Cashius Howell: DE · Texas A&M · #9.
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Cashius Howell
Turns pressure into sacks — pressures become finishes. Played for two head coaches across five seasons and two programs. That makes two seasons with an honor, the latest All-America (Consensus) in 2025. On tape: 3 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Texas, Week 14, 2025.
Play style
Turns pressure into sacks — when he gets there, he finishes.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
32 tackles. 6 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 15 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.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Texas A&M | 32 | 21 | 15.0 | 12.5 | 6 | -- |
| 2024 | Texas A&M | 40 | 26 | 8.5 | 4.0 | 7 | 1 |
| 2023 | Bowling Green | 27 | 15 | 10.5 | 9.5 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Bowling Green | 20 | 6 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | Bowling Green | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 125 | 73 | 36.5 | 28.0 | 15 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-24vs UTSA | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 44-22vs Utah State | 4 | 4 | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 0 | 3 sacks |
| Wk 3 | W 41-40@ No. 8 Notre Dame | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 16-10vs Auburn | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 31-9vs Mississippi State | 3 | 3 | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 1 | 3 sacks |
| Wk 7 | W 34-17vs Florida | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 45-42@ Arkansas | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 49-25@ No. 20 LSU | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 11 | W 38-17@ No. 19 Missouri | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 12 | W 31-30vs South Carolina | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 3 | |
| Wk 13 | W 48-0vs Samford | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 17-27@ No. 16 Texas | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Bowl | L 3-10vs No. 10 Miami | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 32 | 21 | 15.0 | 12.5 | — | 6 |
Week 6 · 2025
W 31-9
3 sacks · 3 tackles for loss · 3 tackles
Dominant 22-point win at home against Mississippi State.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
39%12 sacksTFL rate
47%15 TFLHurry rate
16%5 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
71%12 of 18 pressures32 tackles · 15 for loss · 12.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home8g | 2.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.6 |
| Road5g | 2.8 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.3 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Elko
Pass share
45.8%
407 pass / 482 run
Plays / game
68.4
13 games
Team sack rate
2.9%
377 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
First team on every major selector list.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #3 at the position.
Selector Grid · 2025
Named Consensus All-American — recognized on 3+ of the 5 NCAA-recognized selector lists.
The No. 2,162 recruit in the country is starting on the defensive line in the SEC as a senior.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Bowling Green and Texas A&M, 28 sacks, a Unanimous All-American season (2025) — drafted at #41 overall by the Cincinnati Bengals.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA · UNANIMOUS
Unanimous AA (2025)
Named to 9 first-team selectors
ALL-SEC · 1ST TEAM
All-SEC 1st team (2025)
Weekly recognition
4 weekly honors (2025)
SEC Defensive Line Player of the Week — a 4+ season has tracked to All-Conference ~83% of the time
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Scot Loeffler and Mike Elko.
Next stop · NFL
Cincinnati Bengals2026 NFL rookie season
Cincinnati Bengals2026 NFL rookie season
