Running back, Florida Atlantic, 2014–⁠17

Gregory Howell Jr.

Number
No. 9
Height
6′1″
Weight
215 lb
Hometown
Ewa Beach, HI
Born
Mar 27, 1996

Gregory Howell Jr. played running back at Florida Atlantic (2014–⁠17).

Career highs

175rushing yards, career highvs. Bethune-Cookman, 20173rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Charlotte, 2016

Team titles: Conference USA champions, 2017

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2014Florida Atlantic502535.1122
2015Florida Atlantic1335984.5330
2016Florida Atlantic1678285.01368
2017Florida Atlantic1127406.6560
Career4622,4195.22268

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2015Florida Atlantic55410.8019
2016Florida Atlantic5428.4016
Career10969.6019

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2014Florida Atlantic9RB
2015Florida Atlantic9RB
2016Florida Atlantic9RB
2017Florida Atlantic9RB6′1″215

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2016Florida Atlantic1600.1349th (n=259)0.1320.621%0.10
2017Florida Atlantic1130.3393rd (n=287)0.1236.912%0.13

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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2017 Florida Atlantic 12 games, 740 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1vs.NavyL 19–⁠421808––
Sep 9atWisconsinL 14–⁠31323020––
Sep 16vs.Bethune-CookmanW 45–⁠013175160––
Sep 30vs.Middle TennesseeW 38–⁠201888018––
Oct 7atOld DominionW 58–⁠2821109117––
Oct 21vs.North TexasW 69–⁠31137019––
Oct 28atWestern KentuckyW 42–⁠28853019––
Nov 3vs.MarshallW 30–⁠254603––
Nov 11atLouisiana TechW 48–⁠23650119––
Nov 18vs.Florida InternationalW 52–⁠24545116––
Nov 25atCharlotteW 31–⁠121163012––
Dec 19 ✦vs.AkronW 50–⁠3950014––
2016 Florida Atlantic 12 games, 828 rushing yards, 13 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.Southern IllinoisW 38–⁠3016128248––
Sep 10atMiamiL 10–⁠38197513814
Sep 17atKansas StateL 7–⁠63133416––
Sep 24vs.Ball StateL 27–⁠311867021223
Oct 1atFlorida InternationalL 31–⁠331210116815
Oct 9vs.CharlotteL 23–⁠2820100314––
Oct 15atMarshallL 21–⁠2720109117––
Oct 29vs.Western KentuckyL 3–⁠5292905––
Nov 5atRiceW 42–⁠251269127––
Nov 12vs.UTEPW 35–⁠3141115––
Nov 19vs.Old DominionL 24–⁠42135419––
Nov 26atMiddle TennesseeL 56–⁠771151116110
2015 Florida Atlantic 12 games, 598 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 5atTulsaL 44–⁠4722138230––
Sep 11vs.MiamiL 20–⁠441378015435
Sep 19vs.BuffaloL 15–⁠331475013––
Sep 26atCharlotteW 17–⁠7216309119
Oct 10vs.RiceL 26–⁠271463016––
Oct 17vs.MarshallL 17–⁠334905––
Oct 24atUTEPL 17–⁠274813––
Oct 31vs.Florida InternationalW 31–⁠171359013––
Nov 7atWestern KentuckyL 19–⁠35521014––
Nov 14vs.Middle TennesseeL 17–⁠2481806––
Nov 21atFloridaL 14–⁠201260012––
Nov 28atOld DominionW 33–⁠313603––
2014 Florida Atlantic 3 games, 253 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Oct 18vs.Western KentuckyW 45–⁠3821118116––
Oct 25atMarshallL 16–⁠352292012––
Nov 1vs.UABL 28–⁠31743022––

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2018
Height6′0⅛″
Weight219 lb
Arm length29¼″
Hand size9⅜″
40-yard dash4.55 s
10-yard split1.61 s
Vertical jump27½″
Broad jump9′8″
Bench press19 reps
3-cone drill7.55 s
20-yard shuttle4.51 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

4 seasons, 25 games with a stat; latest team: Los Angeles Rams.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2018Houston Texans700000
2019Houston Texans8510000
2020Houston Texans51664013
2021Los Angeles Rams5511000
NFL career252685013

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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