Alex Howard: LB · Duke · #3.
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Alex Howard
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Arrived at Duke from Texas A&M. A game that shows it: 14 tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss against Northwestern — Week 2, 2024.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
89 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 14.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The Daily Progress Oct 23
Yahoo Sports Oct 19Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Duke | 89 | 42 | 14.5 | 6.5 | 1 |
| Career | 89 | 42 | 14.5 | 6.5 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 26-3vs Elon | 7 | 1 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 26-20vs Northwestern | 14 | 8 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 14 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 26-21vs UConn | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 45-17@ Middle Tennessee | 8 | 6 | 3.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | 3.5 TFL |
| Wk 5 | W 21-20vs North Carolina | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 14-24@ Georgia Tech | 9 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 23-16vs Florida State | 5 | 3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 9 | L 27-28vs No. 22 SMU | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 31-53@ No. 5 Miami | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 29-19@ NC State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 31-28vs Virginia Tech | 9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 23-17@ Wake Forest | 8 | 6 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 20-52vs No. 16 Ole Miss | 9 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 89 | 42 | 14.5 | 6.5 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
89tackles this seasonTFL rate
16%14 TFLSack rate
7%6 sacksPD rate
1%1 pass breakups89 tackles · 14.5 for loss · 6.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 6.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 5.8 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 8.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Manny Diaz
Pass share
56.1%
467 pass / 365 run
Plays / game
64.0
13 games
Team sack rate
2.3%
474 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
89 tackles in 13 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
One season at Duke, 89 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
