Player Profile

Austin Howard

LB • 6'2" • 235 lbs • Bartlett, TN, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Austin Howard shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 7.2 disruption score.

Usage Score

1.9

Efficiency

7.2

Consistency

5.6

Season Value

6.8

Career Arc

Season-by-season value trend

Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · Vanderbilt

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Quick Facts

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
2
Primary stop by seasons
Vanderbilt
Best season by value score
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · Vanderbilt
Peak game by takeover score
Peak game by takeover score: Georgia State

Austin Howard, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · Vanderbilt. Austin Howard shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 7.2 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason

Vanderbilt paired 1 primary output with 7.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 7.2 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: Georgia State

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Season Explorer

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2025 Postseason · Vanderbilt

Games

6

Havoc Plays / G

0.2

Efficiency

7.2

Usage

1.9

Consistency

5.6

Best Game by takeover score

Iowa

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Iowa: 0. Unknown: 0. Georgia State: 1. Utah State: 0. Alabama: 0. Kentucky: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Iowa: 1 by 4.2. Unknown: 2 by 8.3. Georgia State: 1 by 14.2. Utah State: 1 by 4.2. Alabama: 1 by 4.2. Kentucky: 2 by 8.3

Split Comparison

Wins0.3 · n=3 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0 · n=2 · -0.3 vs Wins
First Half0.3 · n=3 · +0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · n=3 · -0.3 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

6 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Georgia State

Best efficiency game

14.2 vs Georgia State

Result
Wed 12/31vs IowaL 27-3410000
Sat 11/22vs KentuckyW 45-1720000
Sat 10/4@ AlabamaL 14-3011000
Sat 9/27vs Utah StateW 55-3510000
Sat 9/20vs Georgia StateW 70-2111100
Sat 8/30vs Unknown21000

Career Arc

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

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    Vanderbilt

    2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2025 PostseasonVanderbilt17.21.9
2025 Regular SeasonVanderbilt17.21.90

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Georgia State

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1

Primary metric

1 disruption/tackle impact with 39.9 takeover score.

#2

Unknown

0

Primary metric

Game with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.5 takeover score.

#3

Kentucky

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.3 takeover score.

#4

Iowa

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 1.7 takeover score.

#5

Utah State

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 1.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2025 Postseason · Vanderbilt

1 primary output · 7.2 efficiency · 1.9 usage

6.8

#2

2025 Regular Season · Vanderbilt

6.8

1 primary · 7.2 efficiency · 1.9 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2025 · Rating 0.8953

Bartlett · Bartlett, TN

Committed To
Vanderbilt
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2025

Career Facts

1

Career teams

2

Seasons tracked

8

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 2 tracked seasons, 6 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
2
Career tackles
8