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'''Heath Farwell''' (born [[December 31]], [[1981]] in [[Fontana, California]]) is an [[American football]] player who plays for the [[Minnesota Vikings]]. He was signed as an undrafted free agent in [[2005]] out of [[San Diego State]]. He has big play and playmaker ability at linebacker and will compete for a spot on the roster at linebacker and on special teams for the [[2006 NFL season]]. |
'''Heath Farwell''' (born [[December 31]], [[1981]] in [[Fontana, California]]) is an [[American football]] player who plays for the [[Minnesota Vikings]]. He was signed as an undrafted free agent in [[2005]] out of [[San Diego State]]. He has big play and playmaker ability at linebacker and will compete for a spot on the roster at linebacker and on special teams for the [[2006 NFL season]]. |
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Owens was a 3 year letter winner and defensive MVP at Corona High School while playing under Coach John Brandom. As a junior, he had 96 tackles and 12 sacks en route to all-league honors. He recorded 129 tackles and 10 sacks as a senior, earning first-team all-Mountain View League as well as all-Riverside Press-Enterprise county all-star. He also lettered in baseball and track & field. |
Owens was a 3 year letter winner and defensive MVP at Corona High School while playing under Coach John Brandom. As a junior, he had 96 tackles and 12 sacks en route to all-league honors. He recorded 129 tackles and 10 sacks as a senior, earning first-team all-Mountain View League as well as all-Riverside Press-Enterprise county all-star. He also lettered in baseball and track & field. |
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While playing at [[USC]], he saw action in all 12 games for the Trojans as a true freshman. He recorded 10 tackles on the season, and recovered a fumble, as well as being credited with a blocked punt. He earned SJSU freshman of the year honors. In [[2001]], Owens transferred to San Diego State and sat out the season under [[NCAA]] transfer guidelines, using his redshirt year. In [2002], he was ranked 5th on the team with 59 tackles, and his 3 quarterback sacks were 4th in the MWC among linebackers. During the season, he also recorded 10 tackles for loss, while having a season best 8 tackles versus [[UCLA]] His 4 forced fumbles were tops in Mountain West. The following year he started 6 games at outside linebacker and finished the season with 52 tackles and 3.5 quarterback sacks. He also recovered 2 fumbles on the season versus [[United States Air Force Academy|Air Force]] and UCLA, and had a season high 8 tackles versus [[University of Utah|Utah]]. As a senior, he started all 11 games for the Aztecs and was 3rd on the team with 69 total tackles. He also added 7 sacks, which led the team, 2 INT's and forced 4 fumbles. He finished his career with 180 tackles, 13.5 sacks and 9 forced fumbles in 3 seasons at SDSU. |
While playing at [[USC]], he saw action in all 12 games for the Trojans as a true freshman. He recorded 10 tackles on the season, and recovered a fumble, as well as being credited with a blocked punt. He earned SJSU freshman of the year honors. In [[2001]], Owens transferred to San Diego State and sat out the season under [[NCAA]] transfer guidelines, using his redshirt year. In [2002], he was ranked 5th on the team with 59 tackles, and his 3 quarterback sacks were 4th in the MWC among linebackers. During the season, he also recorded 10 tackles for loss, while having a season best 8 tackles versus [[UCLA]] His 4 forced fumbles were tops in Mountain West. The following year he started 6 games at outside linebacker and finished the season with 52 tackles and 3.5 quarterback sacks. He also recovered 2 fumbles on the season versus [[United States Air Force Academy|Air Force]] and UCLA, and had a season high 8 tackles versus [[University of Utah|Utah]]. As a senior, he started all 11 games for the Aztecs and was 3rd on the team with 69 total tackles. He also added 7 sacks, which led the team, 2 INT's and forced 4 fumbles. He finished his career with 180 tackles, 13.5 sacks and 9 forced fumbles in 3 seasons at SDSU. |
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Revision as of 01:10, 2 October 2006
Heath Farwell (born December 31, 1981 in Fontana, California) is an American football player who plays for the Minnesota Vikings. He was signed as an undrafted free agent in 2005 out of San Diego State. He has big play and playmaker ability at linebacker and will compete for a spot on the roster at linebacker and on special teams for the 2006 NFL season.
High school
Owens was a 3 year letter winner and defensive MVP at Corona High School while playing under Coach John Brandom. As a junior, he had 96 tackles and 12 sacks en route to all-league honors. He recorded 129 tackles and 10 sacks as a senior, earning first-team all-Mountain View League as well as all-Riverside Press-Enterprise county all-star. He also lettered in baseball and track & field.
College
While playing at USC, he saw action in all 12 games for the Trojans as a true freshman. He recorded 10 tackles on the season, and recovered a fumble, as well as being credited with a blocked punt. He earned SJSU freshman of the year honors. In 2001, Owens transferred to San Diego State and sat out the season under NCAA transfer guidelines, using his redshirt year. In [2002], he was ranked 5th on the team with 59 tackles, and his 3 quarterback sacks were 4th in the MWC among linebackers. During the season, he also recorded 10 tackles for loss, while having a season best 8 tackles versus UCLA His 4 forced fumbles were tops in Mountain West. The following year he started 6 games at outside linebacker and finished the season with 52 tackles and 3.5 quarterback sacks. He also recovered 2 fumbles on the season versus Air Force and UCLA, and had a season high 8 tackles versus Utah. As a senior, he started all 11 games for the Aztecs and was 3rd on the team with 69 total tackles. He also added 7 sacks, which led the team, 2 INT's and forced 4 fumbles. He finished his career with 180 tackles, 13.5 sacks and 9 forced fumbles in 3 seasons at SDSU.