Travin Howard

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Travin Howard
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Howard at Big 12 Media Day
Personal information
Born: (1996-05-10) May 10, 1996 (age 28)
Longview, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:219 lb (99 kg)
Career information
High school: Longview (TX)
College: TCU
Position: Linebacker
NFL draft: 2018  / Round: 7 / Pick: 231
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:44
Interceptions:1
Pass deflections:6
Player stats at PFR

Travin Howard (born May 10, 1996) is an American football linebacker who is a free agent. He played college football at TCU. [1]

Contents

Early years

Howard was born in Longview, Texas, where he played high school football 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

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 ended 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 Conference in both seasons and again earned Defensive MVP honors in his final collegiate game, a win over Stanford in the 2017 Alamo Bowl. [7]

Statistics

TacklesDef IntFumbles
YearSchoolConfClassPosGSoloAstTotLossSkIntYdsAvgTDPDFRYdsTDFF
*2015 TCU Big 12SOS1264431079.53.0144.00103
*2016 TCU Big 12JRLB1372581304.01.5155.00221
*2017 TCU Big 12SRLB1260481087.01.011919.01700
Career19614934520.55.53289.311024

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span
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]

Los Angeles Rams

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 re-signed to the team's 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]

Howard was given an exclusive-rights free agent tender by the Rams on March 4, 2021, [14] and signed it on March 26. [15] On November 2, 2021, Howard was placed on injured reserve. [16] He was activated on December 21. Against the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship Game, Howard made the game-sealing interception on Jimmy Garoppolo in the final two minutes in the 20–17 win, [17] sending the Rams to Super Bowl LVI. The Rams beat the Cincinnati Bengals 23–20. [18]

On June 8, 2022, Howard was waived by the Rams, [19] but was then re-signed less than a week later [20] He was placed on the reserve/non-football injury list on August 30, 2022. [21] He was designated to return from the reserve/non-football injury list on October 24, 2022. [22] He was activated from the reserve/non-football injury list on November 5, 2022. [23]

Buffalo Bills

On May 14, 2023, Howard signed with the Buffalo Bills, [24] but was released on August 29, 2023. [25]

Birmingham Stallions

Howard signed with the Birmingham Stallions of the United States Football League on December 2, 2023. [26] He was released on March 10, 2024. [27]

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References

  1. ↑ "Travin Howard College Stats | College Football at Sports-Reference.com". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  2. ↑ Lobos dominate 12-5A all-district selections Longview News Journal
  3. ↑ "Travin Howard". 247Sports.com. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
  4. ↑ Trevone Boykin tosses 4 TDs as No. 3 TCU routs Stephen F. Austin ESPN
  5. ↑ TCU completes 31-point comeback in 3OT Alamo Bowl win over Oregon Sports Illustrated
  6. ↑ Rams take another linebacker, TCU's Travin Howard, in seventh round of NFL draft Los Angeles Times
  7. ↑ "No. 13 TCU and Hill rally to beat No. 15 Stanford 39-37". ESPN . December 29, 2017. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Travin Howard Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Los Angeles Rams select TCU LB Travin Howard". TurfShowTimes.com. April 28, 2018. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Rams Make Final Round of Cuts". TheRams.com. September 1, 2018.
  11. ↑ Simmons, Myles (October 16, 2018). "Rams Sign WR Nick Williams, Cut K Cairo Santos". TheRams.com.
  12. ↑ Simmons, Myles (February 6, 2019). "Rams sign four players to free agent contracts". TheRams.com.
  13. ↑ "Rams waive nine players, place Howard on injured reserve and Robinson on reserve/non-football injury list". TheRams.com. September 5, 2020.
  14. ↑ Simmons, Myles (March 4, 2021). "Rams tender Travin Howard and Coleman Shelton". NBCSports.com. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  15. ↑ Williams, Charean (March 26, 2021). "Travin Howard signs tender". NBCSports.com. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
  16. ↑ "Rams waive Jonah Williams, place Tutu Atwell and Travin Howard on IR". Yahoo! Sports. November 2, 2021.
  17. ↑ "Niners' blown lead ends magical playoff run and possibly the Jimmy Garoppolo era". ESPN.com. January 31, 2022. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  18. ↑ "Super Bowl LVI - Los Angeles Rams vs. Cincinnati Bengals - February 13th, 2022". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  19. ↑ Simmons, Myles (June 8, 2022). "Rams waive Travin Howard". ProFootballTalk. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
  20. ↑ "Rams re-sign Travin Howard to 1-year deal". therams.com. June 14, 2022. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
  21. ↑ Jackson, Stu (August 30, 2022). "Analysis: Rams' initial 53-man roster for 2022". TheRams.com. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  22. ↑ @RamsNFL (October 24, 2022). "LA Rams Transactions: • Designated for Return/Returned to Practice DB Troy Hill, LB Travin Howard, WR Van Jefferson" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  23. ↑ @RamsNFL (November 5, 2022). "LA Rams Transactions: • Free Agent Signing T Chandler Brewer • Activated, from Reserve LB Travin Howard • Activated, from Practice Squad TE Jared Pinkney, RB Ronnie Rivers • Reserve/Injured LB Jake Hummel" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  24. ↑ Wojton, Nick (May 14, 2023). "Bills sign 3 tryout players, including former first-round pick Shane Ray". USAToday.com. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
  25. ↑ White, Alec (August 29, 2023). "Bills announce moves to get to 53-man roster". BuffaloBills.com.
  26. ↑ @USFLStallions (December 2, 2023). "Free Agent Signings" (Tweet). Retrieved December 2, 2023– via Twitter.
  27. ↑ "UFL Teams Set their Training Camp Rosters to 58". UFLBoard.com. March 10, 2024. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
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