Emerged as the Aggies leader on defense during his sophomore season … Two seasons after the canceled COVID season, Howard saw his 2021 season come to an end because of a season-ending injury ... Earned second-team All-MEAC honors after leading the team in tackles in 2019 … Was named MEAC preseason defensive player of the year in 2020, but the Aggies eventually decided not to play the 2020 season because of COVID-19 pandemic … Earned preseason All-Big South honors on the defensive end in 2021 … Became a starter for the Aggies at middle linebacker as the 2018 season progressed helping the Aggies win the MEAC title, the HBCU national title and the Celebration Bowl game … Followed that up by helping the Aggies win all three again in 2019 … Aggies staff were excited that Howard decided to stay close to home because he has excellent leadership qualities and desire to get to the ball carrier … A gifted defensive player who plays with an edge … Fits in with the style of linebacker that has been vital in the Aggies excellent run of being a top-10 nationally-ranked defense … In 2019, the Aggies defense ranked fourth nationally against the run and sixth in total defense … The Aggies had the No. 2 total defense and rush defense in the Big South in 2021 ... He has played in 31 games with 19 starts and has 133 career tackles (63 unassisted) and 18 tackles for loss.
2021 Season: He played in seven games with five games ... Made 25 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and one sack ... He also broke up two passes ... Saw his season come to an end at Hampton on Oct. 23 with an injury ... Had four tackles in the game before the injury ... Had a season-high five tackles at Duke on Sept. 10 ... Had four tackles and a tackle for loss in the Aggies 38-34 win over North Alabama on Oct. 9.
2020 Season: The COVID-19 pandemic forced the season's cancelation.
2019 Season: Played in and started all 12 Aggie games … Made 79 tackles (43 unassisted) to go along with 8 ½ tackles (24 yards lost), two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery …Earned second-team All-MEAC honors as a linebacker … Ranked ninth in the MEAC in total tackles … Ranked second in the league in forced fumbles and 20th in tackles for loss … Opened the season with 21 tackles over the first two games as he had 10 tackles (four unassisted) in the Aggies 24-21 win over Elon on Aug. 31 at BB&T Stadium … Made 11 tackles (five unassisted) in the Aggies loss to Division I-FBS opponent Duke on Sept. 7 in Durham … Earned a career-high 15 tackles (seven unassisted) to go along with a career-high 4 ½ tackles for loss and a forced fumble in the Aggies 58-19 win at Norfolk State on Oct. 5 … Helped the Aggies win the Celebration Bowl by making nine tackles (four unassisted) in the Aggies 64-44 win over Alcorn State at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Dec. 21.
2018 Season: Played in 12 games with two starts … Made 29 tackles (17 unassisted), 4.0 tackles for loss (for a loss of eight yards) and one sack (for a loss of five yards) … On Sept. 27, Howard made his first career start, a nationally-televised game on ESPNU against S.C. State at BB&T Stadium … In the game, Howard made seven tackles (six unassisted) and a tackle for loss in the Aggies 38-16 win … Made six tackles (two unassisted) in the Aggies 45-0 win over N.C. Central on Nov. 17.
2017 Season: Took a redshirt season.
High School: Led Eastern Guilford to the Class 3-AA state championship game … Named Burlington Times-News All-Region team and was named defensive player of the year by the Burlington Times-News … Named All-Mid State 3-A Conference and All-Area by the Greensboro News & Record.
