Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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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.
Impact Production
35
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
36
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · TCU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- TCU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Texas Tech
Player Story
Travin Howard built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a linebacker from Longview, TX wearing No. 32, spending time with TCU. The clearest part of Travin Howard's career was his defensive production: 225...
Read the storyNFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2018
- Selection
- Round 7 · Pick 13
- Overall
- No. 231
- NFL Team
- Los Angeles Rams
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.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 225
- TFL
- 9.5
- Sacks
- 2.5
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 9
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Travin Howard quick answers
- Latest team and position
- TCU · LB
- Career Tackles
- 225
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 25 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · TCU
- Top game
- Texas Tech
- NFL Draft
- 2018 · Round 7 · Pick 13 · Los Angeles Rams
- Latest roster
- No. 32 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 95 tackles · LB 69th (top 7%) · Big 12 10th (top 3%) · National 97th (top 2%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | TCU | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | TCU | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 41.9 |
| 2016 Postseason | TCU | 13 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 44.1 |
| 2016 Regular Season | TCU | 13 | 125 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 44.1 |
| 2017 Postseason | TCU | 11 | 10 | - | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 71.8 |
| 2017 Regular Season | TCU | 11 | 85 | 6.5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 71.8 |
Related Context
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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
2016 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 45 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: Texas Tech
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · TCU
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
45
Usage
8.4
Consistency
12.8
Best Game by takeover score
Texas Tech
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Georgia: 0. South Dakota State: 0. Arkansas: 0.5. Iowa State: 0. SMU: 0. Oklahoma: 0. Kansas: 1. West Virginia: 0. Texas Tech: 2. Baylor: 2. Oklahoma State: 2. Texas: 1. Kansas State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Georgia: 5 by 20.8. South Dakota State: 10 by 41.7. Arkansas: 4 by 21.7. Iowa State: 7 by 29.2. SMU: 10 by 41.7. Oklahoma: 12 by 50. Kansas: 15 by 60. West Virginia: 11 by 45.8. Texas Tech: 19 by 70. Baylor: 12 by 70. Oklahoma State: 8 by 53.3. Texas: 11 by 55.8. Kansas State: 6 by 25
Split Comparison
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Wins0.7 · Games = 6 · +0.0 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 7 · -0.0 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Texas Tech
Best efficiency game
70 vs Baylor
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/30 | vs Georgia | L 23-31 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/3 | vs Kansas State | L 6-30 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/25 | @ Texas10+ tackles | W 31-9 | 11 | 10 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | vs Oklahoma StateSplash game | L 6-31 | 8 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | @ Baylor10+ tackles · Splash game | W 62-22 | 12 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | vs Texas Tech10+ tackles · Splash game | L 24-27 | 19 | 10 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | @ West Virginia10+ tackles | L 10-34 | 11 | 10 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Kansas10+ tackles | W 24-23 | 15 | 11 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | vs Oklahoma10+ tackles | L 46-52 | 12 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | @ SMU10+ tackles | W 33-3 | 10 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Iowa State | W 41-20 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Arkansas | L 38-41 | 4 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/4 | vs South Dakota State10+ tackles | W 59-41 | 10 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Travin Howard story
Travin Howard built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a linebacker from Longview, TX wearing No. 32, spending time with TCU. The clearest part of Travin Howard's career was his defensive production: 225 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, and 3 interceptions across 25 career games in the available record. That gives Travin Howard's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
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
vs Texas Tech
Week 9 · L 24-27 · Conference game
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
90 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 90 takeover score.
#2
@ Baylor
Week 10 · W 62-22 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
88.6 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 88.6 takeover score.
#3
vs Kansas
Week 8 · W 43-0 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
86.9 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 86.9 takeover score.
#4
vs Oklahoma State
Week 12 · L 6-31 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
81.1 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 81.1 takeover score.
#5
vs Stanford
Week 1 · W 39-37 · Postseason
3
Havoc Plays
79.7 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 79.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · TCU
17.5 primary output · 50.8 efficiency · 10.7 usage
71.8
#2
2017 Regular Season · TCU
71.8
17.5 primary · 50.8 efficiency · 10.7 usage
#3
2016 Postseason · TCU
44.1
8.5 primary · 45 efficiency · 8.4 usage
Milestones
10
Impact games
7
Splash games
12
10+ tackle games
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