Player Career

Jordan Howard Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Jordan Howard story

Jordan Howard built his college career from 2013 through 2015 as a running back from Gardendale, AL wearing No. 8, spending time with Indiana and UAB. The clearest part of Jordan Howard's career was his backfield work: 3,681 rushing yards, 647 carries, 24 rushing touchdowns, and 261 receiving yards across 32 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2014 with UAB. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 261 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 32 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Indiana and UAB.

The arc is straightforward: Jordan 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

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

  1. 1

    UAB

    2013-2014

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Indiana

    2015

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

201320142015
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2013 Regular SeasonUAB96462.824.7
2014 Regular SeasonUAB1,6595238.8695
2015 Regular SeasonIndiana1,31962.934.7-340

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Southern Miss

Week 14 · W 45-24 · Conference game

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

262

Scrimmage Yards

92.7 takeover

262 scrimmage yards and 50.7 usage.

#2

@ Florida International

Week 7 · W 27-24 · Conference game

159

Scrimmage Yards

92.6 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

159 scrimmage yards and 33.3 usage.

#3

vs Michigan

Week 11 · L 41-48 · Conference game

245

Scrimmage Yards

90.3 takeover

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

245 scrimmage yards and 48 usage.

#4

vs Western Kentucky

Week 3 · W 38-35

241

Scrimmage Yards

89.6 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

241 scrimmage yards and 43.6 usage.

#5

vs Middle Tennessee

Week 10 · L 21-24 · Conference game

154

Scrimmage Yards

88.9 takeover

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

154 scrimmage yards and 37.1 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2014 Regular Season · UAB

1,659 primary output · 52 efficiency · 38.8 usage

80.6

#2

2015 Regular Season · Indiana

78.2

1,319 primary · 62.9 efficiency · 34.7 usage

#3

2013 Regular Season · UAB

63.9

964 primary · 62.8 efficiency · 24.7 usage

Milestones

17

100+ rush yards

13

150+ scrimmage yards

8

2+ TD games