Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2013-2016West Virginia
Darrien Howard
DL • 6'1" • Dayton, OH, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Darrien Howard shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
89
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
70
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · West Virginia
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- West Virginia
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Texas Tech
Player Story
Darrien Howard built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a defensive lineman from Dayton, OH wearing No. 49, spending time with West Virginia. The clearest part of Darrien Howard's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- West Virginia
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
Darrien Howard, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · West Virginia. Darrien Howard shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 66
- TFL
- 6
- Sacks
- 3
- QB hurries
- 1
Quick Answers
Darrien Howard quick answers
- Latest team and position
- West Virginia · DL
- Career Tackles
- 66
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 13 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · West Virginia
- Top game
- Texas Tech
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Chaminade Julienne · West Virginia
- High school pipeline
- Chaminade Julienne · 14 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 49 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 66 tackles · DL 4th (top 1%) · Big 12 34th (top 8%) · National 385th (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | West Virginia | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | West Virginia | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | West Virginia | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | West Virginia | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 51 |
| 2016 Regular Season | West Virginia | 13 | 59 | 5 | 3 | 1 | - | 0 | 51 |
Related Context
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Darrien Howard played DL for West Virginia. Across 4 tracked seasons, Darrien Howard recorded 66 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with West Virginia.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
West Virginia paired 10 primary output with 28.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 28.9 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: Texas Tech
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · West Virginia
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
28.9
Usage
7.2
Consistency
15.4
Best Game by takeover score
Texas Tech
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Miami: 1. Missouri: 0. Youngstown State: 0. BYU: 0. Kansas State: 1. Texas Tech: 3. TCU: 2. Oklahoma State: 0. Kansas: 0. Texas: 1. Oklahoma: 0. Iowa State: 2. Baylor: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Miami: 7 by 39.2. Missouri: 6 by 25. Youngstown State: 1 by 4.2. BYU: 4 by 16.7. Kansas State: 4 by 26.7. Texas Tech: 4 by 46.7. TCU: 4 by 36.7. Oklahoma State: 6 by 25. Kansas: 3 by 12.5. Texas: 7 by 39.2. Oklahoma: 10 by 41.7. Iowa State: 6 by 45. Baylor: 4 by 16.7
Split Comparison
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Wins0.9 · Games = 10 · +0.6 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 3 · -0.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Texas Tech
Best efficiency game
46.7 vs Texas Tech
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/28 | @ Miami | L 14-31 | 7 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/3 | vs Baylor | W 24-21 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/26 | @ Iowa StateSplash game | W 49-19 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/20 | vs Oklahoma10+ tackles | L 28-56 | 10 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | @ Texas | W 24-20 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | vs Kansas | W 48-21 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | @ Oklahoma State | L 20-37 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | vs TCUSplash game | W 34-10 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Texas TechSplash game | W 48-17 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | vs Kansas State | W 17-16 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs BYU | W 35-32 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Youngstown State | W 38-21 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | vs Missouri | W 26-11 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Darrien Howard story
Darrien Howard built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a defensive lineman from Dayton, OH wearing No. 49, spending time with West Virginia. The clearest part of Darrien Howard's career was his defensive production: 66 tackles, 6 tackles for loss, and 3 sacks across 13 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with West Virginia. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Darrien Howard's production has multiple signals. With 13 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across West Virginia.
The arc is straightforward: Darrien 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
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West Virginia
2013-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | West Virginia | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | West Virginia | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | West Virginia | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | West Virginia | 10 | 28.9 | 7.2 | 10 |
| 2016 Regular Season | West Virginia | 10 | 28.9 | 7.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Texas Tech
Week 7 · W 48-17 · Conference game
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
82.2 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.
#2
@ Iowa State
Week 13 · W 49-19 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
70.6 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 70.6 takeover score.
#3
vs TCU
Week 8 · W 34-10 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
67.8 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 67.8 takeover score.
#4
@ Miami
Week 1 · L 14-31 · Postseason
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Havoc Plays
47.2 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 47.2 takeover score.
#5
@ Texas
Week 11 · W 24-20 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
46.9 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 46.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · West Virginia
10 primary output · 28.9 efficiency · 7.2 usage
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#2
2016 Regular Season · West Virginia
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10 primary · 28.9 efficiency · 7.2 usage
#3
2013 Regular Season · West Virginia
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
3
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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