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Rueben Owens. 5-star junior RB. He is a potential dazzling addition to the “RBU” brand in Athens.

The nation’s No. 2 RB, who feels confident enough in his game to call himself a four-down RB, returned to the home of the national champions just over a week ago.

It went well. To be expected. It is doubtful we will ever report that a visit from a 2-star, 3-star, 4-star or a 5-star didn’t go well in Athens.

With a player like Owens, the things to look for are what he said that seem in line with what other future “RBU” backs said on their early visits in Athens.

Or to look for things that sound unique to his specific recruiting story. While recapping his most recent visit, there was something he said that stands out.

“I’m really looking for a family,” Owens said. “With Georgia, they are a family.”

The young man has at least three catchy nicknames. Everyone knows “The Black Unicorn” by now but he’s low-key partial to the “4SoCrazy” handle.

“That’s because I wear number four and I can do some crazy things on the field,” he said.

With that, let’s recap a few intriguing things that Owens had to say about his latest trip:

Owens said it did mean something to him to see Georgia finally be able to win it all.

“They have got a chance to make it back-to-back, too,” he said. “They have got a real good team coming back.”

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5-star junior RB prospect Ruebenn Owens II took another unofficial visit to UGA on the last weekend before the February dead period went into effect. (Instagram) (Instagram/Dawgnation)

Rueben Owens: What the 5-star junior RB is looking for

The nation’s No. 2 junior RB established a top five of Alabama, Georgia, Texas, Texas A&M and USC late last month.

He said the most recent visit was about hanging around other players in his class and having fun. He said he spent a great deal of that UGA trip hanging with 4-star Orlando-area OT Payton Kirkland.

Owens was once committed to Texas. He did so early last year, but then de-committed last June. He’s said in the past he’s not a big fan of all the visits and recruiting.

When the time is right, he will be ready to make that bond and just build a real strong relationship from there.

He had a top five last January. That was when the 2022 guys were still working on their top 12s and top 8s. It was even a time when some of the 2021 recruits were just getting to their final five schools, too.

Owens will enroll early in January of 2023.

“I don’t know when I am going to make a decision. It is going to be soon, though.”

Will he really be making a decision sometime relatively soon?

Yes, sir,” he said.

He wants to take his five official visits first. Look for that to happen in April and May. Does that mean he could make a summer decision? Does that feel like that could be his timeline?

“Yes, sir,” he said.

What are the biggest boxes Georgia checks off for him?

“Just how it is Georgia,” he said. “That’s a big school. A big SEC school. Georgia is for sure the type of school that can get you to the next level.”

He tried on the traditional Georgia red jersey with the gray pants. On a previous trip, he tried on the black jersey with the gray pants for this photoshoot.

That red and gray was his favorite look, he said.

What does he look for on every visit that will key him in on whether on not a school is a great fit?

“To see if my parents like it,” he said. “To see if they like the vibe, too.”

His parents were on that recent trip to Athens.

“My Mom liked it a lot,” he said. “My Dad did, too. He’s been to Georgia before, too. He likes Coach McGee a lot and he likes Coach Smart, too.”

Owens said that his next visit will be on March 5 to Alabama.

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5-star junior RB prospect Ruebenn Owens II took another unofficial visit to UGA on the last weekend before the February dead period went into effect. (Instagram) (Instagram/Dawgnation)

Rueben Owens II: Going through his other top schools

How does Owens feel about his top five options? He took a quick lap around all of his favorites and the reason why each program stands out.

There was a time about a year ago where Owens said it felt to him like Oklahoma was recruiting him harder than almost every other program. What about now?

He did say that Georgia, Texas and Texas &M have been doing so now. But then added that was basically the case with his entire top five. Owens also said that Miami has made a big recent push, too.

Will it matter to him where a guy like Kirkland goes? What about Arch Manning? He did say that was a factor.

“I do want to have a good class with the school I end up going to,” he said. “I do want some of the other 2023s to join me.”

Owens did mention NIL. He said the name, image and likeness trend is something that comes to mind. It is probably the most popular recruiting topic right now when it comes to Texas and Texas A&M in his home state.

As discussed earlier, he said that UGA did not focus its pitch around that.

“The NIL thing is kind of big like that,” Owens said. “Who wouldn’t want it? I mean what young kid wouldn’t want to get paid big money. But it is not all about that.”

He will wear No. 4 in college. When he’s not working on his game, he loves to play the popular video game franchise “Fortnite” online and with friends.

Owens just delivered a season in 2021 that would be hard for really old school Tecmo Bowl, old school NCAA Football and the modern Madden player to match in video game football.

Check out his junior highlight reel below. You’ll see a lot of explosives of him running his favored stretch and zone-read run plays:

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