2012 HOUSTON TEXANS MEDIA GUIDE - Parent Directory - NFL.com

OWEN DANIELSTIGHT ENDHeight: 6-3 | Weight: 247 | College: Wisconsin |Hometown: Naperville, Ill. | 7th NFL Season |7th with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2012: 29 |Acquired: D4-’06 (98th overall) | 2012 GP/GS: 0/0 |Career GP/GS: 80/77 | Teams: Houston, 2006-12 |TEXANS BIOSHEADERPreseason Week 1 • Texans at Panthers • Aug. 11, 201281TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Houston Texans in the fourth round (98th pick overall) of the 2006 NFLDraft…signed by Texans on July 12, 2006...re-signed with Texans on June 15, 2009...placed on Reserve/Injured list on Nov. 4, 2009...re-signed with Texans on June 11, 2010...re-signed with Texans on March 3,2011.HONORS:• Pro Bowl Selection (2009)CAREER:• Texans all-time leader in receptions (299) and receiving yards (3,649) at tight end• Has caught a pass in 67 consecutive regular season games played• Ranks second in both receptions and receiving yards in team history, while his 205 receiving firstdowns also ranks second in team history• Became the third player in team history to have 3,000-plus receiving yards in team history• Is averaging 45.6 receiving yards per game, which is second in team history• The first Texan to score in the NFL Pro Bowl when he caught a 9-yard touchdown pass in the secondquarter of the 2009 game2011 (Houston 15/15):• Led the team and ranked sixth among AFC tight ends with 54 receptions and for 677 yards and hadthree touchdown catches• Caught three passes for 25 yards including his first touchdown of the season on a 4-yard receptionin the second quarter at Miami (9/18)• Had five receptions for 76 yards and a touchdown for the second consecutive game at New Orleans(9/25)• Caught a touchdown in the third consecutive game as part of a five-reception, 69-yard day vs.Pittsburgh (10/2)• Led all Texans in receptions with a season-high seven for 89 yards vs. Oakland (10/9)• Caught a pass in his 60th consecutive game when he hauled in a season-long 34-yarder in thesecond quarter at Tennessee (10/23) as part of a 71-yard day receiving• Made four receptions for 60 yards including a crucial finger-tip catch to convert a third down at theend of the fourth quarter vs. Jacksonville (10/30)• Surpassed 3,500 career receiving yards on his second catch of the game, an 8-yard gain in the firstquarter vs. Atlanta (12/4)• Led all Texans with 100 yards receiving on seven receptions including a one-handed grab on thirddown that helped set up the game winner at Cincinnati (12/11)• Inactive in the season finale vs. Tennessee (1/1/12)• Started in his postseason debut and caught two passes for 29 yards in AFC Wild Card Playoff vs.Cincinnati (1/7/12)• Had two receptions for 26 yards in AFC Divisional Playoff at Baltimore (1/15/12)2010 (Houston 11/10):• Played in 11 games with 10 starts and caught 38 passes on the season for 471 yards and twotouchdowns• Caught five passes for 91 yards vs. Baltimore (12/13)• Had a team-high eight receptions for 73 yards and his first touchdown of the season at Denver(12/26)• Recorded five receptions for 62 yards and a touchdown vs. Jacksonville (1/2/11)2009 (Houston 8/8):• Started the first eight games of the season and caught 40 passes for 519 yards and five touchdownsbefore suffering a season ending knee injury Week 9• Had six receptions for 72 yards and a third quarter game-tying touchdown at Tennessee (9/20) tohelp set up for the game-winning field goal• Caught eight passes for 94 yards in the second half at Arizona (10/11)• Caught seven passes for 78 yards and tied a career high with two touchdowns at Cincinnati (10/18)• Was the team leader in receptions and yards vs. San Francisco (10/25) where he had seven catchesfor 123 yards and a touchdown• Made one catch for 22 yards at Buffalo (11/1) before leaving the game with a torn ACL and beingplaced on the reserve/injured list (11/4)2008 (Houston 16/16):• Started all 16 games and caught 70 passes for 862 