Player Career

Skyler Howard Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Skyler Howard story

Skyler Howard built his college career from 2014 through 2016 as a quarterback from Fort Worth, TX wearing No. 3, spending time with West Virginia. The clearest part of Skyler Howard's career was his passing role: 7,302 passing yards, 60 touchdown passes, 917 attempts, and 1,105 rushing yards across 30 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with West Virginia. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 1,105 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 30 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across West Virginia.

The arc is straightforward: Skyler Howard moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    West Virginia

    2014-2016

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201420142015201520162016
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 PostseasonWest Virginia96965.215.7
2014 Regular SeasonWest Virginia96965.215.70
2015 PostseasonWest Virginia3,64759.625.72,678
2015 Regular SeasonWest Virginia3,64759.625.70
2016 PostseasonWest Virginia3,79163.625.3144
2016 Regular SeasonWest Virginia3,79163.625.30

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Texas Tech

Week 7 · W 48-17 · Conference game

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

407

Total Offense

77.5 takeover

407 total offense with 81.8 efficiency.

#2

vs Texas A&M

Week 1 · L 37-45 · Postseason

379

Total Offense

76.7 takeover

Loss with 379 yards of offense and 60.4 efficiency.

379 total offense with 60.4 efficiency.

#3

@ Arizona State

Week 1 · W 43-42 · Postseason

555

Total Offense

73.1 takeover

Win shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

555 total offense with 63.7 efficiency.

#4

vs BYU

Week 4 · W 35-32

359

Total Offense

72.3 takeover

Win with 359 yards of offense and 65.3 efficiency.

359 total offense with 65.3 efficiency.

#5

vs Youngstown State

Week 2 · W 38-21

439

Total Offense

72 takeover

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

439 total offense with 77.3 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2016 Postseason · West Virginia

3,791 primary output · 63.6 efficiency · 25.3 usage

75.6

#2

2016 Regular Season · West Virginia

75.6

3,791 primary · 63.6 efficiency · 25.3 usage

#3

2015 Postseason · West Virginia

72.3

3,647 primary · 59.6 efficiency · 25.7 usage

Milestones

16

250+ passing yards

12

300+ total offense

14

3+ TD games

16

Above avg efficiency