Cornerback, Baylor, 2012–15
Xavien Howard
Lettered 2013–15 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 4
- Height
- 6′2″
- Hometown
- Houston, TX
- Born
- Jul 4, 1993, in Houston, Texas
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Xavien Howard played cornerback at Baylor (2012–15). The Miami Dolphins took Howard in round 2, No. 38 overall in the 2016 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Honors
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. 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 | Tkl | Int | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: NCAA statistics, via octonion/football, the season’s official lines (G: games played). A dash: the source has no number for it.
On the roster
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
2015 Baylor 5 games with an interception on file, 5 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | vs. Lamar | W 66–31 | 1 |
| Oct 3 | vs. Texas Tech | W 63–35 | 1 |
| Oct 10 | at Kansas | W 66–7 | 1 |
| Oct 24 | vs. Iowa State | W 45–27 | 1 |
| Nov 27 | at TCU | L 21–28 | 1 |
2014 Baylor 4 games with an interception on file, 4 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. SMU | W 45–0 | 1 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Northwestern State | W 70–6 | 1 |
| Oct 18 | at West Virginia | L 27–41 | 1 |
| Dec 6 | vs. Kansas State | W 38–27 | 1 |
2013 Baylor 1 game with an interception on file, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | vs. Buffalo | W 70–13 | 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 2016 | Combine or pro day 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′0⅛″ | |
| Weight | 201 lb | |
| Arm length | 31¼″ | |
| Hand size | 9⅛″ | |
| Wingspan | 75⅝″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.58 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.50 s | |
| Vertical jump | 33″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′2″ | |
| Bench press | 11 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.18 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.15 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
9 seasons, 103 games with a stat; latest team: Indianapolis Colts.
Pro Bowls: 4 (2018, 2020–22) · First-team All-Pro (AP): 2020 · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 2018
All-Pro teams: AP first team 2020; AP second team 2018; Pro Football Writers first team 2020; Sporting News first team 2020.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Miami Dolphins | 7 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Miami Dolphins | 16 | 44 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 | Miami Dolphins | 12 | 35 | 0 | 7 |
| 2019 | Miami Dolphins | 5 | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | Miami Dolphins | 16 | 46 | 0 | 10 |
| 2021 | Miami Dolphins | 16 | 46 | 1 | 5 |
| 2022 | Miami Dolphins | 15 | 39 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | Miami Dolphins | 12 | 42 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | Indianapolis Colts | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 103 | 320 | 2 | 29 | |
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. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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