yards and two touchdowns, earning his first tripto the Pro Bowl• Ranked second among AFC tight ends in receiving yards (862) and first downs (46), trailing onlyKansas City TE Tony Gonzalez in both categories• Ranked in the top five among AFC tight ends in receptions (third, 70), receiving yards per game(third, 53.9) and yards per reception (fourth, 12.3)• Teamed with Andre Johnson to form the most prolific receiver-tight end pairing in the NFL with acombined 185 receptions and 2,437 yards• Recorded 66 yards on six receptions including two touchdowns vs. Detroit (10/19)• Caught 11 passes for 131 yards, both career-highs at Minnesota (11/2)• Caught seven passes for 111 yards at Oakland (12/21)2007 (Houston 16/16):• Started all 16 games and finished with 63 catches for 768 yards and three touchdowns• Reception and yardage totals both ranked sixth among NFL tight ends• His 63 catches were second-most on the team and his 768 yards ranked third• Caught a season-high seven passes for 56 yards vs. Indianapolis (9/23)• Caught six passes for a season-high 96 yards vs. Miami (10/7)• Tied his season high with seven receptions for 82 yards and scored his first touchdown of the seasonat Cleveland (11/25)2006 (Houston 14/12):• Started 12 games as a rookie and finished tops in NFL among rookie tight ends with 34 catches for352 yards and five touchdowns• His five scores tied for the team lead and were the most ever by a Texans tight end• Started his first career game vs. Philadelphia (9/10)• Registered four catches for 44 yards, including his first career touchdown for 33 yards at Indianapolis(9/17)• Had a season-high 99 receiving yards with nine catches and two TDs at Tennessee (10/29), settinga team record for rookie tight endsCOLLEGE:• Began his Wisconsin career on special teams and at quarterback• Moved to flanker and then tight end as a sophomore and also saw action at split end and wingback• Played in 43 games during his career, 36 of them as a receiver• Caught 62 passes for 852 yards (13.7 avg) and eight touchdowns• Atmospheric and oceanic sciences major who earned Academic All-Big Ten Conference honors in2002PERSONAL:• Resides in Houston• Played basketball and ran track at Naperville (Ill.) Central High School for the RedhawksDaniels’ 2011 Season StatisticsDate, Opp GP GS Rush Yds Avg Lg TD Rec Yds Avg Lg TD9/11 vs. IND 1 1 0 0 -- 0 0 1 12 12.0 12 09/18 @ MIA 1 1 0 0 -- 0 0 3 25 8.3 11 19/25 @ NO 1 1 0 0 -- 0 0 5 76 15.2 23 110/2 vs. PIT 1 1 0 0 -- 0 0 5 69 13.8 30 110/9 vs. OAK 1 1 0 0 -- 0 0 7 89 12.7 28 010/16 @ BAL 1 1 0 0 -- 0 0 2 13 6.5 8 010/23 @ TEN 1 1 0 0 -- 0 0 4 71 17.8 34 010/30 vs. JAX 1 1 0 0 -- 0 0 4 60 15.0 30 011/6 vs. CLE 1 1 0 0 -- 0 0 3 32 10.7 12 011/13 @ TB 1 1 0 0 -- 0 0 3 31 10.3 13 011/27 @ JAX 1 1 0 0 -- 0 0 4 31 7.8 24 012/4 vs. ATL 1 1 0 0 -- 0 0 3 35 11.7 17 012/11 @ CIN 1 1 0 0 -- 0 0 7 100 14.3 27 012/18 vs. CAR 1 1 0 0 -- 0 0 2 29 14.5 17 012/22 @ IND 1 1 0 0 -- 0 0 1 4 4.0 4 01/1 vs. TEN INACTIVE2011 Totals 15 15 0 0 -- 0 0 54 677 12.5 34 3Daniels’ Career StatisticsYear Team G GS Rush Yds Avg Lg TD Rec Yds Avg Lg TD2006 Hou 14 12 0 0 -- 0 0 34 352 10.3 33 52007 Hou 16 16 0 0 -- 0 0 63 768 12.2 29 32008 Hou 16 16 0 0 -- 0 0 70 862 12.3 35 22009 Hou 8 8 0 0 -- 0 0 40 519 13.0 44 52010 Hou 11 10 0 0 -- 0 0 38 471 12.4 31 22011 Hou 15 15 0 0 -- 0 0 54 677 13 34 3NFL Totals 80 77 0 0 0.0 0 0 299 3,649 12.2 44 20Daniels’ 2011 Season HighsReceptions 7 twice, most recent: at Cincinnati, 12/11/11Receiving Yards 100 at Cincinnati, 12/11/11Receiving Touchdowns 1 three times, most recent: vs. Pittsburgh, 10/2/11Receiving Long 34 at Tennessee, 10/23/11Daniels’ Career HighsReceptions 11 at Minnesota (133 yards), 11/2/08Receiving Yards 133 at Minnesota (11 receptions), 11/2/08Receiving Touchdowns 2 three times, most recent: Cincinnati, 10/18/09Receiving Long 44 vs. Oakland, 10/4/09Additional StatisticsSpecial Teams Tackles: 2 total; 2006 – 2.Tackles: 1 Total; 2009 – 1.www.HoustonTexans.comtwitter.com/TexansPR