Defensive line, Texas Tech (from Northern Illinois), 2022–25
Skyler Gill-Howard
- Number
- No. 0
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 290 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Milwaukee, WI
- Born
- Oct 13, 2002, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Skyler Gill-Howard played defensive line at Northern Illinois (2023–24) and Texas Tech (2025). The Detroit Lions took Gill-Howard in round 6, No. 205 overall in the 2026 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
2sacks, career highat Bowling Green, 2024Team titles: Big 12 champions, 2025
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Northern Illinois | 21 | 13 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | Northern Illinois | 48 | 27 | 7 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2025 | Texas Tech | 13 | 9 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Career | 82 | 49 | 12 | 5.5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Northern Illinois | 0 | DL | So. | ||
| 2024 | Northern Illinois | 0 | DL | Jr. | ||
| 2025 | Texas Tech | 0 | DL | Sr. | 6′1″ | 290 |
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
2025 Texas Tech 5 games, 13 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 67–7 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Kent State | W 62–14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Oregon State | W 45–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | at Utah | W 34–10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 4 | at Houston | W 35–11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Northern Illinois 12 games, 48 tackles, 4.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Western Illinois | W 54–15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | at Notre Dame | W 16–14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Buffalo | L 20–23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | at NC State | L 17–24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs. Massachusetts | W 34–20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | at Bowling Green | W 17–7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs. Toledo | L 6–13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | at Ball State | L 23–25 | 6 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | at Western Michigan | W 42–28 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | vs. Akron | W 29–16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | at Miami (OH) | L 9–20 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs. Central Michigan | W 24–16 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Northern Illinois 11 games, 21 tackles, 0.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16 | at Nebraska | L 11–35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Tulsa | L 14–22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | atToledo | L 33–35 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | atAkron | W 55–14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Ohio | W 23–13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs. Eastern Michigan | W 20–13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | atCentral Michigan | L 31–37 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | vs.Ball State | L 17–20 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 14 | vs.Western Michigan | W 24–0 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | atKent State | W 37–27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 23 ✦ | vs. Arkansas State | W 21–19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2026 | Combine or pro day 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′0⅝″ | |
| Weight | 280 lb | |
| Arm length | 30¾″ | |
| Hand size | 9¼″ | |
| Wingspan | 76⅜″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 5.07 sW | |
| 10-yard split | 1.80 sW | |
| Vertical jump | 30½″W | |
| Broad jump | 9′0″W | |
| Bench press | 27 reps | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.73 sW |
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
1 season, 5 games with a stat; latest team: Detroit Lions.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (so far) | Detroit Lions | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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