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| Position: | Quarterback |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | November 6, 1994 Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. |
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight: | 198 lb (90 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Fort Worth (TX) Brewer |
| College: | West Virginia |
| Undrafted: | 2017 |
| Career history | |
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
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Skyler Howard (born November 6, 1994) is an American football quarterback that most recently played for the Obic Seagulls of the Japanese X-League. [1]
Howard was born in Fort Worth, Texas and attended Brewer High School. [2] Howard originally signed to play as a walk on for Stephen F. Austin State University, before opting to transfer to Riverside City College. [3] Howard passed for over 3,000 yards and 33 touchdowns while playing for Riverside City College. [4] [5]
Howard transferred to WVU and joined the Mountaineers as a sophomore in 2014, playing only four games that season.
The following year, Howard started for the Mountaineers, playing in 13 games. He helped lead his team to victory over Arizona State in the 2016 Cactus Bowl. [6]
| Year | Team | G | GS | W – L | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | |||||
| 2014 | West Virginia | 4 | 2 | 1–1 | 56 | 110 | 50.9 | 829 | 7.5 | 8 | 0 | 138.2 | 22 | 140 | 6.4 | 0 |
| 2015 | West Virginia | 13 | 13 | 8–5 | 221 | 403 | 54.8 | 3145 | 7.8 | 26 | 14 | 134.7 | 158 | 502 | 3.2 | 6 |
| 2016 | West Virginia | 13 | 13 | 10–3 | 247 | 404 | 61.1 | 3328 | 8.2 | 26 | 10 | 146.6 | 142 | 463 | 3.3 | 10 |
| Total | 30 | 28 | 19–9 | 524 | 917 | 57.1 | 7302 | 8.1 | 60 | 24 | 140.4 | 322 | 1105 | 3.4 | 16 | |
Howard signed with the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent on May 12, 2017. [7] He was waived by the Seahawks on June 15, 2017.
On September 20, 2017, Howard was signed to the practice roster of the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. He was released from their practice roster on October 3, 2017.
Howard began playing overseas for the X-League of Japan. Howard started his first game completing 7 of 12 for 134 yards and 3 touchdowns , rushing 69 yards and 1 touchdown, leading the team to rout the Meijiyasuda PentaOcean Pirates 59–0 on Thursday, May 3, 2018, in the preliminary round of the Pearl Bowl preseason tournament at Fujitsu Stadium Kawasaki.
During the second round, Howard completed 12 out of 20 passes including 2 touchdowns and rushed 36 yards that helped secure a 21–6 victory over the Fujitsu Frontiers to clinch a place in the semifinals of the Pearl Bowl tournament.
Despite wet and sloppy playing conditions, Howard was leading the Obic Seagulls to a 23–10 win over the Lixil Deers. The Obic Seagulls advanced to the championship game against the IBM BigBlue on June 28 in the Tokyo Dome.
In the Pearl Bowl final, Howard completed 7 out of 14 passes for 102 yards with 1 touchdown, and rushed 63 yards. The Obic Seagulls won the IBM BigBlue 28–2. For his efforts, he was awarded the Pearl Bowl MVP. [8]
| Year | Team | G | GS | W – L | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | |||||
| 2018 | Obic | 4 | 4 | 4–0 | 39 | 75 | 52.0 | 640 | 8.5 | 8 | 2 | 153.5 | 35 | 229 | 6.5 | 1 |
| Total | 4 | 4 | 4–0 | 39 | 75 | 52.0 | 640 | 8.5 | 8 | 2 | 153.5 | 35 | 229 | 6.5 | 1 | |
| Year | Team | G | GS | W – L | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | |||||
| 2018 | Obic | 6 | 6 | 4–2 | 39 | 75 | 52.0 | 562 | 7.5 | 7 | 6 | 129.7 | 57 | 468 | 8.2 | 4 |
| 2019 | Obic | 5 | 5 | 4–1 | 54 | 93 | 58.1 | 763 | 8.2 | 6 | 4 | 139.7 | 55 | 210 | 3.8 | 3 |
| Total | 11 | 11 | 8–3 | 93 | 168 | 55.4 | 1325 | 7.9 | 13 | 10 | 135.2 | 112 | 678 | 6.1 | 7 | |
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