Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2023-2025Minnesota
Jaxon Howard
DL • 6'4" • 250 lbs • Crystal, MN, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jaxon Howard shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
21
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
28
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Minnesota
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- LSU • Minnesota
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Nebraska
Player Story
Jaxon Howard built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Crystal, MN wearing No. 1, spending time with LSU and Minnesota. The clearest part of Jaxon Howard's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- LSU
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
Jaxon Howard, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Minnesota. Jaxon Howard shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 41
- TFL
- 5.5
- Sacks
- 4
- QB hurries
- 3
Quick Answers
Jaxon Howard quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Minnesota · DL
- Career Tackles
- 41
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 6 entries · 23 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · Minnesota
- Top game
- Nebraska
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · St. Thomas More · LSU
- High school pipeline
- Robbinsdale Cooper · 5 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 1 · Sophomore
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 29 tackles · DL 178th (top 17%) · Big Ten 176th (top 23%) · National 1,450th (top 24%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Postseason | LSU | 3 | 1 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 10.8 |
| 2023 Regular Season | LSU | 3 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 10.8 |
| 2024 Postseason | Minnesota | 7 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 9.2 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Minnesota | 7 | 8 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 9.2 |
| 2025 Postseason | Minnesota | 13 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 40.3 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Minnesota | 13 | 26 | 5.5 | 4 | 1 | - | 0 | 40.3 |
Related Context
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Jaxon Howard played DL for LSU and Minnesota. Across 3 tracked seasons, Jaxon Howard recorded 41 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Minnesota.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Minnesota paired 10.5 primary output with 17.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 17.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across LSU, Minnesota.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Nebraska
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Workbench
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2025 Postseason · Minnesota
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
17.4
Usage
4
Consistency
10.3
Best Game by takeover score
Nebraska
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. New Mexico: 0. Buffalo: 1. Northwestern State: 0. California: 0. Rutgers: 2.5. Ohio State: 0. Purdue: 0.5. Nebraska: 4. Iowa: 0.5. Michigan State: 2. Oregon: 0. Northwestern: 0. Wisconsin: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. New Mexico: 3 by 12.5. Buffalo: 2 by 18.3. Northwestern State: 1 by 4.2. California: 1 by 4.2. Rutgers: 3 by 37.5. Ohio State: 1 by 4.2. Purdue: 3 by 17.5. Nebraska: 3 by 52.5. Iowa: 2 by 13.3. Michigan State: 4 by 36.7. Oregon: 1 by 4.2. Northwestern: 2 by 8.3. Wisconsin: 3 by 12.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.3 · Games = 8 · +1.1 vs Losses
Losses0.1 · Games = 5 · -1.1 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
Nebraska
Best efficiency game
52.5 vs Nebraska
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/26 | vs New Mexico | W 20-17 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/29 | vs Wisconsin | W 17-7 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | @ Northwestern | L 35-38 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | @ Oregon | L 13-42 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | vs Michigan StateSplash game | W 23-20 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | @ Iowa | L 3-41 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | vs Nebraska2+ sacks · Splash game | W 24-6 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | vs Purdue | W 27-20 | 3 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | @ Ohio State | L 3-42 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | vs RutgersSplash game | W 31-28 | 3 | 0 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/14 | @ California | L 14-27 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Northwestern State | W 66-0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 8/29 | vs Buffalo | W 23-10 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Jaxon Howard story
Jaxon Howard built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Crystal, MN wearing No. 1, spending time with LSU and Minnesota. The clearest part of Jaxon Howard's career was his defensive production: 41 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, and 4 sacks across 23 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2025 with Minnesota. 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 Jaxon Howard's production has multiple signals. With 23 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across LSU and Minnesota.
The arc is straightforward: Jaxon 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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- 1
LSU
2023
Opening stop
- 2
Minnesota
2024-2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Postseason | LSU | 1 | 7.5 | 1.8 | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | LSU | 1 | 7.5 | 1.8 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | Minnesota | 1 | 6.8 | 1.9 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Minnesota | 1 | 6.8 | 1.9 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | Minnesota | 10.5 | 17.4 | 4 | 9.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Minnesota | 10.5 | 17.4 | 4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs No. 46 Nebraska
Week 8 · W 24-6 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4
Havoc Plays
80.8 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.
#2
vs No. 72 Rutgers
Week 5 · W 31-28 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
56.1 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 56.1 takeover score.
#3
vs No. 82 Michigan State
Week 10 · W 23-20 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
51.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 51.1 takeover score.
#4
vs Wisconsin
Week 1 · W 35-31 · Postseason
1
Havoc Plays
49.2 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 49.2 takeover score.
#5
@ UCLA
Week 7 · W 21-17 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
49.2 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 49.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Minnesota
10.5 primary output · 17.4 efficiency · 4 usage
40.3
#2
2025 Regular Season · Minnesota
40.3
10.5 primary · 17.4 efficiency · 4 usage
#3
2023 Postseason · LSU
10.8
1 primary · 7.5 efficiency · 1.8 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
3
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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