Defensive end, Stanford, to 2000

Willie Howard

Born
Dec 26, 1977, in Mountain View, California

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Willie Howard played defensive end at Stanford (to 2000). The Minnesota Vikings took Howard in round 2, No. 57 overall in the 2001 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1999
Pac-12 Morris Trophy (defense) and First-team All-Pac-10
Drafted
No. 57
Round 2, 2001 NFL Draft (Minnesota Vikings)

Honors

Team titles: Pac-10 champions, 1999

All-America: AP third team 2000

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

The teams in those years

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2001
Height6′3⅜″
Weight295 lb
Arm length33″
Hand size9″
40-yard dash4.94 s
Bench press23 reps

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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