Receiver, North Carolina, 2013–16
Bug Howard
- Number
- No. 84
- Height
- 6′5″
- Hometown
- Rochelle, GA
- Born
- Nov 28, 1994, in Rochelle, Georgia
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Bug Howard played receiver at North Carolina (2013–16).
Career highs
10catches, career highat Miami, 2016156receiving yards, career highat Miami, 20162receiving touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Pittsburgh, 2016Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | North Carolina | 22 | 278 | 12.6 | 4 | 25 |
| 2014 | North Carolina | 42 | 455 | 10.8 | 2 | 35 |
| 2015 | North Carolina | 29 | 488 | 16.8 | 4 | 49 |
| 2016 | North Carolina | 53 | 827 | 15.6 | 8 | 68 |
| Career | 146 | 2,048 | 14.0 | 18 | 68 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | North Carolina | 84 | WR | |
| 2014 | North Carolina | 84 | WR | |
| 2015 | North Carolina | 84 | WR | |
| 2016 | North Carolina | 84 | WR | 6′5″ |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | North Carolina | 17 | 1.06 | – | – | 18.0 | – |
| 2014 | North Carolina | 57 | 0.68 | 75th (n=496) | 0.52 | 38.9 | 6% |
| 2015 | North Carolina | 45 | 0.76 | 84th (n=465) | 0.53 | 34.3 | 6% |
| 2016 | North Carolina | 83 | 0.71 | 76th (n=489) | 0.52 | 58.7 | 10% |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2016 North Carolina 12 games, 53 catches, 827 yards, 8 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | L 24–33 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 9 |
| Sep 10 | at | W 48–23 | 3 | 60 | 0 | 28 |
| Sep 17 | vs. | W 56–28 | 3 | 69 | 1 | 46 |
| Sep 24 | vs. | W 37–36 | 6 | 66 | 2 | 27 |
| Oct 1 | at | W 37–35 | 4 | 51 | 0 | 34 |
| Oct 8 | vs. | L 3–34 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Oct 15 | at | W 20–13 | 10 | 156 | 0 | 40 |
| Oct 22 | at | W 35–14 | 7 | 109 | 1 | 40 |
| Nov 5 | vs. | W 48–20 | 6 | 120 | 1 | 68 |
| Nov 10 | at | L 27–28 | 3 | 52 | 1 | 23 |
| Nov 25 | vs. | L 21–28 | 3 | 58 | 1 | 48 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. | L 23–25 | 5 | 59 | 1 | 44 |
2015 North Carolina 12 games, 29 catches, 488 yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | L 13–17 | 6 | 114 | 1 | 40 |
| Sep 12 | vs. | W 53–14 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 24 |
| Sep 19 | vs. | W 48–14 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 27 |
| Sep 26 | vs. | W 41–14 | 3 | 52 | 1 | 29 |
| Oct 3 | at | W 38–31 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Oct 17 | vs. | W 50–14 | 4 | 45 | 0 | 14 |
| Oct 24 | vs. | W 26–13 | 2 | 43 | 0 | 36 |
| Nov 7 | vs. | W 66–31 | 3 | 83 | 1 | 49 |
| Nov 21 | at | W 30–27 | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 28 | at | W 45–34 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 14 |
| Dec 5 | vs. | L 37–45 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. | L 38–49 | 3 | 42 | 1 | 27 |
2014 North Carolina 12 games, 42 catches, 455 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. | W 56–29 | 5 | 37 | 1 | 13 |
| Sep 6 | vs. | W 31–27 | 1 | −1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | at | L 41–70 | 5 | 53 | 0 | 22 |
| Sep 27 | at | L 35–50 | 5 | 50 | 0 | 20 |
| Oct 11 | at | L 43–50 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 9 |
| Oct 18 | vs. | W 48–43 | 4 | 35 | 1 | 13 |
| Oct 25 | at | W 28–27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Nov 1 | at | L 20–47 | 3 | 58 | 0 | 21 |
| Nov 15 | vs. | W 40–35 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 16 |
| Nov 20 | at | W 45–20 | 3 | 55 | 0 | 35 |
| Nov 29 | vs. | L 7–35 | 4 | 79 | 0 | 28 |
| Dec 26 ✦ | vs. | L 21–40 | 5 | 32 | 0 | 10 |
2013 North Carolina 10 games, 22 catches, 278 yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | at | L 10–27 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 18 |
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 40–20 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 15 |
| Sep 28 | vs. | L 31–55 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 23 |
| Oct 5 | at | L 17–27 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 10 |
| Oct 17 | vs. | L 23–27 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 8 |
| Oct 26 | vs. | W 34–10 | 3 | 31 | 2 | 17 |
| Nov 2 | at | W 27–19 | 5 | 72 | 0 | 25 |
| Nov 9 | vs. | W 45–14 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 18 |
| Nov 16 | at | W 34–27 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Nov 23 | vs. | W 80–20 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 15 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2017 | Combine or pro day 2017 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′4⅛″ | |
| Weight | 221 lb | |
| Arm length | 33⅛″ | |
| Hand size | 10⅜″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.58 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.56 s | |
| Vertical jump | 37½″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′11″ | |
| Bench press | 15 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 6.95 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.14 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).
Other pro football
| Years | League | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | AAF | Atlanta Legends |
| 2022 | USFL | Philadelphia Stars |
| 2023 | USFL | Philadelphia Stars |
Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.
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