
Running back, Indiana (from UAB), 2013–15
Jordan Howard
- Number
- No. 8
- Height
- 6′1″
- Hometown
- Gardendale, AL
- Born
- Nov 2, 1994, in Gardendale, Alabama
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Jordan Howard played running back at UAB (2013–14) and Indiana (2015). The Chicago Bears took Howard in round 5, No. 150 overall in the 2016 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
262rushing yards, career highat Southern Miss, 20143rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Southern Illinois, 2015Honors
Rushing
Receiving
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
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 | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | UAB | 135 | 0.13 | 70th (n=226) | 0.07 | 17.2 | 19% | 0.06 |
| 2014 | UAB | 278 | 0.15 | 60th (n=253) | 0.12 | 42.0 | 32% | 0.28 |
| 2015 | Indiana | 212 | 0.33 | 94th (n=268) | 0.12 | 70.0 | 29% | 0.31 |
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
2015 Indiana 9 games, 1,213 rushing yards, 9 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. | W 48–47 | 20 | 145 | 3 | 35 | 2 | 25 |
| Sep 12 | vs. | W 36–22 | 27 | 159 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 5 |
| Sep 19 | vs. | W 38–35 | 31 | 203 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 38 |
| Sep 26 | at | W 31–24 | 33 | 168 | 1 | 18 | – | – |
| Oct 3 | vs. | L 27–34 | 14 | 34 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 16 |
| Oct 24 | at | L 26–52 | 11 | 78 | 1 | 37 | – | – |
| Nov 7 | vs. | L 27–35 | 22 | 174 | 2 | 37 | 2 | 15 |
| Nov 14 | vs. | L 41–48 | 35 | 238 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 7 |
| Nov 21 | at | W 47–28 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 9 | – | – |
2014 UAB 12 games, 1,587 rushing yards, 13 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. | W 48–10 | 19 | 179 | 2 | 55 | – | – |
| Sep 6 | at | L 34–47 | 24 | 89 | 1 | 17 | – | – |
| Sep 13 | vs. | W 41–14 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 5 | – | – |
| Sep 27 | vs. | L 20–34 | 21 | 102 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 5 |
| Oct 4 | at | W 42–39 | 34 | 183 | 2 | 33 | – | – |
| Oct 11 | vs. | W 56–21 | 16 | 67 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 12 |
| Oct 18 | at | L 22–34 | 32 | 121 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 3 |
| Oct 25 | at | L 17–45 | 19 | 90 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 15 |
| Nov 1 | at | W 31–28 | 35 | 167 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 21 |
| Nov 8 | vs. | L 24–40 | 27 | 148 | 1 | 39 | – | – |
| Nov 22 | vs. | L 18–23 | 39 | 168 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 16 |
| Nov 29 | at | W 45–24 | 35 | 262 | 1 | 52 | – | – |
2013 UAB 11 games, 881 rushing yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | at | L 17–56 | 14 | 60 | 0 | 15 | – | – |
| Sep 21 | vs. | W 52–28 | 12 | 66 | 1 | 14 | – | – |
| Sep 28 | at | L 24–52 | 9 | 92 | 0 | 52 | – | – |
| Oct 5 | vs. | L 23–37 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 43 |
| Oct 12 | at | W 27–24 | 20 | 159 | 0 | 47 | – | – |
| Oct 26 | at | L 31–52 | 12 | 90 | 1 | 19 | – | – |
| Nov 2 | vs. | L 21–24 | 23 | 154 | 0 | 41 | – | – |
| Nov 9 | at | L 14–56 | 22 | 123 | 0 | 31 | – | – |
| Nov 16 | at | L 14–63 | 11 | 53 | 0 | 20 | – | – |
| Nov 21 | vs. | L 34–37 | 10 | 41 | 0 | 9 | – | – |
| Nov 30 | vs. | L 27–62 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 40 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2016 | Combine or pro day 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 5′11⅞″ | |
| Weight | 230 lb | |
| Arm length | 32¼″ | |
| Hand size | 9″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.59 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.66 sW | |
| Vertical jump | 34″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′2″ | |
| Bench press | 16 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.14 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.34 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
7 seasons, 71 games with a stat; latest team: New Orleans Saints.
Pro Bowl: 2016
| Season | Team | G | Car | Yds | TD | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Chicago Bears | 15 | 252 | 1,313 | 6 | 29 | 298 |
| 2017 | Chicago Bears | 16 | 276 | 1,122 | 9 | 23 | 125 |
| 2018 | Chicago Bears | 16 | 250 | 935 | 9 | 20 | 145 |
| 2019 | Philadelphia Eagles | 9 | 119 | 525 | 6 | 10 | 69 |
| 2020 | Philadelphia Eagles | 7 | 35 | 60 | 4 | 1 | −3 |
| 2021 | Philadelphia Eagles | 7 | 86 | 406 | 3 | 2 | 19 |
| 2022 | New Orleans Saints | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 71 | 1,019 | 4,362 | 37 | 85 | 653 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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