Willie Howard

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Willie Howard
No. 91
Position Defensive end
Personal information
Born Mountain View, California, U.S.
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight298 lb (135 kg)
Career information
College Stanford
NFL draft 2001: 2nd round, 57th overall pick
Career history
Awards and highlights
Career NFL statistics
Games played8
Games started 0
Tackles 10
Stats at Pro Football Reference   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Willie L. Howard is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Stanford Cardinal. [1] Howard was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the second round of the 2001 NFL draft [2] and played for them for two seasons before a serious injury ended his career.

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash Bench press
6 ft 3+38 in
(1.91 m)
295 lb
(134 kg)
33 in
(0.84 m)
9 in
(0.23 m)
4.94 s23 reps
All values from NFL Combine [3]

He was named the head football coach at Robbinsdale Cooper High School in 2010, and he is also the dean of students. [4]

References

  1. "2001 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  2. "Willie Howard Selected In Second Round Of The NFL Draft". Pac-10. April 21, 2001. Retrieved April 5, 2010.[ dead link ]
  3. "Willie Howard College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
  4. "WCCO News". May 17, 2016. Retrieved May 18, 2016.