Rueben Owens II
| No. 4 – Texas A&M Aggies | |
|---|---|
| Position | Running back |
| Class |  |
| Personal information | |
| Born | October 2, 2003[1] |
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | El Campo (El Campo, Texas) |
| College | Texas A&M (2023–present) |
| Stats at ESPN | |
Rueben Owens II (born October 2, 2003)[1] is an American college football running back for the Texas A&M Aggies.
Early life
[edit]Owens is from El Campo, Texas.[2] He attended El Campo High School where he played football and became a top running back.[3][4] Owens also participated in track and field and won bronze at the state long jump championship.[2] He was the district 13-4A D-I Newcomer of the Year in 2019 and the district 12-4A D-I Offensive MVP in 2020, while being named the District 12-4A D-I MVP in 2021 and 2022.[2] He started at running back all four years he attended El Campo.[5]
As a senior in 2022, Owens ran for 1,781 yards and 25 touchdowns while helping El Campo to the district title.[6] He finished his high school career with over 7,000 rushing yards and over 100 touchdowns.[7] Owens was invited to the All-American Bowl and the Polynesian Bowl.[2] He was ranked a five-star recruit, a top-25 prospect nationally and the number one running back prospect in the class of 2023 by 247Sports.[8] He initially committed to play college football for the Louisville Cardinals but later decommitted and changed his commitment to the Texas A&M Aggies.[9][10]
College career
[edit]Owens saw immediate playing time as a true freshman at Texas A&M in 2023, running for 385 yards while also totaling 249 kick return yards and scoring three touchdowns.[11] He posted 743 all-purpose yards to lead the true freshmen in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and was named to the SEC All-Freshman team.[11] He suffered a foot injury in fall camp in 2024 that caused him to miss almost the entire season.[12] He played in two games toward the end of the season and ran for 66 yards.[13] Owens returned in 2025 and became one of the team's top running backs.[14] He averaged 5.4 yards per carry and finished the season with 639 rushing yards and five touchdowns.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b @RuebenOwens3 (October 2, 2021). "As your father, I am the happiest person in the world right now. It is a huge milestone in life to become 18, happy birthday son @ii_rueben 🖤🦄 #4socr4zy #owensboy #firstborn" (Tweet). Retrieved March 17, 2026 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b c d e "Rueben Owens II". Texas A&M Aggies.
- ^ Gleason, Joseph (November 20, 2020). "Meet the 'Black Unicorn': El Campo's star RB Rueben Owens II". KTRK-TV.
- ^ Forman, Mike (June 5, 2020). "El Campo's Owens rated top sophomore running back". The Victoria Advocate.
- ^ Rossow, Adam (January 11, 2023). "Texas Next: El Campo RB Rueben Owens". Spectrum News.
- ^ Forman, Mike (December 7, 2022). "El Campo's Rueben Owens decommits from Louisville, commits to Texas A&M". The Victoria Advocate.
- ^ Raynor, Grace; Khan Jr., Sam (December 7, 2022). "5-star RB Rueben Owens commits to Texas A&M hours after decommiting from Louisville". The Athletic.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Wasserman, Ari (September 14, 2022). "Rueben Owens and the fallacy of the 'secret' Texas A&M visit". The Athletic.
- ^ Rajan, Greg (December 8, 2022). "Coveted El Campo running back Rueben Owens commits to Texas A&M". Houston Chronicle.
- ^ Zwerneman, Brent (February 7, 2023). "El Campo running back Rueben Owens could make an early impact at Texas A&M". San Antonio Express-News.
- ^ a b Catalina, Tony (August 7, 2025). "Texas A&M running back Rueben Owens feels 'way stronger' and 100% healthy after missing most of 2024". Houston Chronicle.
- ^ Brown, Travis L. (March 26, 2025). "Texas A&M RB Rueben Owens returns from injury with new maturity". KBTX-TV.
- ^ Johnson, Jarrett (July 25, 2025). "Previewing the 2025 season for Texas A&M RB Rueben Owens II with his player profile". USA Today.
- ^ Catalina, Tony (October 13, 2025). "Texas A&M's Rueben Owens II is ready for expanded role with loss of Le'Veon Moss". Houston Chronicle.