Player Dossier

2016-2019

Maryland

Keiron Howard

DL • 6'3" • 278 lbs • Fort Washington, MD, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Keiron Howard shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.4 disruption score.

Usage Score

4.6

Efficiency

13.4

Consistency

13.3

Season Value

13.3

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · Maryland

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
Maryland
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Indiana

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Keiron Howard, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · Maryland. Keiron Howard shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.4 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season

Maryland paired 0 primary output with 4.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2019 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 13.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Syracuse

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2019 Regular Season · Maryland

Games

10

Havoc Plays / G

0.5

Efficiency

13.4

Usage

4.6

Consistency

13.3

Best Game by takeover score

Michigan State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 0. Syracuse: 2. Penn State: 0. Purdue: 0. Indiana: 0. Minnesota: 0. Michigan: 1. Ohio State: 0. Nebraska: 1.5. Michigan State: 0.5

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 1 by 4.2. Syracuse: 2 by 28.3. Penn State: 1 by 4.2. Purdue: 1 by 4.2. Indiana: 1 by 4.2. Minnesota: 4 by 16.7. Michigan: 3 by 22.5. Ohio State: 1 by 4.2. Nebraska: 3 by 27.5. Michigan State: 3 by 17.5

Split Comparison

Losses0.4 · n=8
First Half0.4 · n=5 · -0.2 vs Second Half
Second Half0.6 · n=5 · +0.2 vs First Half
All Games0.5 · n=10

Game Log

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

10 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Syracuse

Best efficiency game

28.3 vs Syracuse

Result
Sat 11/30@ Michigan StateL 16-19300.5000
Sat 11/23vs NebraskaL 7-543210.500
Sat 11/9@ Ohio StateL 14-7311000
Sat 11/2vs MichiganL 7-3832100
Sat 10/26@ MinnesotaL 10-5242000
Sat 10/19vs IndianaL 28-3410000
Sat 10/12@ PurdueL 14-4010000
Sat 9/28vs Penn StateL 0-5910000
Sat 9/7vs SyracuseW 63-2022110
Sat 8/31vs Unknown10000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Maryland

    2016-2019

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2016201720182019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonMaryland04.20.7
2017 Regular SeasonMaryland514.93.75
2018 Regular SeasonMaryland5.512.24.10.5
2019 Regular SeasonMaryland513.44.6-0.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Indiana

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Primary metric

3 disruption/tackle impact with 52.3 takeover score.

#2

Unknown

3

Primary metric

Game with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 51.3 takeover score.

#3

Syracuse

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 47 takeover score.

#4

Nebraska

1.5

Primary metric

Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 37.6 takeover score.

#5

Indiana

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 36 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2016 Regular Season · Maryland

0 primary output · 4.2 efficiency · 0.7 usage

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#2

2019 Regular Season · Maryland

13.3

5 primary · 13.4 efficiency · 4.6 usage

#3

2017 Regular Season · Maryland

12.4

5 primary · 14.9 efficiency · 3.7 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

2

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2023 · Rating 0.9446

Smyrna · Smyrna, TN

Committed To
Tennessee
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2023

Career Facts

1

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

56

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 30 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Keiron Howard quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
DL
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
4
Career tackles
56