North Dakota State · L 7-31
No tackles.
Howard has tackles in 7 of UTEP’s 8 games: none against North Dakota State.
Donavan Howard
On tape: 6 tackles against Oklahoma, Week 1, 2026.
18 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | UTEP | 18 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| Career | 18 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-51@ No. 10 Oklahoma | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 51-10vs Texas Southern | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 17-52@ No. 19 Michigan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 7-33vs Oregon State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 7-61@ New Mexico | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 13-30vs Nevada | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 11-24vs San José State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Ratings of the games shown run from -11 to +12 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
6%1 pass breakupsTackle volume
18tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL18 tackles · 1 pass breakup.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scotty Walden
Pass share
38.7%
179 pass / 283 run
Plays / game
57.8
8 games
Team sack rate
18.0%
228 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
