Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2021Minnesota
Phillip Howard
DB • 5'11" • 195 lbs • Minneapolis, MN, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Phillip Howard shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 7.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
14
Developing production for a defensive back
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
21
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Minnesota
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Minnesota
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Indiana
Player Story
Phillip Howard built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a defensive back from Minneapolis, MN wearing No. 2, spending time with Minnesota. The clearest part of Phillip Howard's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Minnesota
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Phillip Howard, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Minnesota. Phillip Howard shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 7.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 32
- TFL
- 0.5
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Phillip Howard quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Minnesota · DB
- Career Tackles
- 32
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 25 games
- Best season
- 2017 Regular Season · Minnesota
- Top game
- Indiana
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Robbinsdale Cooper · Minnesota
- High school pipeline
- Robbinsdale Cooper · 5 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 2 · Senior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 14 tackles · DB 494th (top 54%) · Big Ten 250th (top 40%) · National 2,423rd (top 41%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Minnesota | 6 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 34.6 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Minnesota | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 33.3 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Minnesota | 4 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 28 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Minnesota | 4 | 11 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 23 |
| 2021 Postseason | Minnesota | 10 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 33.1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Minnesota | 10 | 12 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 33.1 |
Related Context
Keep exploring Phillip Howard
Phillip Howard played DB for Minnesota. Across 5 tracked seasons, Phillip Howard recorded 12 rushing yards, 137 receiving yards, and 32 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Minnesota.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
Minnesota paired 0 primary output with 1.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 7.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Indiana
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Postseason · Minnesota
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.2
Efficiency
7.8
Usage
2.2
Consistency
6.7
Best Game by takeover score
Indiana
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. West Virginia: 0. Ohio State: 0. Miami (OH): 0. Colorado: 1. Purdue: 0. Maryland: 0. Northwestern: 0. Illinois: 0. Indiana: 1. Wisconsin: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. West Virginia: 2 by 8.3. Ohio State: 1 by 4.2. Miami (OH): 2 by 8.3. Colorado: 1 by 14.2. Purdue: 2 by 8.3. Maryland: 1 by 4.2. Northwestern: 2 by 8.3. Illinois: 1 by 4.2. Indiana: 2 by 18.3
Split Comparison
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Wins0.3 · Games = 8 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 2 · -0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
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10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Indiana
Best efficiency game
18.3 vs Indiana
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/29 | vs West Virginia | W 18-6 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/27 | vs Wisconsin | W 23-13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 11/20 | @ Indiana | W 35-14 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | vs Illinois | L 6-14 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | @ Northwestern | W 41-14 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | vs Maryland | W 34-16 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | @ Purdue | W 20-13 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | @ Colorado | W 30-0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | vs Miami (OH) | W 31-26 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/3 | vs Ohio State | L 31-45 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Phillip Howard story
Phillip Howard built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a defensive back from Minneapolis, MN wearing No. 2, spending time with Minnesota. The clearest part of Phillip Howard's career was his defensive production: 32 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss, 2 interceptions, and 2 passes defended across 25 career games in the available record. His career also includes 12 rushing yards, 137 receiving yards, and 6 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Phillip Howard's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Minnesota
2017-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201720182019202020212021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Minnesota | 0 | 1.4 | 0.3 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Minnesota | 1.5 | 9 | 2.4 | 1.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Minnesota | 1 | 14 | 2.4 | -0.5 |
| 2021 Postseason | Minnesota | 2 | 7.8 | 2.2 | 1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Minnesota | 2 | 7.8 | 2.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Indiana
Week 12 · W 35-14 · Conference game
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Havoc Plays
65.8 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 65.8 takeover score.
#2
@ Rutgers
Week 8 · W 42-7 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
56.4 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 56.4 takeover score.
#3
vs Iowa
Week 11 · L 7-35 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
49.4 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 49.4 takeover score.
#4
@ Colorado
Week 3 · W 30-0
1
Havoc Plays
42.2 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 42.2 takeover score.
#5
vs Purdue
Week 12 · W 34-31 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
28.6 takeover
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 28.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · Minnesota
0 primary output · 1.4 efficiency · 0.3 usage
34.6
#2
2018 Regular Season · Minnesota
33.3
0 primary · 0 efficiency · 0 usage
#3
2021 Postseason · Minnesota
33.1
2 primary · 7.8 efficiency · 2.2 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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