Player Dossier

2008-2011

Virginia

Jimmy Howell

P • 6'6" • Florence, SC, USA

Impact contributor

Jimmy Howell shows a productive multi-phase profile across the tracked sample.

Usage / Role

Role sample still building

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Impact Production

Production sample still building

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

87

Elite ceiling indicators

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2008 Regular Season · Virginia

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Virginia
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Eastern Michigan

Player Story

Jimmy Howell built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a punter from Florence, SC wearing No. 8, spending time with Virginia. The clearest part of Jimmy Howell's career was his field-position work: 241 punts...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2008 · Rating 0.8111

West Florence · Florence, SC

Committed To
Virginia
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2008

Jimmy Howell, P. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2008 Regular Season · Virginia. Jimmy Howell shows a productive multi-phase profile across the tracked sample.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Touchdowns
1
Passing yards
57

Quick Answers

Jimmy Howell quick answers

Latest team and position
Virginia · P
Career Touchdowns
1
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 48 games
Best season
2008 Regular Season · Virginia
Top game
Eastern Michigan
Recruit profile
3-star · West Florence · Virginia
High school pipeline
West Florence · 13 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
Latest roster
No. 8 · Class 2011

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTDPrimaryOverall
2008 Regular SeasonVirginia1200100
2009 Regular SeasonVirginia1100100
2010 Regular SeasonVirginia121151.4
2011 PostseasonVirginia1300100
2011 Regular SeasonVirginia1300100

Related Context

Jimmy Howell played P for Virginia. Across 4 tracked seasons, Jimmy Howell recorded 57 passing yards and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2010 with Virginia.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2008 Regular Season

Virginia paired 0 primary output with — efficiency.

Supporting note

2008 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with — efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2011 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Virginia Tech

Loss with a strong all-around stat line. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2008 Regular Season · Virginia

Games

12

Primary Metric / G

0

Efficiency

Usage

Consistency

100

Best Game by takeover score

Virginia Tech

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. USC: 0. Richmond: 0. UConn: 0. Duke: 0. Maryland: 0. East Carolina: 0. North Carolina: 0. Georgia Tech: 0. Miami: 0. Wake Forest: 0. Clemson: 0. Virginia Tech: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

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Split Comparison

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Wins0 · Games = 5 · +0 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 7 · +0 vs Wins

Game Log

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

12 games

Featured metric

Touchdowns

Top game by takeover score

Virginia Tech

Best efficiency game

— vs Virginia Tech

Result
Sat 11/29@ Virginia TechL 14-17
Sat 11/22vs ClemsonL 3-13
Sat 11/8@ Wake ForestL 17-28
Sat 11/1vs MiamiL 17-24
Sat 10/25@ Georgia TechW 24-17
Sat 10/18vs North CarolinaW 16-13
Sat 10/11vs East CarolinaW 35-20
Sat 10/4vs MarylandW 31-0
Sat 9/27@ DukeL 3-31
Sat 9/13@ UConnL 10-45
Sat 9/6vs RichmondW 16-0
Sat 8/30vs USCL 7-52

Player Story

Jimmy Howell story

Jimmy Howell built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a punter from Florence, SC wearing No. 8, spending time with Virginia. The clearest part of Jimmy Howell's career was his field-position work: 241 punts and 9,649 punting yards across 48 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2009 with Virginia. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Special-teams careers depend on repeatable opportunity, not just one highlight. His career also includes 57 passing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 48 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Virginia.

The arc is straightforward: Jimmy Howell 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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    Virginia

    2008-2011

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20082009201020112011
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2008 Regular SeasonVirginia0
2009 Regular SeasonVirginia00
2010 Regular SeasonVirginia11
2011 PostseasonVirginia0-1
2011 Regular SeasonVirginia00

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Eastern Michigan

Week 8 · W 48-21

Win with a strong all-around stat line.

1

Touchdowns

100 takeover

1 primary-metric impact.

#2

@ Virginia Tech

Week 14 · L 14-17 · Conference game

0

Touchdowns

0 takeover

Loss with a strong all-around stat line.

0 primary-metric impact.

#3

vs Clemson

Week 13 · L 3-13 · Conference game

0

Touchdowns

0 takeover

Loss with a strong all-around stat line.

0 primary-metric impact.

#4

@ Wake Forest

Week 11 · L 17-28 · Conference game

0

Touchdowns

0 takeover

Loss with a strong all-around stat line.

0 primary-metric impact.

#5

vs Miami

Week 10 · L 17-24 · Conference game

0

Touchdowns

0 takeover

Loss with a strong all-around stat line.

0 primary-metric impact.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2008 Regular Season · Virginia

0 primary output · efficiency · usage

100

#2

2009 Regular Season · Virginia

100

0 primary · efficiency · usage

#3

2011 Postseason · Virginia

100

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games