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Player Dossier
2024-2024Duke
Alex Howard
LB • 6'2" • 230 lbs • Cincinnati, OH, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Alex Howard shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 48.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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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: 2024 Postseason · Duke
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 1
- Program Path
- Duke
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Middle Tennessee
Player Story
Alex Howard built his college career in 2024 as a linebacker from Cincinnati, OH wearing No. 3, spending time with Duke. The clearest part of Alex Howard's career was his defensive production: 89 tackles, 14.5...
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- Committed To
- Youngstown State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
Alex Howard, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Duke. Alex Howard shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 48.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 89
- TFL
- 14.5
- Sacks
- 6.5
- QB hurries
- 6
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Alex Howard quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Duke · LB
- Career Tackles
- 89
- Tracked sample
- 1 unique seasons · 2 entries · 16 games
- Best season
- 2024 Postseason · Duke
- Top game
- Middle Tennessee
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Mt. Healthy · Youngstown State
- High school pipeline
- Mt. Healthy · 8 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 89 tackles · LB 63rd (top 6%) · ACC 11th (top 2%) · National 88th (top 2%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Postseason | Duke | 13 | 9 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 71.9 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Duke | 13 | 80 | 13 | 6 | 4 | - | 0 | 71.9 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
Alex Howard played LB for Duke. Across 1 tracked season, Alex Howard recorded 89 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Duke.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
Duke paired 28 primary output with 48.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 48.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Middle Tennessee
Win with 6 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Postseason · Duke
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
2.2
Efficiency
48.7
Usage
10.3
Consistency
52.7
Best Game by takeover score
Middle Tennessee
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Ole Miss: 5. Elon: 3. Northwestern: 2.5. UConn: 1. Middle Tennessee: 6. North Carolina: 0. Georgia Tech: 0.5. Florida State: 4. SMU: 1. Miami: 0. NC State: 0. Virginia Tech: 2. Wake Forest: 3
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Ole Miss: 9 by 87.5. Elon: 7 by 59.2. Northwestern: 14 by 75. UConn: 7 by 39.2. Middle Tennessee: 8 by 83.3. North Carolina: 2 by 8.3. Georgia Tech: 9 by 42.5. Florida State: 5 by 60.8. SMU: 7 by 39.2. Miami: 1 by 4.2. NC State: 3 by 12.5. Virginia Tech: 9 by 57.5. Wake Forest: 8 by 63.3
Split Comparison
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Wins2.4 · Games = 9 · +0.8 vs Losses
Losses1.6 · Games = 4 · -0.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Middle Tennessee
Best efficiency game
87.5 vs Ole Miss
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1/3 | @ Ole MissSplash game | L 20-52 | 9 | 4 | — | 1.50 | 0.50 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/30 | @ Wake ForestSplash game | W 23-17 | 8 | 6 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/24 | vs Virginia TechSplash game | W 31-28 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | @ NC State | W 29-19 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | @ Miami | L 31-53 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/27 | vs SMU | L 27-28 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/18 | vs Florida State2+ sacks · Splash game | W 23-16 | 5 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/6 | @ Georgia Tech | L 14-24 | 9 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs North Carolina | W 21-20 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Middle TennesseeSplash game | W 45-17 | 8 | 6 | — | 3.50 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | vs UConn | W 26-21 | 7 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | @ Northwestern10+ tackles · Splash game | W 26-20 | 14 | 8 | — | 2.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 8/30 | vs ElonSplash game | W 26-3 | 7 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Alex Howard story
Alex Howard built his college career in 2024 as a linebacker from Cincinnati, OH wearing No. 3, spending time with Duke. The clearest part of Alex Howard's career was his defensive production: 89 tackles, 14.5 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 16 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2024 with Duke. 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 Alex Howard'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 Duke.
The arc is straightforward: Alex 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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Duke
2024
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20242024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Postseason | Duke | 28 | 48.7 | 10.3 | — |
| 2024 Regular Season | Duke | 28 | 48.7 | 10.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Middle Tennessee
Week 4 · W 45-17
Win with 6 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
6
Havoc Plays
94.4 takeover
6 disruption/tackle impact with 94.4 takeover score.
#2
@ Ole Miss
Week 1 · L 20-52 · Postseason
5
Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
Loss with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#3
vs Florida State
Week 8 · W 23-16 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
75.8 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 75.8 takeover score.
#4
@ Ohio State
Week 2
3
Havoc Plays
75.4 takeover
Game with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 75.4 takeover score.
#5
@ Northwestern
Week 2 · W 26-20
2.5
Havoc Plays
72.2 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 72.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Postseason · Duke
28 primary output · 48.7 efficiency · 10.3 usage
71.9
#2
2024 Regular Season · Duke
71.9
28 primary · 48.7 efficiency · 10.3 usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
8
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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