Army · W 28-24
No tackles.
Delaware State · W 59-17 · FCS
No tackles.
UAB · W 30-10
8 tackles, 2 for loss, 2 sacks
The other 5 games average 4 tackles. This one was 4 above.
Howard has tackles in 6 of South Florida’s 8 games: none against Army and Delaware State.
Grayson Howard
The four seasons span three programs and three head coaches: Shane Beamer, Billy Napier and Brian Hartline. One game to point at: 9 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Temple — Week 5, 2026.
30 tackles · 2 sacks
Play style
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
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 | South Florida | 30 | 20 | 3.0 | 2.0 | -- |
| 2025 | Florida | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2024 | Florida | 37 | 17 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2023 | South Carolina | 18 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 89 | 49 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 8 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 2 sacks.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 19-9vs Florida International | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 14-6@ Bowling Green | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 13-17vs Temple | 9 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 24-31@ UTSA | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 29-2vs Kent State | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 30-10vs UAB | 8 | 5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Total | 30 | 20 | 3.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 |
Oct. 31 · W 30-10 vs UAB, play by play
8 tackles, including 2 sacks, tied for 4th-most sacks in FBS that week.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 5-yard loss on 3rd and 12. Fourth quarter, up 27-10.
Against his own season: his best backfield disruption game of the season so far.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 3 tackles for loss, 2 of them sacks, in the 6 games with play by play.
How South Florida’s defense played that day
UAB’s 9 drives: 7 stopped · 2 scored. While the game was within a score they held 2 of 4. His sack came with South Florida down 7.
5 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
6 tackles.
9 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
No game thread archived for this game yet.
Ratings of the games shown run from -21 to +4 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
30tackles this seasonTFL rate
10%3 TFLSack rate
7%2 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups30 tackles · 3 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 5.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 4.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 8.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brian Hartline
Pass share
42.1%
195 pass / 268 run
Plays / game
57.9
8 games
Team sack rate
7.3%
220 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #301 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
Played for three programs.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 3 schools: Shane Beamer, Billy Napier, Billy Gonzales and Brian Hartline.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to South Florida
