Travin Howard
 Howard at Big 12 Media Day | |||||||||||||
| No. 32 – Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | May 10, 1996 Longview, Texas | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 219 lb (99 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Longview (Longview, Texas) | ||||||||||||
| College: | TCU | ||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2018 / Round: 7 / Pick: 231 | ||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2020 | |||||||||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com | |||||||||||||
Travin Howard (born May 10, 1996) is an American football linebacker for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at TCU.[1]
Early years[edit]
Howard was born in Longview, Texas, where he became a star at Longview High School. Playing safety, he earned District Defensive MVP honors as a senior for the Lobos in 2013.[2] He verbally committed to play at TCU and signed his national letter of intent with the Horned Frogs on February 5, 2014.[3]
College career[edit]
At TCU, Howard played sparingly as a freshman in 2014. After the first game of his sophomore season, Howard was moved to Linebacker and led the Horned Frogs in tackles the next week against Stephen F. Austin.[4] He went on to start the next 11 games, and would end the season as the team's leading tackler. He also earned Defensive MVP honors in the Frogs' triple-overtime victory over Oregon in the 2015 Alamo Bowl.[5]
As a full-time starter in his junior and senior seasons in Fort Worth, Howard again led the Horned Frogs in tackles - becoming the first player in program history to do so for three consecutive seasons.[6] He was named first-team All-Big 12 in both seasons and again earned Defensive MVP honors in his final collegiate game, a win over Stanford in the 2017 Alamo Bowl.[7]
College statistics[edit]
| Tackles | Def Int | Fumbles | |||||||||||||||||
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| Year | School | Conf | Class | Pos | G | Solo | Ast | Tot | Loss | Sk | Int | Yds | Avg | TD | PD | FR | Yds | TD | FF |
| *2015 | Texas Christian | Big 12 | SO | S | 12 | 64 | 43 | 107 | 9.5 | 3.0 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
| *2016 | Texas Christian | Big 12 | JR | LB | 13 | 72 | 58 | 130 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||
| *2017 | Texas Christian | Big 12 | SR | LB | 12 | 60 | 48 | 108 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career | Texas Christian | 196 | 149 | 345 | 20.5 | 5.5 | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 4 | ||||||
Professional career[edit]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand size | |||||||||
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| 5 ft 10+7⁄8 in (1.80 m) |
211 lb (96 kg) |
31+1⁄2 in (0.80 m) |
9 in (0.23 m) | |||||||||
| All values from NFL Combine[8] | ||||||||||||
Howard was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the seventh round (231st overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft.[9] He was waived by the Rams on September 1, 2018.[10] He was re-signed to the practice squad on October 16, 2018.[11] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Rams on February 6, 2019.[12]
On September 5, 2020, Howard was placed on injured reserve.[13] He was given an exclusive-rights free agent tender by the Rams on March 4, 2021,[14] and signed it on March 26.[15]
References[edit]
- ^ "Travin Howard College Stats | College Football at Sports-Reference.com". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
- ^ Lobos dominate 12-5A all-district selections Longview News Journal
- ^ "Travin Howard". 247Sports.com. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
- ^ Trevone Boykin tosses 4 TDs as No. 3 TCU routs Stephen F. Austin ESPN
- ^ TCU completes 31-point comeback in 3OT Alamo Bowl win over Oregon Sports Illustrated
- ^ Rams take another linebacker, TCU's Travin Howard, in seventh round of NFL draft Los Angeles Times
- ^ "No. 13 TCU and Hill rally to beat No. 15 Stanford 39-37". espn.com. December 29, 2017. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
- ^ "Travin Howard Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
- ^ "Los Angeles Rams select TCU LB Travin Howard". TurfShowTimes.com. April 28, 2018. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
- ^ "Rams Make Final Round of Cuts". TheRams.com. September 1, 2018.
- ^ Simmons, Myles (October 16, 2018). "Rams Sign WR Nick Williams, Cut K Cairo Santos". TheRams.com.
- ^ Simmons, Myles (February 6, 2019). "Rams sign four players to free agent contracts". TheRams.com.
- ^ "Rams waive nine players, place Howard on injured reserve and Robinson on reserve/non-football injury list". TheRams.com. September 5, 2020.
- ^ Simmons, Myles (March 4, 2021). "Rams tender Travin Howard and Coleman Shelton". NBCSports.com. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
- ^ Williams, Charean (March 26, 2021). "Travin Howard signs tender". NBCSports.com. Retrieved March 27, 2021.