Biography
AS A JUNIOR (2019): Played in nine games … Totaled 58 tackles (2nd team), including 22 solo stops … Logged four tackles for loss (-6 yards), including an assist on a sack (-2 yards) … Also tallied one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, two quarterback hurries and a trio of pass break-ups … Turned in three or more tackles in all nine games. Virginia State: Recorded three tackles (2 solo) and a quarterback hurry. Catawba: Tallied three tackles (1 solo) and a pass break-up … broke up a third-down pass on a drive by the Indians late in the third quarter. Limestone: Tallied a trio of solo tackles. Carson-Newman: Registered six tackles (5 solo), as well as a fumble recovery … scooped up a fumble to start the fourth quarter and returned it 66 yards for a touchdown. Mars Hill: Registered six tackles, while also matching a season-best with four solo stops … Also logged a pass break-up … assisted on tackles on consecutive plays amid a second-quarter drive by the Lions … registered two solo tackles, as well as a big pass break-up on fourth down, on the opening drive of the second half. #13 Wingate: Turned in eight tackles (2 solo) … logged a pair of tackles, including a solo stop, on Wingate’s initial drive of the contest. Tusculum: Tallied seven tackles (2 solo), including 1-1/2 tackles for loss (-3 yards), and a pass break-up … assisted on a tackle and tacked up a pass break-up on the first two plays of the afternoon … assisted on a sack (-4 yards) on a 2nd-and-10 situation in the second period … tallied multiple tackles on three difference drives by the Pioneers. Newberry: Led team with nine tackles (3 solo), including 2-1/2 tackles for loss (-3 yards), as well as a forced fumble and a quarterback hurry … forced a turnover on a drive by the Wolves late in the second period … registered three tackles and a quarterback hurry on a drive by the hosts midway through the third quarter. #4 Lenoir-Rhyne: Tallied nine tackles (4 solo), as well as a fumble recovery … jumped on a fumble midway through the first quarter that led to the Braves taking a 10-7 lead on the ensuing possession … amassed multiple tackles on four separate drives by Newberry.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2018): Played in all 10 games … Tallied 49 tackles (4th team), including 26 solo stops … Also turned in two tackles for loss (-9 yards), including an 8-yard sack, as well as one forced fumble, one interception, two pass break-ups and a quarterback hurry … Tallied four or more tackles in nine outings. Winston-Salem State: Totaled four tackles (2 solo), including a 1-yard tackle for loss … posted a quarterback hurry and a pass break-up as well … registered an assisted tackle and a pass break-up amid a second-quarter drive by the Rams. Elizabeth City State: Turned in seven tackles (3 solo), including an 8-yard sack … lone quarterback drop of the campaign came on a 3rd-and-16 situation for the Vikings late in the third quarter. Newberry: Turned in four tackles (3 solo) … registered two solo stops in the mix of a late second-quarter drive by the Wolves. Wingate: Amassed six tackles (3 solo) … tallied two tackles (1 solo) amid a drive by the Bulldogs midway through the first period. Central State: Turned in five stops (2 solo), as well as a pass break-up … recorded a key stop on a 3rd-and-9 situation for the Marauders late in the second quarter … tallied a pair of tackles on two separate drives by Central State. Concord: Posted four tackles (2 solo), as well as an interception … picked off a pass near midfield late in the fourth quarter. #24 Lenoir-Rhyne: Assisted on a tackle in the third period. Mars Hill: Turned in a season-high nine tackles, including a season-best five solo stops … registered a pair of solo tackles on a drive by the Lions late in the opening period. Carson-Newman: Turned in five tackles (3 solo) and a forced fumble … forced a fumble and a turnover on the opening kickoff of the afternoon … registered a pair of assisted tackles on an early second-quarter drive. Catawba: Recorded four tackles (3 solo) … tallied all three solo tackles amid a drive by the Indians midway through the second period.
AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2017): Played in nine games … Amassed 37 tackles (12 solo), including three tackles for loss (-15 yards) … Also registered one sack (-12 yards), one fumble recovery and a pair of quarterback hurries … Recorded multiple tackles in seven contests, including a season-best 10 stops (2 solo) in the season finale at Carson-Newman … Tallied five tackles in consecutive games at Newberry (1 solo) and at Wingate (season-best 4 solo) … Also turned in a 12-yard sack against the Bulldogs … Tallied 1-1/2 tackles for loss against Lenoir-Rhyne … Turned in seven tackles (1 solo) and two quarterback hurries at Mars Hill.
AS A FRESHMAN (2016): Redshirted. Did not see game action.
HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at North Brunswick High School for coach Larry Brock … Earned all-county and all-area laurels as a senior after amassing 127 tackles … Established new school record for tackles per game … Also took home team most valuable player honors.
PERSONAL: The son of Amy and Jeffrey Howard … Has an older brother, Christopher, and an older sister, Kayla … Has an uncle, Dr. Derek Coe, that was a student-athlete at UNCP … Maintained a 3.52 cumulative grade point average at North Brunswick High School … A nursing major at UNCP.
