Player Career

Alex Howard Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

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

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

  1. 1

    Duke

    2024

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20242024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2024 PostseasonDuke2848.710.3
2024 Regular SeasonDuke2848.710.30

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2024Texas A&M to DukeP4 to P480.5Apr 15, 2024

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