Delano Howell

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Delano Howell
No. 36, 26
Position: Safety
Personal information
Born: (1989-11-17) November 17, 1989 (age 34)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:201 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school: Hart (Newhall, California)
College: Stanford
Undrafted: 2012
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:21
Pass deflections:1
Total touchdowns:1

Delano Andre Howell [1] (born November 17, 1989) is a former safety. He was originally signed by the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent in 2012. Howell played his four years of college football at Stanford University first as a running back, before switching to safety. He is the younger brother of Dan Howell, who played football for the University of Washington. [2]

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High school

Howell attended William S. Hart High School in Newhall, California where he played football for the Indians as a running back and ran track as a sprinter, long jumper, and triple jumper. Rivals.com selected him as the number 16 all-purpose back in the country and was chosen by PrepStar to be part of the All-West Region for the class of 2008 as well as a first-team all-state selection. [3] Howell set multiple school records in his time at Hart, including rushing yards (4,502), total touchdowns (82), points scored (494), and yards from scrimmage (5,930). [3] He was named the 2007 CIF-Southern Section Northern Division Offensive Player of the Year. [4]

Collegiate career

Howell competed in both football and track & field at Stanford University where he wore number 26 on the field. In track & field, he owned Stanford's best mark of 2011 in the long jump at 23-8 3/4. [3]

As a freshman, Howell played football as a running back where he had a season best 59 rushing yards and 94 passing yards against San Jose State and as a kickoff returner where he averaged 25.8 yards per return. [3]

In his second year, he transferred to defense as a strong safety and totaled two interceptions, three pass breakups, and one fumble recovery. [3] When he played the University of Washington he became the first Stanford player to have two interceptions in one game since 2007 and had a career-high 15 tackles against California. [3]

Junior year Howell made the All-Pac-10 second-team and had 60 tackles, including 8 against USC, 11 against the University of Arizona and 12 against Notre Dame. [3] Against the University of Oregon, Howell picked up 8 tackles, an interception, and a fumble recovery. [3]

In his final year at Stanford, Howell missed three games due to a hand injury. [3] He went on, however, to total seven tackles against Oklahoma State in Cardinal's 41-38 loss in the 2012 Fiesta Bowl. [3] He was awarded the Jack Huston Award for "the player who best exemplifies aggressiveness, exceptional performance and unheralded efforts" and was named to the All-Pac-12 Conference first-team. [3]

Howell ended his career at Stanford with 190 total tackles and seven interceptions in his 34 games. [3]

Professional career

Howell was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Buffalo Bills in April 2012 as a strong safety — the same position he played for three years in college. [5] He is the seventh Hart High School graduate to play professionally after Miami quarterback Matt Moore and former Oakland quarterback Kyle Boller. [6]

He was signed by the Indianapolis Colts on November 28, 2012. [7] On October 6, 2013, Howell returned a field goal blocked by Lawrence Guy 61 yards for a Touchdown, with the Colts trailing 12-7 at the time. The play turned out to be one of the key moments in the Colts 34-28 win over the eventual Super Bowl XLVIII champion Seattle Seahawks.

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "ESPN Profile". ESPN.com.
  2. ↑ "Washington Football: Dan Howell". Archived from the original on December 10, 2010. Retrieved August 20, 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Stanford Football: Delano Howell". Archived from the original on March 29, 2013. Retrieved August 20, 2012.
  4. ↑ The Signal: Surprise, It's Howell January 27, 2008
  5. ↑ "Buffalo Bills: Delano Howell". Archived from the original on August 19, 2012. Retrieved August 20, 2012.
  6. ↑ Joe Kapp (Minnesota Vikings), Fred DeBernardi (Baltimore Colts), Darryl Ingram (Green Bay), and John McLaughlin (Tampa Bay)The Signal: Delano Howell inks with Bills April 29, 2012
  7. ↑ Colts Sign Delano Howell

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