Defensive back, Minnesota, 2018–22
Jordan Howden
- Number
- No. 23
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 210 lb
- Class (2022)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Las Vegas, NV
- Born
- May 14, 2000
Jordan Howden played defensive back at Minnesota (2018–22). The New Orleans Saints took Howden in round 5, No. 146 overall in the 2023 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
12tackles, career highvs. South Dakota State, 2019Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Minnesota | 23 | DB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2019 | Minnesota | 23 | DB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2020 | Minnesota | 23 | DB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2021 | Minnesota | 23 | DB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2022 | Minnesota | 23 | DB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′0″ | 210 |
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.
Game by game
2022 Minnesota 12 games, 51 tackles, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. New Mexico State | W 38–0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Western Illinois | W 62–10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Colorado | W 49–7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | at Michigan State | W 34–7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs. Purdue | L 10–20 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 15 | at Illinois | L 14–26 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 22 | at Penn State | L 17–45 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs. Rutgers | W 31–0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | at Nebraska | W 20–13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 12 | vs. Northwestern | W 31–3 | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs. Iowa | L 10–13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | at Wisconsin | W 23–16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Minnesota 12 games, 43 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Ohio State | L 31–45 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | atColorado | W 30–0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | vs. Bowling Green | L 10–14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | atPurdue | W 20–13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | vs.Nebraska | W 30–23 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 23 | vs. Maryland | W 34–16 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | atNorthwestern | W 41–14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | vs.Illinois | L 6–14 | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | atIowa | L 22–27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | at Indiana | W 35–14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 27 | vs.Wisconsin | W 23–13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. West Virginia | W 18–6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2020 Minnesota 7 games, 37 tackles
2019 Minnesota 12 games, 57 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. South Dakota State | W 28–21 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 7 | at Fresno State | W 38–35 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 28 | atPurdue | W 38–31 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs.Illinois | W 40–17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs.Nebraska | W 34–7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | atRutgers | W 42–7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs.Maryland | W 52–10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs.Penn State | W 31–26 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 16 | atIowa | L 19–23 | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | atNorthwestern | W 38–22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs.Wisconsin | L 17–38 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Auburn | W 31–24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 Minnesota 11 games, 45 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs.New Mexico State | W 48–10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs.Fresno State | W 21–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | vs. Miami (OH) | W 26–3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | atMaryland | L 13–42 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | atNebraska | L 28–53 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs.Indiana | W 38–31 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Nov 3 | atIllinois | L 31–55 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | vs.Purdue | W 41–10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | vs.Northwestern | L 14–24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | atWisconsin | W 37–15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 26 ✦ | vs. Georgia Tech | W 34–10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2023 | Combine or pro day 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 5′11⅝″ | |
| Weight | 203 lb | |
| Arm length | 32¼″ | |
| Hand size | 9½″ | |
| Wingspan | 77⅛″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.49 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.55 s | |
| Vertical jump | 33½″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′11″ | |
| Bench press | 14 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 6.87 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.22 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
4 seasons, 41 games with a stat; latest team: New Orleans Saints.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | New Orleans Saints | 11 | 42 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | New Orleans Saints | 15 | 46 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | New Orleans Saints | 12 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | New Orleans Saints | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 41 | 120 | 1 | 2 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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