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, 2016

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2013North Carolina2227812.6425
2014North Carolina4245510.8235
2015North Carolina2948816.8449
2016North Carolina5382715.6868
Career1462,04814.01868

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2013North Carolina84WR
2014North Carolina84WR
2015North Carolina84WR
2016North Carolina84WR6′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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2013North Carolina171.06––18.0–
2014North Carolina570.6875th (n=496)0.5238.96%
2015North Carolina450.7684th (n=465)0.5334.36%
2016North Carolina830.7176th (n=489)0.5258.710%

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
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 3vs.GeorgiaL 24–⁠3321509
Sep 10atIllinoisW 48–⁠23360028
Sep 17vs.James MadisonW 56–⁠28369146
Sep 24vs.PittsburghW 37–⁠36666227
Oct 1atFlorida StateW 37–⁠35451034
Oct 8vs.Virginia TechL 3–⁠34112012
Oct 15atMiamiW 20–⁠1310156040
Oct 22atVirginiaW 35–⁠147109140
Nov 5vs.Georgia TechW 48–⁠206120168
Nov 10atDukeL 27–⁠28352123
Nov 25vs.NC StateL 21–⁠28358148
Dec 30 ✦vs.StanfordL 23–⁠25559144
2015 North Carolina 12 games, 29 catches, 488 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 3vs.South CarolinaL 13–⁠176114140
Sep 12vs.North Carolina A&TW 53–⁠14237024
Sep 19vs.IllinoisW 48–⁠14127027
Sep 26vs.DelawareW 41–⁠14352129
Oct 3atGeorgia TechW 38–⁠311606
Oct 17vs.Wake ForestW 50–⁠14445014
Oct 24vs.VirginiaW 26–⁠13243036
Nov 7vs.DukeW 66–⁠31383149
Nov 21atVirginia TechW 30–⁠27––––
Nov 28atNC StateW 45–⁠34328014
Dec 5vs.ClemsonL 37–⁠45111011
Dec 29 ✦vs.BaylorL 38–⁠49342127
2014 North Carolina 12 games, 42 catches, 455 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 30vs.LibertyW 56–⁠29537113
Sep 6vs.San Diego StateW 31–⁠271−100
Sep 20atEast CarolinaL 41–⁠70553022
Sep 27atClemsonL 35–⁠50550020
Oct 11atNotre DameL 43–⁠5032309
Oct 18vs.Georgia TechW 48–⁠43435113
Oct 25atVirginiaW 28–⁠271303
Nov 1atMiamiL 20–⁠47358021
Nov 15vs.PittsburghW 40–⁠35331016
Nov 20atDukeW 45–⁠20355035
Nov 29vs.NC StateL 7–⁠35479028
Dec 26 ✦vs.RutgersL 21–⁠40532010
2013 North Carolina 10 games, 22 catches, 278 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 29atSouth CarolinaL 10–⁠27232018
Sep 7vs.Middle TennesseeW 40–⁠20115115
Sep 28vs.East CarolinaL 31–⁠55226123
Oct 5atVirginia TechL 17–⁠27217010
Oct 17vs.MiamiL 23–⁠2721208
Oct 26vs.Boston CollegeW 34–⁠10331217
Nov 2atNC StateW 27–⁠19572025
Nov 9vs.VirginiaW 45–⁠14233018
Nov 16atPittsburghW 34–⁠27111011
Nov 23vs.Old DominionW 80–⁠20229015

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2017Combine or pro day 2017
Height6′4⅛″
Weight221 lb
Arm length33⅛″
Hand size10⅜″
40-yard dash4.58 s
10-yard split1.56 s
Vertical jump37½″
Broad jump9′11″
Bench press15 reps
3-cone drill6.95 s
20-yard shuttle4.14 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

YearsLeagueTeam
2019AAFAtlanta Legends
2022USFLPhiladelphia Stars
2023USFLPhiladelphia 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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