Francis Taaloga Owusu (born December 27, 1994) is a former

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wide receiver. He played

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High school

Owusu attended Oaks Christian high school in California, where he was a four star prospect ranked as the No. 27 player in California, he committed to Stanford over USC, Florida and Nebraska.

College career

Owusu played as a true freshman, played in 12 games and had 2 catches for 56 yards. In his senior year, Owusu played in 11 games and had 8 catches for 113 yards and a touchdown.

Professional career

Miami Dolphins

Owusu signed with the

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as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2017. He was waived/injured by the Dolphins on August 15, 2017. On August 18, 2017, he was released from injured reserve. On January 4, 2018, he signed a reserve/future contract with the Dolphins. On September 1, 2018, Owusu was waived by the Dolphins. He was re-signed to the practice squad on November 28, 2018.

San Diego Fleet

On November 9, 2018, Owusu signed with the

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of the

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(AAF) for the 2019 season. The league ceased operations in April 2019.

Personal life

Owusu has four siblings: Chris, Brian, Michael, and Crystal. Chris was a wide receiver at

from 2008-2011 and is currently a free agent in the

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. Brian was a

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and graduated in 2013. Michael is a senior in high school at Oaks Christian School and has committed to play

at Vanderbilt. His only sister, Crystal, played

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at Columbia and graduated in 2015.Owusu college career
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References

External links

Stanford Cardinal bio
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