Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2017App State
A.J. Howard
DB • 5'11" • 200 lbs • Hamilton, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
A.J. Howard shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
61
Solid production for a defensive back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
48
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · App State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- App State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Georgia Southern
Player Story
A.J. Howard built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a defensive back from Hamilton, GA wearing No. 10, spending time with App State. The clearest part of A.J. Howard's career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- App State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
A.J. Howard, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · App State. A.J. Howard shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 121
- TFL
- 3.5
- Passes defended
- 11
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
A.J. Howard quick answers
- Latest team and position
- App State · DB
- Career Tackles
- 121
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 27 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · App State
- Top game
- Georgia Southern
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Harris County · App State
- High school pipeline
- Harris County · 11 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 10 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 66 tackles · DB 68th (top 9%) · Sun Belt 30th (top 6%) · National 367th (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | App State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | App State | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 50 |
| 2016 Postseason | App State | 13 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | App State | 13 | 53 | 1 | 0 | - | 4 | 2 | 39.5 |
| 2017 Postseason | App State | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 56.1 |
| 2017 Regular Season | App State | 13 | 63 | 1.5 | 0 | - | 7 | 0 | 56.1 |
Related Context
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A.J. Howard played DB for App State. Across 4 tracked seasons, A.J. Howard recorded 16 rushing yards, 121 tackles, and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2017 with App State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
App State paired 10.5 primary output with 29.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 29.2 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: Massachusetts
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 84.6th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Postseason · App State
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
29.2
Usage
5.3
Consistency
51.3
Best Game by takeover score
Massachusetts
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Toledo: 1. Georgia: 0.5. Savannah St: 0. Texas State: 3. Wake Forest: 1. New Mexico State: 0. Idaho: 1. Coastal Carolina: 2. Massachusetts: 1. UL Monroe: 0. Georgia Southern: 0. Georgia State: 1. Louisiana: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Toledo: 3 by 22.5. Georgia: 11 by 50.8. Savannah St: 2 by 8.3. Texas State: 4 by 46.7. Wake Forest: 4 by 26.7. New Mexico State: 1 by 4.2. Idaho: 7 by 39.2. Coastal Carolina: 3 by 32.5. Massachusetts: 11 by 55.8. UL Monroe: 4 by 16.7. Georgia Southern: 7 by 29.2. Georgia State: 5 by 30.8. Louisiana: 4 by 16.7
Split Comparison
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Wins0.9 · Games = 9 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 4 · -0.3 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
Massachusetts
Best efficiency game
55.8 vs Massachusetts
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/24 | @ Toledo | W 34-0 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/2 | vs Louisiana | W 63-14 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/25 | @ Georgia State | W 31-10 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/10 | vs Georgia Southern | W 27-6 | 7 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | @ UL Monroe | L 45-52 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | @ Massachusetts10+ tackles | L 27-30 | 11 | 8 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs Coastal CarolinaSplash game | W 37-29 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | @ Idaho | W 23-20 | 7 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | vs New Mexico State | W 45-31 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Wake Forest | L 19-20 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | @ Texas StateSplash game | W 20-13 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Savannah St | W 54-7 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | @ Georgia10+ tackles | L 10-31 | 11 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
A.J. Howard story
A.J. Howard built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a defensive back from Hamilton, GA wearing No. 10, spending time with App State. The clearest part of A.J. Howard's career was his defensive production: 121 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 4 interceptions, and 11 passes defended across 27 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with App State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but A.J. Howard's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 16 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 27 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across App State.
The arc is straightforward: A.J. 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
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App State
2014-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201420152016201620172017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | App State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | App State | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | App State | 8 | 23.8 | 5.1 | 8 |
| 2016 Regular Season | App State | 8 | 23.8 | 5.1 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | App State | 10.5 | 29.2 | 5.3 | 2.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | App State | 10.5 | 29.2 | 5.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Georgia Southern
Week 9 · W 34-10 · Conference game
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
76.1 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.
#2
@ Troy
Week 11 · L 24-28 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
63.1 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 63.1 takeover score.
#3
@ Massachusetts
Week 9 · L 27-30
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Havoc Plays
63 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 63 takeover score.
#4
@ Texas State
Week 3 · W 20-13 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
55 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 55 takeover score.
#5
@ Georgia State
Week 13 · W 31-10 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
54.7 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 54.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · App State
10.5 primary output · 29.2 efficiency · 5.3 usage
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#2
2017 Regular Season · App State
56.1
10.5 primary · 29.2 efficiency · 5.3 usage
#3
2015 Regular Season · App State
50
0 primary · 0 efficiency · — usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
4
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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