Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2013-2016North Carolina
Bug Howard
WR • 6'5" • Rochelle, GA, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Bug Howard reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
37
Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
30
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
52
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · North Carolina
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- North Carolina
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: South Carolina
Player Story
Bug Howard built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a wide receiver from Rochelle, GA wearing No. 84, spending time with North Carolina. The clearest part of Bug Howard's career was his receiving role: 146...
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- Committed To
- North Carolina
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
Bug Howard, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · North Carolina. Bug Howard reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 2,048
- Receptions
- 146
- Touchdowns
- 18
Quick Answers
Bug Howard quick answers
- Latest team and position
- North Carolina · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 2,048
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 46 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · North Carolina
- Top game
- South Carolina
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Wilcox County · North Carolina
- High school pipeline
- Wilcox County · 7 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 84 · Class 2016
- 2016 Receiving yards rank
- 827 receiving yards · WR 72nd (top 8%) · ACC 9th (top 5%) · National 74th (top 4%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | North Carolina | 10 | 22 | 278 | 4 | 53.5 |
| 2014 Postseason | North Carolina | 12 | 5 | 32 | 0 | 58.3 |
| 2014 Regular Season | North Carolina | 12 | 37 | 423 | 2 | 58.3 |
| 2015 Postseason | North Carolina | 12 | 3 | 42 | 1 | 62.2 |
| 2015 Regular Season | North Carolina | 12 | 26 | 446 | 3 | 62.2 |
| 2016 Postseason | North Carolina | 12 | 5 | 59 | 1 | 77.8 |
| 2016 Regular Season | North Carolina | 12 | 48 | 768 | 7 | 77.8 |
Related Context
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Bug Howard played WR for North Carolina. Across 4 tracked seasons, Bug Howard recorded 2,048 receiving yards and 18 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2016 with North Carolina.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
North Carolina paired 827 primary output with 88.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2013 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 81.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: NC State
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Explorer
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2013 Regular Season · North Carolina
Games
10
Receiving Yards / G
27.8
Efficiency
81.8
Usage
9.7
Consistency
66.2
Best Game by takeover score
NC State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. South Carolina: 32. Middle Tennessee: 15. East Carolina: 26. Virginia Tech: 17. Miami: 12. Boston College: 31. NC State: 72. Virginia: 33. Pittsburgh: 11. Old Dominion: 29
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. South Carolina: 2 by 100. Middle Tennessee: 1 by 100. East Carolina: 2 by 86.7. Virginia Tech: 2 by 56.7. Miami: 2 by 40. Boston College: 3 by 68.9. NC State: 5 by 96. Virginia: 2 by 100. Pittsburgh: 1 by 73.3. Old Dominion: 2 by 96.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins31.8 · Games = 6 · +10.1 vs Losses
Losses21.8 · Games = 4 · -10.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
NC State
Best efficiency game
100 vs Virginia
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/23 | vs Old Dominion | W 80-20 | — | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 14.50 | 0 | 15 |
| Sat 11/16 | @ Pittsburgh | W 34-27 | — | 1 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 11/9 | vs Virginia | W 45-14 | — | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 16.50 | 0 | 18 |
| Sat 11/2 | @ NC State | W 27-19 | — | 5 | 72 | 14.4 | 14.40 | 0 | 25 |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Boston College2+ TD | W 34-10 | — | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 10.30 | 2 | 17 |
| Thu 10/17 | vs Miami | L 23-27 | — | 2 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 10/5 | @ Virginia Tech | L 17-27 | — | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 8.50 | 0 | 10 |
| Sat 9/28 | vs East Carolina | L 31-55 | — | 2 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 23 |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Middle Tennessee | W 40-20 | — | 1 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 15 |
| Thu 8/29 | @ South Carolina | L 10-27 | — | 2 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 18 |
Player Story
Bug Howard story
Bug Howard built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a wide receiver from Rochelle, GA wearing No. 84, spending time with North Carolina. The clearest part of Bug Howard's career was his receiving role: 146 catches, 2,048 receiving yards, and 18 touchdowns across 46 career games in the available record. His career also includes 18 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Bug Howard's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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North Carolina
2013-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | North Carolina | 278 | 81.8 | 9.7 | — |
| 2014 Postseason | North Carolina | 455 | 60.6 | 14.1 | 177 |
| 2014 Regular Season | North Carolina | 455 | 60.6 | 14.1 | 0 |
| 2015 Postseason | North Carolina | 488 | 85.8 | 13.3 | 33 |
| 2015 Regular Season | North Carolina | 488 | 85.8 | 13.3 | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | North Carolina | 827 | 88.9 | 17.1 | 339 |
| 2016 Regular Season | North Carolina | 827 | 88.9 | 17.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ South Carolina
Week 1 · L 13-17
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
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Receiving Yards
100 takeover
114 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ Miami
Week 7 · W 20-13 · Conference game
156
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
156 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs NC State
Week 14 · L 7-35 · Conference game
79
Receiving Yards
92.8 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
79 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
@ Virginia
Week 8 · W 35-14 · Conference game
109
Receiving Yards
89.1 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
109 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
@ NC State
Week 10 · W 27-19 · Conference game
72
Receiving Yards
88.4 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
72 receiving yards with a 96 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · North Carolina
827 primary output · 88.9 efficiency · 17.1 usage
77.8
#2
2016 Regular Season · North Carolina
77.8
827 primary · 88.9 efficiency · 17.1 usage
#3
2015 Postseason · North Carolina
62.2
488 primary · 85.8 efficiency · 13.3 usage
Milestones
4
100+ receiving yards
1
8+ catch outings
2
2+ TD games
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