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Linebacker, UTEP, to 2005
Thomas Howard
- Born
- Jul 14, 1983, in Lubbock, Texas
- Died
- Nov 18, 2013, in Alameda County, California
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Thomas Howard played linebacker at UTEP (to 2005). The Oakland Raiders took Howard in round 2, No. 38 overall in the 2006 NFL Draft.
Defense
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). ‡ Short by one game in 2005 (Nov 19 vs. UAB): the source has no box score for it. Before 2016 our source records only interceptions for most defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so these lines count interceptions only. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 12 | 47 | 38 | 85 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
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
2005 UTEP 1 game with an interception on file, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at New Mexico State | W 34–17 | 1 |
No box score in the source for Nov 19 vs. UAB, so that game is not listed.
2004 UTEP 2 games with an interception on file, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2 | vs.New Mexico State | W 45–0 | 1 |
| Oct 30 | at San José State | W 38–20 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file. Before 2016 our source’s box scores record only interceptions for defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so only those games are listed. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2006 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′3¼″ |
| Weight | 239 lb |
| Arm length | 32½″ |
| Hand size | 10¼″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.44 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.58 sW |
| Vertical jump | 39″ |
| Broad jump | 10′4″ |
| Bench press | 21 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 6.96 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.28 s |
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, 88 games with a stat; latest team: Atlanta Falcons.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Oakland Raiders | 16 | 92 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | Oakland Raiders | 16 | 82 | 1 | 6 |
| 2008 | Oakland Raiders | 16 | 85 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | Oakland Raiders | 16 | 66 | 2 | 0 |
| 2010 | Oakland Raiders | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | Cincinnati Bengals | 16 | 98 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | Cincinnati Bengals | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| NFL career | 88 | 434 | 6 | 7 | |
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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