Running back, Pittsburgh, 2005–08
LaRod Stephens-Howling
- Born
- Apr 26, 1987, in Johnstown, Pennsylvania
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LaRod Stephens-Howling played running back at Pittsburgh (2005–08). The Arizona Cardinals took Stephens-Howling in round 7, No. 240 overall in the 2009 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
221rushing yards, career highat Syracuse, 20063rushing touchdowns, career highat UCF, 2006Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Pittsburgh | 96 | 434 | 4.5 | 0 | 41 |
| 2006 | Pittsburgh | 178 | 893 | 5.0 | 9 | 70 |
| 2007 | Pittsburgh | 78 | 320 | 4.1 | 1 | 30 |
| 2008 | Pittsburgh | 77 | 312 | 4.1 | 5 | 29 |
| Career | 429 | 1,959 | 4.6 | 15 | 70 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Pittsburgh | 9 | 41 | 4.6 | 0 | 8 |
| 2006 | Pittsburgh | 19 | 231 | 12.2 | 1 | 30 |
| 2007 | Pittsburgh | 13 | 73 | 5.6 | 0 | 19 |
| 2008 | Pittsburgh | 11 | 109 | 9.9 | 0 | 16 |
| Career | 52 | 454 | 8.7 | 1 | 30 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Every season here is summed from the game box scores (the source has no season lines for them; a game missing from the box scores is missing here).
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| On file | 7 | 5 | 12 | |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: cfbstats.com (Open Data Commons Attribution License), its game lines summed (G: the games he has a line in). A dash: the source has no number for it.
Game by game
2008 Pittsburgh 11 games, 312 rushing yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Bowling Green | L 17–27 | 7 | 71 | 0 | 27 | – | – |
| Sep 6 | vs. Buffalo | W 27–16 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 9 | – | – |
| Sep 20 | vs. Iowa | W 21–20 | 8 | 26 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 19 |
| Sep 27 | at Syracuse | W 34–24 | 13 | 71 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 22 |
| Oct 2 | at South Florida | W 26–21 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 33 |
| Oct 18 | at Navy | W 42–21 | 8 | 34 | 2 | 9 | – | – |
| Oct 25 | vs. Rutgers | L 34–54 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 9 |
| Nov 1 | at Notre Dame | W 36–33 | 8 | 23 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 14 |
| Nov 8 | vs. Louisville | W 41–7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 5 | – | – |
| Nov 28 | vs. West Virginia | W 19–15 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 4 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Oregon State | L 0–3 | 7 | 29 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 8 |
2007 Pittsburgh 11 games, 320 rushing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Eastern Michigan | W 27–3 | 16 | 67 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 24 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Grambling | W 34–10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 5 | – | – |
| Sep 22 | vs. UConn | L 14–34 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 24 |
| Sep 29 | at Virginia | L 14–44 | 10 | 37 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 10 |
| Oct 10 | vs.Navy | L 45–48 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 8 | – | – |
| Oct 20 | vs. Cincinnati | W 24–17 | 13 | 100 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 9 |
| Oct 27 | atLouisville | L 17–24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | – | – |
| Nov 3 | vs.Syracuse | W 20–17 | 1 | −4 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Nov 17 | atRutgers | L 16–20 | 9 | 32 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| Nov 24 | vs.South Florida | L 37–48 | 8 | 33 | 0 | 10 | – | – |
| Dec 1 | atWest Virginia | W 13–9 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
2006 Pittsburgh 11 games, 893 rushing yards, 9 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs.Virginia | W 38–13 | 17 | 58 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 37 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Michigan State | L 23–38 | 8 | 33 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 19 |
| Sep 23 | vs. The Citadel | W 51–6 | 13 | 66 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 38 |
| Sep 30 | vs. Toledo | W 45–3 | 18 | 50 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 13 |
| Oct 7 | atSyracuse | W 21–11 | 27 | 221 | 1 | 70 | – | – |
| Oct 13 | at UCF | W 52–7 | 19 | 135 | 3 | 26 | – | – |
| Oct 21 | vs.Rutgers | L 10–20 | 12 | 55 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 26 |
| Nov 4 | atSouth Florida | L 12–22 | 11 | 29 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 16 |
| Nov 11 | atUConn | L 45–46 | 32 | 154 | 2 | 32 | 2 | 14 |
| Nov 16 | vs.West Virginia | L 27–45 | 9 | 35 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 19 |
| Nov 25 | vs.Louisville | L 24–48 | 12 | 57 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 49 |
2005 Pittsburgh 9 games, 434 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs.Notre Dame | L 21–42 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 12 | – | – |
| Sep 9 | at Ohio | L 10–16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – |
| Sep 17 | at Nebraska | L 6–7 | 17 | 98 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 9 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Youngstown State | W 41–0 | 10 | 42 | 0 | 11 | – | – |
| Oct 15 | vs.South Florida | W 31–17 | 14 | 91 | 0 | 41 | – | – |
| Oct 22 | vs.Syracuse | W 34–17 | 23 | 101 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 4 |
| Nov 3 | atLouisville | L 20–42 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 8 |
| Nov 12 | vs.UConn | W 24–0 | 10 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| Nov 24 | atWest Virginia | L 13–45 | 10 | 45 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 16 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2009 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′6½″ |
| Weight | 180 lb |
Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).
In the NFL
5 seasons, 58 games with a stat; latest team: Pittsburgh Steelers.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Arizona Cardinals | 16 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | Arizona Cardinals | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | Arizona Cardinals | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | Arizona Cardinals | 14 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | – | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 58 | 28 | 0 | 0 | |
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.
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