Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2016Houston
Howard Wilson
CB • 6'1" • DeSoto, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Howard Wilson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
85
Top-tier box-score impact for a corner
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
67
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Houston
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Houston
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Cincinnati
Player Story
Howard Wilson built his college career from 2014 through 2016 as a cornerback from DeSoto, TX wearing No. 6, spending time with Houston. The clearest part of Howard Wilson's career was his defensive production: 54...
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- Committed To
- Houston
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2017
- Selection
- Round 4 · Pick 20
- Overall
- No. 126
- NFL Team
- Cleveland Browns
Howard Wilson, CB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Houston. Howard Wilson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 54
- TFL
- 2.5
- Passes defended
- 10
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Howard Wilson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Houston · CB
- Career Tackles
- 54
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 16 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Houston
- Top game
- Cincinnati
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · DeSoto · Houston
- High school pipeline
- DeSoto · 90 FBS recruits · 10 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2017 · Round 4 · Pick 20 · Cleveland Browns
- Latest roster
- No. 6 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 54 tackles · CB 22nd (top 7%) · American Athletic 63rd (top 13%) · National 610th (top 11%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Houston | 3 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 45.7 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Houston | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 41.9 |
| 2016 Postseason | Houston | 12 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 57 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Houston | 12 | 49 | 2 | 0 | - | 9 | 2 | 57 |
Related Context
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Howard Wilson played CB for Houston. Across 3 tracked seasons, Howard Wilson recorded 54 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Houston.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Houston paired 17.5 primary output with 33.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 33.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Cincinnati
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · Houston
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.5
Efficiency
33.3
Usage
6.2
Consistency
43.1
Best Game by takeover score
Cincinnati
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. San Diego State: 1.5. Oklahoma: 1. Cincinnati: 3. Texas State: 3. UConn: 0. Navy: 0. Tulsa: 3. SMU: 1. UCF: 3. Tulane: 1. Louisville: 1. Memphis: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. San Diego State: 5 by 35.8. Oklahoma: 2 by 18.3. Cincinnati: 8 by 63.3. Texas State: 2 by 38.3. UConn: 4 by 16.7. Navy: 4 by 16.7. Tulsa: 3 by 42.5. SMU: 6 by 35. UCF: 4 by 46.7. Tulane: 4 by 26.7. Louisville: 6 by 35. Memphis: 6 by 25
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.9 · Games = 8 · +1.3 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 4 · -1.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Cincinnati
Best efficiency game
63.3 vs Cincinnati
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/17 | @ San Diego State | L 10-34 | 5 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Fri 11/25 | @ Memphis | L 44-48 | 6 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/18 | vs Louisville | W 36-10 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | vs Tulane | W 30-18 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | vs UCFSplash game | W 31-24 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | @ SMU | L 16-38 | 6 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | vs TulsaSplash game | W 38-31 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Navy | L 40-46 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/30 | vs UConn | W 42-14 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | @ Texas StateSplash game | W 64-3 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Thu 9/15 | @ CincinnatiSplash game | W 40-16 | 8 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | vs Oklahoma | W 33-23 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Howard Wilson story
Howard Wilson built his college career from 2014 through 2016 as a cornerback from DeSoto, TX wearing No. 6, spending time with Houston. The clearest part of Howard Wilson's career was his defensive production: 54 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 9 interceptions, and 10 passes defended across 16 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Houston. 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 Howard Wilson's production has multiple signals. With 16 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Houston.
The arc is straightforward: Howard Wilson 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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Houston
2014-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2014201520162016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Houston | 3 | 20 | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Houston | 1 | 20 | — | -2 |
| 2016 Postseason | Houston | 17.5 | 33.3 | 6.2 | 16.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Houston | 17.5 | 33.3 | 6.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Cincinnati
Week 3 · W 40-16 · Conference game
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
87.8 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 87.8 takeover score.
#2
vs UCF
Week 9 · W 31-24 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
70.3 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 70.3 takeover score.
#3
vs Tulsa
Week 7 · W 38-31 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
68.9 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 68.9 takeover score.
#4
@ Texas State
Week 4 · W 64-3
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Havoc Plays
60.8 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 60.8 takeover score.
#5
vs Tulsa
Week 13 · W 38-28 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Houston
17.5 primary output · 33.3 efficiency · 6.2 usage
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#2
2016 Regular Season · Houston
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17.5 primary · 33.3 efficiency · 6.2 usage
#3
2014 Regular Season · Houston
45.7
3 primary · 20 efficiency · — usage
Milestones
8
Impact games
4
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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