Jordan Howard with the Chicago Bears, 2018
With the Chicago Bears, 2018. Photo: LaDanian1000000, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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

Best season
1,587
Rushing yards, 2014 (UAB, 6–⁠6)
Best game
238 yards
Vs. Michigan, week 11, 2015: No. 2 rushing game in FBS that week
Drafted
No. 150
Round 5, 2016 NFL Draft (Chicago Bears)

Career highs

262rushing yards, career highat Southern Miss, 20143rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Southern Illinois, 2015

Honors

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2013UAB1458816.1252
2014UAB3061,5875.21355
2015Indiana1961,2136.2937
Career6473,6815.72455

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2013UAB48320.8140
2014UAB9728.0122
2015Indiana111069.6124
Career2426110.9340

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2013UAB8RB
2014UAB8RB
2015Indiana8RB6′1″

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
2013UAB1350.1370th (n=226)0.0717.219%0.06
2014UAB2780.1560th (n=253)0.1242.032%0.28
2015Indiana2120.3394th (n=268)0.1270.029%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
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 5vs.Southern IllinoisW 48–⁠4720145335225
Sep 12vs.Florida InternationalW 36–⁠222715903215
Sep 19vs.Western KentuckyW 38–⁠3531203024338
Sep 26atWake ForestW 31–⁠2433168118––
Oct 3vs.Ohio StateL 27–⁠34143409216
Oct 24atMichigan StateL 26–⁠521178137––
Nov 7vs.IowaL 27–⁠3522174237215
Nov 14vs.MichiganL 41–⁠483523822417
Nov 21atMarylandW 47–⁠2831409––
2014 UAB 12 games, 1,587 rushing yards, 13 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30vs.TroyW 48–⁠1019179255––
Sep 6atMississippi StateL 34–⁠472489117––
Sep 13vs.Alabama A&MW 41–⁠1451105––
Sep 27vs.Florida InternationalL 20–⁠342110201815
Oct 4atWestern KentuckyW 42–⁠3934183233––
Oct 11vs.North TexasW 56–⁠211667118112
Oct 18atMiddle TennesseeL 22–⁠343212111513
Oct 25atArkansasL 17–⁠451990018215
Nov 1atFlorida AtlanticW 31–⁠2835167222221
Nov 8vs.Louisiana TechL 24–⁠4027148139––
Nov 22vs.MarshallL 18–⁠2339168217216
Nov 29atSouthern MissW 45–⁠2435262152––
2013 UAB 11 games, 881 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 7atLSUL 17–⁠561460015––
Sep 21vs.Northwestern StateW 52–⁠281266114––
Sep 28atVanderbiltL 24–⁠52992052––
Oct 5vs.Florida AtlanticL 23–⁠37529013343
Oct 12atFlorida InternationalW 27–⁠2420159047––
Oct 26atUTSAL 31–⁠521290119––
Nov 2vs.Middle TennesseeL 21–⁠2423154041––
Nov 9atMarshallL 14–⁠5622123031––
Nov 16atEast CarolinaL 14–⁠631153020––
Nov 21vs.RiceL 34–⁠37104109––
Nov 30vs.Southern MissL 27–⁠62714010140

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2016Combine or pro day 2016
Height5′11⅞″
Weight230 lb
Arm length32¼″
Hand size9″
40-yard dash4.59 s
10-yard split1.66 sW
Vertical jump34″
Broad jump10′2″
Bench press16 reps
3-cone drill7.14 s
20-yard shuttle4.34 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

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2016Chicago Bears152521,313629298
2017Chicago Bears162761,122923125
2018Chicago Bears16250935920145
2019Philadelphia Eagles911952561069
2020Philadelphia Eagles7356041−3
2021Philadelphia Eagles7864063219
2022New Orleans Saints111000
NFL career711,0194,3623785653

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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