Eli Howard: DL · Texas Tech · #53.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Eli Howard
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. The four seasons at Texas Tech span two head coaches: Kliff Kingsbury and Matt Wells. The first one came in 2020: All-Big 12. One game to point at: 4 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Iowa State — Week 6, 2020.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Yahoo Sports Nov 3
On3 Oct 28
Heartland College Sports Oct 24Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Texas Tech | 16 | 11 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 1 |
| 2019 | Texas Tech | 21 | 14 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 2 |
| 2018 | Texas Tech | 37 | 20 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 2 |
| 2017 | Texas Tech | 27 | 20 | 8.5 | 5.5 | 3 |
| Career | 101 | 65 | 21.5 | 16.5 | 8 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 35-33vs Houston Christian | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 56-63vs No. 8 Texas | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 21-31@ Kansas State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 15-31@ No. 24 Iowa State | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 34-27vs West Virginia | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 28-62vs No. 24 Oklahoma | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 11 | 3.0 | 2.5 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
19%3 TFLSack rate
16%2 sacksHurry rate
19%3 hurries16 tackles · 3 for loss · 2.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| Road2g | 4.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Wells
Pass share
54.3%
395 pass / 332 run
Plays / game
72.7
10 games
Team sack rate
3.8%
420 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2020
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Texas Tech, 16 sacks — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 40 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2020
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Kliff Kingsbury → Matt Wells. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
