Running back, Alabama State (from North Alabama), 2018–23
Ja’Won Howell
- Number
- No. 8
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 220 lb
- Class (2023)
- Sophomore
- Hometown
- Lanett, AL
Ja’Won Howell played running back at North Alabama (2018–20) and Alabama State (2022–23).
Career highs
6catches, career highat Florida A&M, 2023Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020* | North Alabama | 23 | 38 | 1.7 | 1 | 6 |
| 2022 | Alabama State | 74 | 261 | 3.5 | 4 | 16 |
| 2023 | Alabama State | 91 | 364 | 4.0 | 2 | 41 |
| Career | 188 | 663 | 3.5 | 7 | 41 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020* | North Alabama | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 0 | 16 |
| 2022 | Alabama State | 7 | 54 | 7.7 | 0 | 16 |
| 2023 | Alabama State | 13 | 143 | 11.0 | 0 | 42 |
| Career | 25 | 225 | 9.0 | 0 | 42 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | North Alabama | 8 | RB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2022 | Alabama State | 8 | RB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2023 | Alabama State | 8 | RB | So. (Yr 4) | 6′1″ | 220 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | North Alabama (FCS) | 28 | -0.13 | – | – | -3.8 | 16% |
| 2022 | Alabama State (FCS) | 50 | 0.20 | – | – | 10.1 | 11% |
| 2023 | Alabama State (FCS) | 99 | 0.04 | 17th (n=450) | 0.17 | 4.2 | 18% |
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
2023 Alabama State 10 games, 364 rushing yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 14–10 | 15 | 36 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 23 | at | L 10–23 | 12 | 30 | 0 | 6 | 35 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs. | L 20–23 | 16 | 73 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs. | W 19–14 | 6 | 18 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 14 | at | W 24–19 | 6 | 47 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 28 | vs. | W 31–16 | 9 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs. | W 17–6 | 11 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | at | W 20–3 | 4 | −6 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 18 | at | L 14–21 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 61 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs.Tuskegee | W 41–3 | 9 | 70 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
No box score in the source for Sep 9 vs. Miles, so that game is not listed.
2022 Alabama State 11 games, 261 rushing yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27 | vs. | W 23–13 | 4 | 11 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 3 | vs.Miles | W 21–13 | 11 | 48 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 10 | at | L 7–45 | 3 | 9 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 24 | vs. | L 15–25 | 2 | −10 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | at | W 16–13 | 16 | 75 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs. | L 12–26 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs. | W 24–9 | 6 | 15 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oct 29 | vs. | W 24–17 | 6 | 29 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 5 | at | W 37–22 | 12 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs. | L 14–21 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | vs. | L 14–19 | 7 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
2020 North Alabama 3 games, 38 rushing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3 | at | L 7–28 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | at | L 13–24 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | at | L 14–66 | 13 | 22 | 1 | – | – | – |
No box score in the source for Oct 17 vs. Jacksonville State, so that game is not listed.
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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