Personal information | |
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Born: | [1] Katy, Texas, U.S. | February 11, 1999
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Weight: | 300 lb (136 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Katy (Katy, Texas) |
College: | SMU (2017–2021) |
Position: | Offensive lineman |
Undrafted: | 2022 |
Career history | |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Career highlights and awards | |
Career NFL statistics | |
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Hayden Howerton (born February 11, 1999) [1] is an American football offensive lineman who is a free agent. He played college football at SMU.
Howerton grew up in Katy, Texas and attended Katy High School. He was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at SMU over offers from Army, California, Colorado State, Fresno State, Hawaii, Houston, Kansas, Memphis, Nebraska, UNLV, Wake Forest and others. [2]
During Howerton's true freshman season in 2017, he played in 12 games and started six of them. During the 2018 season, he started all 12 games at center. During the 2019 season, he started all 13 games and was named on the Rimington Trophy Preseason Watch List, [3] the Athlon Sports Fourth-Team Offense Preseason AAC and the SMU Sports Leadership Departmental Distinction Award. [4] During the 2020 season, he started all 10 games at left guard and was named on the Dave Campbell's All-Texas College First Team. During the 2021 season, he started all 12 games and was named on awards such as the Senior CLASS Award Second-Team All-American, [5] a East-West Shrine Bowl Invite, a Campbell Trophy Nominee and the College Gridiron Showcase Watch List. [2]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||
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6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 300 lb (136 kg) | 33+1⁄4 in (0.84 m) | 9+7⁄8 in (0.25 m) | 5.24 s | 1.79 s | 3.06 s | 4.70 s | 7.78 s | 32 in (0.81 m) | 8 ft 10 in (2.69 m) | ||
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day [6] |
On April 30, 2022, Howerton was signed to the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent after going unselected in the 2022 NFL Draft. [7] He was released on August 30, 2022. [8]
On November 1, 2022, Howerton was signed to the New England Patriots practice squad. [9] On January 10, 2023, he signed a future contract with the Patriots. [10] He was released on March 3, 2023. [11]
On March 6, 2023, Howerton was acquired off waivers by the Arizona Cardinals. [12] He was not signed to a reserve/future contract after the season and thus became a free agent. [13]
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