Rueben Owens injury update: Texas A&M running back reportedly expected to miss 2024 season

Texas A&M The offense took a huge hit to its depth on Saturday.

According to a report from ESPNRunning back Rueben Owens is expected to miss the 2024 college football season after suffering a significant lower-body injury during an Aggies scrimmage on Saturday. Owens, who is 6-foot-5 and 200 pounds, was expected to play a significant role in the offense in his first year under Mike Elko.

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As a true freshman, the running back from El Campo, Texas, produced 743 all-purpose yards and three touchdowns. He rushed 101 times for 385 yards and added 12 receptions for 109 yards in addition to returning kickoffs. He earned SEC All-Freshman Team honors.

Aggies return top rusher from last season in juniors Amari Daniels, who racked up 532 yards and six touchdowns. Stanford transfer EJ Smith — son of former NFL star Emmitt Smith — and Le’Veon Moss are the other two scholarship running backs on the roster. Smith rushed for 557 yards and five touchdowns in 24 career games with Stanford. Moss had 484 rushing yards and five touchdowns last season with A&M.

The Aggies open the 2024 season against Notre Dame at Kyle Field in College Station on August 31.

Recruitment of Rueben Owens

Owens was a 5-star prospect in the 2023 recruiting class out of El Campo High in El Campo. He was ranked as the No. 28 player overall by the 247Sports composite rankings, the No. 5 player in the state and the No. 3 running back in the class. He committed to the Aggies in December 2022 after decommitting from Louisville. He also received offers from Alabama, Notre Dame and Ohio State, among others.

This article originally appeared in the Austin American-Statesman: Texas A&M RB Rueben Owens Reportedly Will Miss 2024 College Football Season