Player Dossier

2014-2017

Florida Atlantic

Gregory Howell Jr.

RB • 6'1" • 215 lbs • Ewa Beach, HI, USA

Explosive all-purpose backBig-play efficiency

Gregory Howell Jr. leans explosive all-purpose back traits and 66.6 efficiency.

Usage / Role

45%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

40

Developing production for a back

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Reliability

34

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

64

Useful peak profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Florida Atlantic

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Florida Atlantic
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Southern Illinois

Player Story

Gregory Howell Jr. built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a running back from Ewa Beach, HI wearing No. 9, spending time with Florida Atlantic. The clearest part of Gregory Howell Jr.'s career was his...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2014 · Rating 0.827

Coral Gables · Miami, FL

Committed To
Florida Atlantic
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2014

Gregory Howell Jr., RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Florida Atlantic. Gregory Howell Jr. leans explosive all-purpose back traits and 66.6 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
2,515
Rushing yards
2,419
Receiving yards
96
Touchdowns
22

Quick Answers

Gregory Howell Jr. quick answers

Latest team and position
Florida Atlantic · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
2,515
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 39 games
Best season
2016 Regular Season · Florida Atlantic
Top game
Southern Illinois
Recruit profile
3-star · Coral Gables · Florida Atlantic
High school pipeline
Coral Gables · 15 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
Latest roster
No. 9 · Class 2017
2017 Scrimmage yards rank
740 scrimmage yards · RB 125th (top 21%) · Conference USA 23rd (top 9%) · National 243rd (top 10%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2014 Regular SeasonFlorida Atlantic32532530157.5
2015 Regular SeasonFlorida Atlantic1265259854358.4
2016 Regular SeasonFlorida Atlantic12870828421373.9
2017 PostseasonFlorida Atlantic1250500062.2
2017 Regular SeasonFlorida Atlantic126906900562.2

Related Context

Gregory Howell Jr. played RB for Florida Atlantic. Across 4 tracked seasons, Gregory Howell Jr. recorded 2,419 rushing yards, 96 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Florida Atlantic.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season

Florida Atlantic paired 870 primary output with 50.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2015 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 41.6 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: Tulsa

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2015 Regular Season · Florida Atlantic

Games

12

Scrimmage Yards / G

54.3

Efficiency

41.6

Usage

19.7

Consistency

60.6

Best Game by takeover score

Tulsa

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Tulsa: 138. Miami: 113. Buffalo: 75. Charlotte: 82. Rice: 63. Marshall: 9. UTEP: 8. Florida International: 59. Western Kentucky: 21. Middle Tennessee: 18. Florida: 60. Old Dominion: 6

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Tulsa: 22 by 65.3. Miami: 17 by 65.2. Buffalo: 14 by 55.8. Charlotte: 22 by 34.3. Rice: 14 by 46.9. Marshall: 4 by 23.4. UTEP: 4 by 20.8. Florida International: 13 by 47.3. Western Kentucky: 5 by 43.8. Middle Tennessee: 8 by 23.4. Florida: 12 by 52.1. Old Dominion: 3 by 20.8

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins49 · Games = 3 · -7.1 vs Losses
Losses56.1 · Games = 9 · +7.1 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Tulsa

Best efficiency game

65.3 vs Tulsa

Result
Sat 11/28@ Old DominionW 33-3136202
Sat 11/21@ FloridaL 14-201260505
Sat 11/14vs Middle TennesseeL 17-248182.3002.3
Sat 11/7@ Western KentuckyL 19-355214.2004.2
Sat 10/31vs Florida InternationalW 31-1713594.5004.5
Sat 10/24@ UTEPL 17-2748212
Sat 10/17vs MarshallL 17-33492.3002.3
Sat 10/10vs RiceL 26-2714634.5004.5
Sat 9/26@ CharlotteW 17-72163301193.7
Sat 9/19vs BuffaloL 15-3314755.4005.4
Sat 9/12vs MiamiL 20-441378604356.6
Sat 9/5@ Tulsa100 rush yards · 2+ TDL 44-47221386.3026.3

Player Story

Gregory Howell Jr. story

Gregory Howell Jr. built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a running back from Ewa Beach, HI wearing No. 9, spending time with Florida Atlantic. The clearest part of Gregory Howell Jr.'s career was his backfield work: 2,419 rushing yards, 462 carries, 22 rushing touchdowns, and 96 receiving yards across 39 career games in the available record. His career also includes 96 receiving yards and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Gregory Howell Jr.'s career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Florida Atlantic

    2014-2017

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20142015201620172017
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 Regular SeasonFlorida Atlantic25355.424.1
2015 Regular SeasonFlorida Atlantic65241.619.7399
2016 Regular SeasonFlorida Atlantic87050.225.4218
2017 PostseasonFlorida Atlantic74066.613.3-130
2017 Regular SeasonFlorida Atlantic74066.613.30

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Southern Illinois

Week 1 · W 38-30

Win with 128 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

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Scrimmage Yards

83.5 takeover

128 scrimmage yards and 23.5 usage.

#2

@ Florida International

Week 5 · L 31-33 · Conference game

106

Scrimmage Yards

83.1 takeover

Loss with 106 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

106 scrimmage yards and 28.9 usage.

#3

vs Bethune-Cookman

Week 3 · W 45-0

175

Scrimmage Yards

82.8 takeover

Win with 175 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

175 scrimmage yards and 16.9 usage.

#4

@ Marshall

Week 7 · L 21-27 · Conference game

109

Scrimmage Yards

80.7 takeover

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

109 scrimmage yards and 35.7 usage.

#5

@ Tulsa

Week 1 · L 44-47

138

Scrimmage Yards

80.6 takeover

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

138 scrimmage yards and 26.8 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2016 Regular Season · Florida Atlantic

870 primary output · 50.2 efficiency · 25.4 usage

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#2

2017 Postseason · Florida Atlantic

62.2

740 primary · 66.6 efficiency · 13.3 usage

#3

2017 Regular Season · Florida Atlantic

62.2

740 primary · 66.6 efficiency · 13.3 usage

Milestones

8

100+ rush yards

1

150+ scrimmage yards

3

2+ TD games