American football player (born 1996)
American football player
Travin Howard Howard at Big 12 Media Day
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) High school: Longview (TX) College: TCU Position: Linebacker NFL draft: 2018 / round: 7 / pick: 231
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Travin Howard (born May 10, 1996) is an American professional football linebacker . He played college football at TCU .[ 1]
Early life
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
Tackles
Def Int
Fumbles
Year
School
Conf
Class
Pos
G
Solo
Ast
Tot
Loss
Sk
Int
Yds
Avg
TD
PD
FR
Yds
TD
FF
*2015
TCU
Big 12
SO
S
12
64
43
107
9.5
3.0
1
4
4.0
0
1
0
3
*2016
TCU
Big 12
JR
LB
13
72
58
130
4.0
1.5
1
5
5.0
0
2
2
1
*2017
TCU
Big 12
SR
LB
12
60
48
108
7.0
1.0
1
19
19.0
1
7
0
0
Career
196
149
345
20.5
5.5
3
28
9.3
1
10
2
4
Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
Height
Weight
Arm length
Hand 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]
References
^ "Travin Howard College Stats | College Football at Sports-Reference.com" . College Football at Sports-Reference.com . Retrieved June 14, 2018 .
^ Lobos dominate 12-5A all-district selections Longview News Journal
^ "Travin Howard" . 247Sports.com . Retrieved January 25, 2019 .
^ Trevone Boykin tosses 4 TDs as No. 3 TCU routs Stephen F. Austin ESPN
^ TCU completes 31-point comeback in 3OT Alamo Bowl win over Oregon Sports Illustrated
^ Rams take another linebacker, TCU's Travin Howard, in seventh round of NFL draft Los Angeles Times
^ "No. 13 TCU and Hill rally to beat No. 15 Stanford 39-37" . ESPN . December 29, 2017. Retrieved January 25, 2019 .
^ "Travin Howard Combine Profile" . NFL.com . Retrieved March 20, 2020 .
^ "Los Angeles Rams select TCU LB Travin Howard" . TurfShowTimes.com . April 28, 2018. Retrieved June 11, 2018 .
^ "Rams Make Final Round of Cuts" . TheRams.com . September 1, 2018.
^ Simmons, Myles (October 16, 2018). "Rams Sign WR Nick Williams, Cut K Cairo Santos" . TheRams.com .
^ Simmons, Myles (February 6, 2019). "Rams sign four players to free agent contracts" . TheRams.com .
^ "Rams waive nine players, place Howard on injured reserve and Robinson on reserve/non-football injury list" . TheRams.com . September 5, 2020.
^ Simmons, Myles (March 4, 2021). "Rams tender Travin Howard and Coleman Shelton" . NBCSports.com . Retrieved March 8, 2021 .
^ Williams, Charean (March 26, 2021). "Travin Howard signs tender" . NBCSports.com . Retrieved March 27, 2021 .
^ "Rams waive Jonah Williams, place Tutu Atwell and Travin Howard on IR" . Yahoo! Sports . November 2, 2021.
^ "Niners' blown lead ends magical playoff run and possibly the Jimmy Garoppolo era" . ESPN.com . January 31, 2022. Retrieved January 31, 2022 .
^ "Super Bowl LVI - Los Angeles Rams vs. Cincinnati Bengals - February 13th, 2022" . Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved March 25, 2023 .
^ Simmons, Myles (June 8, 2022). "Rams waive Travin Howard" . ProFootballTalk . Retrieved June 8, 2022 .
^ "Rams re-sign Travin Howard to 1-year deal" . therams.com . June 14, 2022. Retrieved June 14, 2022 .
^ Jackson, Stu (August 30, 2022). "Analysis: Rams' initial 53-man roster for 2022" . TheRams.com . Retrieved March 25, 2023 .
^ @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 .
^ @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 .
^ Wojton, Nick (May 14, 2023). "Bills sign 3 tryout players, including former first-round pick Shane Ray" . USAToday.com . Retrieved May 14, 2023 .
^ White, Alec (August 29, 2023). "Bills announce moves to get to 53-man roster" . BuffaloBills.com .
^ @USFLStallions (December 2, 2023). "Free Agent Signings" (Tweet ). Retrieved December 2, 2023 – via Twitter .
^ "UFL Teams Set their Training Camp Rosters to 58" . UFLBoard.com . March 10, 2024. Retrieved March 10, 2024 .
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