Usage / Role
53%
Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2017-2020Texas Tech
Eli Howard
DL • 6'4" • 280 lbs • San Angelo, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Eli Howard shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27 disruption score.
Impact Production
92
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
74
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
83
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Texas Tech
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Texas Tech
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma State
Player Story
Eli Howard built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a defensive lineman from San Angelo, TX wearing No. 53, spending time with Texas Tech. The clearest part of Eli Howard's career was his defensive...
Read the storyEli Howard, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Texas Tech. Eli Howard shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 101
- TFL
- 21.5
- Sacks
- 16.5
- QB hurries
- 25
- Passes defended
- 8
Quick Answers
Eli Howard quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Texas Tech · DL
- Career Tackles
- 101
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 40 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · Texas Tech
- Top game
- Oklahoma State
- Latest roster
- No. 53 · Senior
- 2020 Tackles rank
- 16 tackles · DL 243rd (top 31%) · Big 12 147th (top 34%) · National 1,618th (top 32%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Texas Tech | 12 | 1 | - | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 75.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 12 | 26 | 8.5 | 5.5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 75.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 12 | 37 | 4 | 3.5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 50.4 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 10 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 67.4 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 6 | 16 | 3 | 2.5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 49.2 |
Related Context
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Eli Howard played DL for Texas Tech. Across 4 tracked seasons, Eli Howard recorded 101 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Texas Tech.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
Texas Tech paired 23 primary output with 28.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 28.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2020 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Regular Season · Texas Tech
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
2
Efficiency
28.8
Usage
9.9
Consistency
71.7
Best Game by takeover score
Oklahoma
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Montana State: 0. UTEP: 2. Oklahoma: 4. Oklahoma State: 2. Baylor: 3. Kansas: 2. West Virginia: 3. TCU: 2. Kansas State: 1. Texas: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Montana State: 1 by 4.2. UTEP: 3 by 32.5. Oklahoma: 3 by 52.5. Oklahoma State: 4 by 36.7. Baylor: 2 by 38.3. Kansas: 3 by 32.5. West Virginia: 2 by 38.3. TCU: 1 by 24.2. Kansas State: 0 by 10. Texas: 2 by 18.3
Split Comparison
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Wins1.8 · Games = 4 · -0.4 vs Losses
Losses2.2 · Games = 6 · +0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Oklahoma
Best efficiency game
52.5 vs Oklahoma
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/29 | @ Texas | L 24-49 | 2 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/24 | vs Kansas State | L 27-30 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | vs TCUSplash game | L 31-33 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | @ West VirginiaSplash game | W 38-17 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | @ KansasSplash game | L 34-37 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | @ BaylorSplash game | L 30-33 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | vs Oklahoma StateSplash game | W 45-35 | 4 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | @ OklahomaSplash game | L 16-55 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/8 | vs UTEPSplash game | W 38-3 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Montana State | W 45-10 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Eli Howard story
Eli Howard built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a defensive lineman from San Angelo, TX wearing No. 53, spending time with Texas Tech. The clearest part of Eli Howard's career was his defensive production: 101 tackles, 21.5 tackles for loss, 16.5 sacks, and 8 passes defended across 40 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Texas Tech. 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 Eli Howard's production has multiple signals. With 40 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Texas Tech.
The arc is straightforward: Eli 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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Texas Tech
2017-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20172017201820192020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Texas Tech | 23 | 28.6 | 13 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 23 | 28.6 | 13 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 18.5 | 28.3 | 7.2 | -4.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 20 | 28.8 | 9.9 | 1.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 9.5 | 27 | 8.6 | -10.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Oklahoma State
Week 4 · W 41-17 · Conference game
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
85.6 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 85.6 takeover score.
#2
@ Oklahoma
Week 5 · L 16-55 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
84.2 takeover
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.2 takeover score.
#3
vs Lamar
Week 2 · W 77-0
4
Havoc Plays
83.6 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 83.6 takeover score.
#4
@ Houston
Week 4 · W 27-24
3
Havoc Plays
82.2 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.
#5
vs Iowa State
Week 8 · L 13-31 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
79.4 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 79.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · Texas Tech
23 primary output · 28.6 efficiency · 13 usage
75.5
#2
2017 Regular Season · Texas Tech
75.5
23 primary · 28.6 efficiency · 13 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Texas Tech
67.4
20 primary · 28.8 efficiency · 9.9 usage
Milestones
18
Impact games
23
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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