Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2024-2025Tulane
Sam Howard
LB • 6'2" • 220 lbs • Birmingham, AL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Sam Howard shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
42
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
36
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Tulane
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- Tulane
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Tennessee
Player Story
Sam Howard built his college career from 2024 through 2025 as a linebacker from Birmingham, AL wearing No. 15, spending time with Tulane. The clearest part of Sam Howard's career was his defensive production: 112...
Read the storySam Howard, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Tulane. Sam Howard shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 112
- TFL
- 13
- Sacks
- 5.5
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 1
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
Sam Howard quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Tulane · LB
- Career Tackles
- 112
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 4 entries · 27 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · Tulane
- Top game
- Tennessee
- Latest roster
- No. 15 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 50 tackles · LB 296th (top 24%) · American Athletic 68th (top 11%) · National 623rd (top 11%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Postseason | Tulane | 13 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 47.4 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Tulane | 13 | 56 | 4 | 1.5 | - | 1 | 1 | 47.4 |
| 2025 Postseason | Tulane | 11 | 6 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 59.8 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Tulane | 11 | 44 | 8.5 | 4 | 2 | - | 0 | 59.8 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Unlisted to Tulane | Unlisted to G5/FCS | 81.2 | Mar 22, 2024 |
Sam Howard played LB for Tulane. Across 2 tracked seasons, Sam Howard recorded 112 tackles and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Tulane.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Tulane paired 14.5 primary output with 32.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 32.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Memphis
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · Tulane
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1.3
Efficiency
32.1
Usage
9.9
Consistency
24.8
Best Game by takeover score
Memphis
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Ole Miss: 0. Northwestern: 0. South Alabama: 0.5. Duke: 0. Ole Miss: 3.5. Tulsa: 1. East Carolina: 0.5. Memphis: 4. Temple: 3. Charlotte: 0. North Texas: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Ole Miss: 6 by 25. Northwestern: 3 by 12.5. South Alabama: 5 by 25.8. Duke: 5 by 20.8. Ole Miss: 5 by 55.8. Tulsa: 7 by 39.2. East Carolina: 6 by 30. Memphis: 5 by 60.8. Temple: 2 by 38.3. Charlotte: 3 by 12.5. North Texas: 3 by 32.5
Split Comparison
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Wins1.2 · Games = 9 · -0.5 vs Losses
Losses1.8 · Games = 2 · +0.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Memphis
Best efficiency game
60.8 vs Memphis
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/20 | @ Ole Miss | L 10-41 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/6 | vs North TexasSplash game | W 34-21 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/30 | vs Charlotte | W 27-0 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | @ TempleSplash game | W 37-13 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/8 | @ MemphisSplash game | W 38-32 | 5 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/9 | vs East Carolina | W 26-19 | 6 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | @ Tulsa | W 31-14 | 7 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | @ Ole MissSplash game | L 10-45 | 5 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/14 | vs Duke | W 34-27 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | @ South Alabama | W 33-31 | 5 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Northwestern | W 23-3 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Sam Howard story
Sam Howard built his college career from 2024 through 2025 as a linebacker from Birmingham, AL wearing No. 15, spending time with Tulane. The clearest part of Sam Howard's career was his defensive production: 112 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 27 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2025 with Tulane. 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 Sam Howard's production has multiple signals. With 27 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Tulane.
The arc is straightforward: Sam 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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Tulane
2024-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Postseason | Tulane | 8 | 25.4 | 7.7 | — |
| 2024 Regular Season | Tulane | 8 | 25.4 | 7.7 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | Tulane | 14.5 | 32.1 | 9.9 | 6.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Tulane | 14.5 | 32.1 | 9.9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Tennessee
Week 2
Game with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5
Havoc Plays
87.5 takeover
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 87.5 takeover score.
#2
@ No. 39 Memphis
Week 11 · W 38-32 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
86.9 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 86.9 takeover score.
#3
@ No. 7 Ole Miss
Week 4 · L 10-45 · Ranked opponent
3.5
Havoc Plays
81.1 takeover
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 81.1 takeover score.
#4
vs Memphis
Week 14 · L 24-34 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
80.6 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 80.6 takeover score.
#5
@ Navy
Week 12 · W 35-0 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
78.9 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Tulane
14.5 primary output · 32.1 efficiency · 9.9 usage
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#2
2025 Regular Season · Tulane
59.8
14.5 primary · 32.1 efficiency · 9.9 usage
#3
2024 Postseason · Tulane
47.4
8 primary · 25.4 efficiency · 7.7 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
7
Splash games
3
10+ tackle games
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