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Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||
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Born: | Zachary, Louisiana, U.S. | December 20, 1988||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 301 lb (137 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
High school: | Orlando (FL) Jones | ||||||||
College: | Florida | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 2012 / Round: 4 / Pick: 114 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Jaye Howard Jr. (born December 20, 1988) is a former American football defensive end. He played college football for the University of Florida, where he was a member of a BCS National Championship team. He was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the fourth round of the 2012 NFL draft. [1]
While attending the University of Florida on an athletic scholarship, Howard played for coach Urban Meyer and coach Will Muschamp's Florida Gators football teams from 2008 to 2011. The coaching staff red-shirted him as true freshman in 2007, and played in nine games in 2008. As a redshirt sophomore in 2009, Howard played in twelve games during the Gators' undefeated regular season. During his 2010 junior year, he appeared in eleven games, starting eight of them, but missing the rest with an ankle injury. As a senior in 2011, Howard started all thirteen games and memorably scored a touchdown on a fumble recovery against the Kentucky Wildcats. He finished his four-year Gators career with 131 tackles and 25.5 for a loss. [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 | Bench press | |
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6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 301 lb (137 kg) | 33 in (0.84 m) | 9+7⁄8 in (0.25 m) | 4.82 s | 1.68 s | 2.83 s | 4.47 s | 7.32 s | 27.5 in (0.70 m) | 8 ft 10 in (2.69 m) | 24 reps | |
All values from NFL Combine [3] [4] |
The Seattle Seahawks selected Howard in the fourth round, with the 114th overall pick in the 2012 NFL draft. [5] He was released by the Seahawks on August 31, 2013. [6]
Howard was claimed off waivers by the Chiefs on September 1, 2013. [7]
On March 9, 2016, Howard signed a two-year $12 million deal to stay with the Chiefs through 2017. [8] [9] He was placed on injured reserve on December 1, 2016, with a hip injury. [10]
On April 22, 2017, Howard was released by the Chiefs. [11]
On May 4, 2017, Howard signed a one-year contract with the Chicago Bears . [12] He was released on September 2, 2017. [13]
Year | Team | GP | COMB | TOT | AST | SCK | FF | FR | FY YDs | PD |
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2013 | KC | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2014 | KC | 16 | 36 | 24 | 12 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2015 | KC | 16 | 57 | 36 | 21 | 5.5 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
2016 | KC | 8 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career | 45 | 122 | 83 | 39 | 7.5 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
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