Usage Score
10.7
Player Dossier
2014-2017TCU
Travin Howard
LB • 6'1" • 213 lbs • Longview, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Travin Howard shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 50.8 disruption score.
Efficiency
50.8
Consistency
47.2
Season Value
52.2
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · TCU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 6
- Program Path
- TCU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Texas Tech
Scouting Read
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Travin Howard, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · TCU. Travin Howard shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 50.8 disruption score.
Travin Howard played LB for TCU. Across 4 tracked seasons, Travin Howard recorded 225 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2016 with TCU.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
TCU paired 17.5 primary output with 50.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 50.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Kansas
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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2017 Postseason · TCU
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1.6
Efficiency
50.8
Usage
10.7
Consistency
47.2
Best Game by takeover score
Kansas
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Stanford: 3. Jackson State: 1.5. Arkansas: 1. SMU: 1. Oklahoma State: 1. West Virginia: 0. Kansas State: 1. Kansas: 4. Iowa State: 2. Texas: 2. Oklahoma: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Stanford: 10 by 71.7. Jackson State: 6 by 40. Arkansas: 6 by 35. SMU: 6 by 35. Oklahoma State: 8 by 43.3. West Virginia: 12 by 50. Kansas State: 8 by 43.3. Kansas: 5 by 60.8. Iowa State: 9 by 57.5. Texas: 10 by 61.7. Oklahoma: 15 by 60
Split Comparison
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Wins1.6 · Games = 9 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses1.5 · Games = 2 · -0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Kansas
Best efficiency game
71.7 vs Stanford
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/29 | vs Stanford10+ tackles · Splash game | W 39-37 | 10 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 12/2 | @ Oklahoma10+ tackles | L 17-41 | 15 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | vs Texas10+ tackles · Splash game | W 24-7 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | @ Iowa StateSplash game | L 7-14 | 9 | 7 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 10/22 | vs KansasSplash game | W 43-0 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | @ Kansas State | W 26-6 | 8 | 7 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | vs West Virginia10+ tackles | W 31-24 | 12 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | @ Oklahoma State | W 44-31 | 8 | 7 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs SMU | W 56-36 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | @ Arkansas | W 28-7 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/3 | vs Jackson State | W 63-0 | 6 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
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TCU
2014-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201420152016201620172017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | TCU | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | TCU | 1 | 20 | — | 1 |
| 2016 Postseason | TCU | 8.5 | 45 | 8.4 | 7.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | TCU | 8.5 | 45 | 8.4 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | TCU | 17.5 | 50.8 | 10.7 | 9 |
| 2017 Regular Season | TCU | 17.5 | 50.8 | 10.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Texas Tech
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Primary metric
2 disruption/tackle impact with 63.3 takeover score.
#2
Baylor
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 60.5 takeover score.
#3
West Virginia
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#4
Kansas
4
Primary metric
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 58 takeover score.
#5
Oklahoma State
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 54.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · TCU
17.5 primary output · 50.8 efficiency · 10.7 usage
52.2
#2
2017 Regular Season · TCU
52.2
17.5 primary · 50.8 efficiency · 10.7 usage
#3
2015 Regular Season · TCU
41.9
1 primary · 20 efficiency · — usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
7
Splash games
12
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Career Facts
1
Career teams
6
Seasons tracked
225
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 25 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.
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