Skyler Gill-Howard

DL • 6'1" • 290 lbs • Milwaukee, WI, USA

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Skyler Gill-Howard shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.8 disruption score.

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Rotational defensive role

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Impact Production

High-end production for a defensive lineman

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Reliability

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Career Arc

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Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Northern Illinois

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Snapshot

Career Teams: 2
Unique Seasons: 3
Program Path: Northern Illinois • Texas Tech
Peak Game: Peak game by takeover score: Bowling Green

Player Story

Skyler Gill-Howard built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Milwaukee, WI, spending time with Northern Illinois and Texas Tech. The clearest part of Skyler Gill-Howard's career was...

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NFL Draft

Draft Year: 2026
Selection: Round 6 · Pick 24
Overall: No. 205
NFL Team: Detroit Lions

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Latest team and position: Texas Tech · DL
Career Tackles: 82
Tracked sample: 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 28 games
Best season: 2024 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
Top game: Bowling Green
NFL Draft: 2026 · Round 6 · Pick 24 · Detroit Lions
Latest roster: No. 0 · Senior
2025 Tackles rank: 13 tackles · DL 562nd (top 53%) · Big 12 316th (top 44%) · National 2,646th (top 43%)

Skyler Gill-Howard played DL for Northern Illinois and Texas Tech. Across 3 tracked seasons, Skyler Gill-Howard recorded 82 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Northern Illinois.

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