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Position | Safety |
Class | Junior |
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Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
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High school | Hamilton (Chandler, Arizona) |
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Jack Howell is an American football safety for the Colorado State Rams.
A native of Fort Collins, Colorado, Howell initially attended Valor Christian High School in Colorado before transferring to Hamilton High School in Chandler, Arizona. In Howell's junior season, he had a breakout season, tallying 11 touchdowns and eight catches for 112 yards as a running back and three interceptions as a safety. [1] Howell committed to play college football at the Colorado State University. [2] [3]
In Howell's first career season in 2021, he was named the Mountain West Conference freshman of the week twice: once for his performance against Toledo were he had nine tackles and a pass deflection, and again versus Hawaii were he totaled 11 tackles with one being for a loss. [4] Howell finished the 2021 season with 64 tackles with four going for a loss, and an interception. [5] For his performance on the season, Howell was named a 2021 Freshman All-American. [6] [7] Howell finished his breakout 2022 season with 108 tackles with three going for a loss, half a sack, three pass deflections, three interceptions, and a forced fumble. [8] For his performance on the season, Howell was named a first-team All-Mountain West selection. [9]
Howell's sister is Jaelin who plays soccer, and his dad is former Super Bowl champion John Howell. [10] [11]
Eric Steven Weddle is an American former football safety who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons. He played college football for the Utah Utes, where he was a consensus All-American, and was selected by the San Diego Chargers in the second round of the 2007 NFL Draft. During his nine seasons with the Chargers, Weddle received three Pro Bowl and two first-team All-Pro selections. Weddle spent his next three seasons as a member of the Baltimore Ravens, earning Pro Bowl honors in each and extending his total selections to six. He retired after playing for the Los Angeles Rams in 2019, but returned two years later to join the Rams on their playoff run, which culminated with a start and a victory in Super Bowl LVI. Following the championship, he retired a second time.
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The 2013 New Mexico Bowl was an American college football bowl game that was played on Saturday, December 21, 2013 at University Stadium on the campus of the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The eighth annual New Mexico Bowl, it featured the Colorado State Rams, representing the Mountain West Conference, against the Washington State Cougars, representing the Pac-12 Conference. The game began at 12:00 noon MST and was televised on ESPN. It was the first of the 35 2013–14 NCAA football bowl games that concluded the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Sponsored by Gildan Activewear, the game was officially known as the Gildan New Mexico Bowl. The Rams won 48–45 after they were down 15 points in the final minutes of the game; they scored a touchdown, Washington State lost two fumbles, after both of which, Colorado State scored, and after the latter of which, as time expired, they kicked a field goal to win the game.
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