Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2023-2025Texas Tech
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.
Impact Production
78
High-end production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
84
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
71
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
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...
Read the storyNFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2026
- Selection
- Round 6 · Pick 24
- Overall
- No. 205
- NFL Team
- Detroit Lions
Skyler Gill-Howard, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Northern Illinois. Skyler Gill-Howard shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 82
- TFL
- 12
- Sacks
- 5.5
- QB hurries
- 9
- Passes defended
- 2
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Skyler Gill-Howard quick answers
- 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%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Postseason | Northern Illinois | 11 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.4 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 11 | 20 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 36.4 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 12 | 48 | 7 | 4.5 | 4 | - | 0 | 60.4 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 5 | 13 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 55.8 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Northern Illinois to Texas Tech | G5/FCS to P4 | 82.8 | Dec 14, 2024 |
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.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
Northern Illinois paired 15.5 primary output with 29.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 26.8 efficiency.
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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 Northern Illinois, Texas Tech.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Utah
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Regular Season · Texas Tech
Games
5
Havoc Plays / G
1.6
Efficiency
26.8
Usage
8.2
Consistency
76.5
Best Game by takeover score
Utah
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Arkansas-Pine Bluff: 2. Kent State: 1. Oregon State: 2. Utah: 2. Houston: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Arkansas-Pine Bluff: 2 by 28.3. Kent State: 4 by 26.7. Oregon State: 1 by 24.2. Utah: 3 by 32.5. Houston: 3 by 22.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
First Half1.7 · Games = 3 · +0.2 vs Second Half
Second Half1.5 · Games = 2 · -0.2 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
5 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Utah
Best efficiency game
32.5 vs Utah
Player Story
Skyler Gill-Howard 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 his defensive production: 82 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 28 career games in the available record. That gives Skyler Gill-Howard's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Northern Illinois
2023-2024
Opening stop
- 2
Texas Tech
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2023202320242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Postseason | Northern Illinois | 6 | 13.4 | 4.7 | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 6 | 13.4 | 4.7 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 15.5 | 29.6 | 9 | 9.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 8 | 26.8 | 8.2 | -7.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Bowling Green
Week 7 · W 17-7 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5
Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
#2
@ No. 8 Utah
Week 4 · W 34-10 · Conference game · Ranked opponent
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Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
#3
@ Central Michigan
Week 10 · L 31-37 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
76.9 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 76.9 takeover score.
#4
@ Ball State
Week 9 · L 23-25 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
76.7 takeover
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 76.7 takeover score.
#5
@ Toledo
Week 5 · L 33-35 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
72.8 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 72.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
15.5 primary output · 29.6 efficiency · 9 usage
60.4
#2
2025 Regular Season · Texas Tech
55.8
8 primary · 26.8 efficiency · 8.2 usage
#3
2023 Postseason · Northern Illinois
36.4
6 primary · 13.4 efficiency · 4.7 usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
7
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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