after VMI (2024–⁠25). Last time out, against Coastal Carolina: 5 catches, 57 yards, 1 TD.

2026 so far

15 catches, 185 yards, 1 TD

Last game: 5 catches, 57 yards, 1 TD vs. Coastal Carolina, L 21–⁠27

Next game: vs. South Alabama, Oct 20

Game by game this season, receiving yards
  1. 14@PSU
  2. 34MTSU
  3. 7@MOST
  4. 33GWEB
  5. 40@JMU
  6. 57CCU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

13catches, career highvs. Samford, 2025208receiving yards, career highvs. Samford, 20252receiving touchdowns, career hightwice; last at Richmond, 2025

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2024*VMI13434.0034
2025VMI4472316.4875
2026Marshall1518512.3132
Career6094215.7975

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2024VMI20WRYr 1
2025VMI20WRYr 2
2026Marshall20WRSo. (Yr 3)6′3″204

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2025VMI (FCS)760.6073rd (n=1040)0.4645.311%
2026Marshall250.3945th (n=829)0.439.76%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2026 Marshall 6 games, 15 catches, 185 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 5atPenn StateL 0–⁠4521409
Sep 12vs.Middle TennesseeW 28–⁠26234018
Sep 19atMissouri StateW 30–⁠242708
Sep 26vs.Gardner-WebbW 36–⁠35233023
Oct 3atJames MadisonL 17–⁠45240032
Oct 10vs.Coastal CarolinaL 21–⁠27557122
2025 VMI 10 games, 44 catches, 723 yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 30atNavyL 7–⁠525126175
Sep 6vs.FerrumW 42–⁠7263152
Sep 13atBucknellL 28–⁠35672227
Sep 20atRichmondL 14–⁠384106275
Oct 4vs.ChattanoogaL 14–⁠211505
Oct 18vs.SamfordL 22–⁠2413208155
Oct 25atMercerL 0–⁠62356038
Nov 1atThe CitadelL 24–⁠35663024
Nov 8vs.WoffordL 10–⁠522312
Nov 15atFurmanL 14–⁠32221015
2024 VMI 1 game, 1 catch, 34 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 14atGeorgia TechL 7–⁠59134034

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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