Jack Howell (American football)

Jack Howell is an American football safety for the Colorado State Rams.

Jack Howell

Colorado State Rams – No. 17
Position	Safety
Class	Junior
Personal information
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	193 lb (88 kg)
Career history
College	Colorado State (2021–present)
High school	Hamilton (Chandler, Arizona)
Career highlights and awards
2× First-team All-Mountain West (2022, 2023)
Stats at ESPN

Early life and high school

A native of Fort Collins, Colorado, Howell initially attended Valor Christian High School in Colorado before transferring to Hamilton High School in Chandler, Arizona. As a junior, he had 11 rushing touchdowns and made eight catches for 112 yards on offense and recorded three interceptions as a safety on defense.^[1] Howell committed to play college football at the Colorado State University.^[2]

College career

In 2021, Howell was named the Mountain West Conference freshman of the week twice: once for his performance against Toledo where he had nine tackles and a pass deflection, and again versus Hawaii where he totaled 11 tackles with one being for a loss.^[3] He finished the 2021 season with 64 tackles with four going for a loss, and an interception,^[4] earning FWAA Freshman All-American honors.^[5] Howell finished his breakout 2022 season with 108 tackles with three going for a loss, half a sack, three pass deflections, three interceptions, and a forced fumble.^[6] For his performance on the season, Howell was named a first-team All-Mountain West selection.^[7]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables

Height	Weight	Arm length	Hand span	40-yard dash	10-yard split	20-yard split	20-yard shuttle	Three-cone drill	Vertical jump	Broad jump	Bench press
5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (1.79 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	31+1⁄8 in (0.79 m)	9+3⁄8 in (0.24 m)	4.63 s	1.58 s	2.66 s	4.34 s	7.03 s	36.5 in (0.93 m)	9 ft 11 in (3.02 m)	9 reps
All values from Pro Day[8]

Personal life

Howell's sister is Jaelin who plays soccer, and his dad is former Super Bowl champion John Howell.^[9][10]