Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 19-9vs Florida International | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Grayson Howard
Redshirt junior linebacker for South Florida. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′4″ · 240 lb · Jacksonville, FL · Andrew Jackson HS
CFB Index 36 · #406 of 571 LBsHigh confidenceTransferred Florida → South Florida for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
1
tackle · 2026
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, vs Florida International
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 linebacker for South Florida. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to South Carolina in 2023.
- Transferred from Florida to South Florida in 2026.
Grayson Howard
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Across four seasons and three programs, three head coaches: Shane Beamer, Billy Napier and Brian Hartline. One game to point at: 1 tackles against Florida International — Week 1, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
5 programs, one constant: he played.
20239 games
- Signed with South Carolina4-star out of Andrew Jackson
20248 games
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coaches2023–2024
South Florida
2025era →
Kevin Patrick
South Florida
2026era →
Brian Hartline
South Florida
Played under 3 different head coaches: Alex Golesh, Kevin Patrick, and Brian Hartline. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to South Florida
2025Florida
2026South Florida
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023South Carolina5-7HC: Shane Beamer · Balanced
2024Florida8-5HC: Billy Napier · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2025Florida4-8HC: Billy Napier · Balanced
2026South Florida2-0HC: Brian Hartline · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brian Hartline
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
36 · #406 of 571 LBs
Former four-star. Now #406 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | South Florida | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 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 | 60 | 29 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Marco Notarainni’s 2023 season.
72%match
Matches Marco on
Tackle volume
Solo tackle rate
Differs from Marco on
Class year (lower)
Hurry rate (higher)
Height (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Derion Gullette's sophomore season at Mississippi State (2025).
Matches Derion on
TFL rate
Sack rate
Solo tackle rate
Differs from Derion on
Class year (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Grayson Howard
Background
A transfer linebacker who joined the Bulls in January of 2026 after two seasons at Florida and a season at South Carolina...a former four-star prospect...started nine games at Florida (all in the 2024 season) and has played in 23 collegiate games (11 at South Carolina/12 at Florida)...posted a ca...
The linebacker corps · South Florida
- #25Zavier Hamilton37 tackles · 2025
- #10Shamar Meikle28 tackles · 2025
- #6Rodney Hill18 tackles · 2025
- #45Marshon Oxley15 tackles · 2025
- Grayson Howard4 tackles · 2025
11 more on the roster · South Florida team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology