Jack Howell: DB · Colorado State · #17.
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Jack Howell
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. The four seasons at Colorado State span two head coaches: Steve Addazio and Jay Norvell. All-Mountain West in 2023 made it three straight seasons on the honors list. On tape: 14 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Utah State, Week 14, 2024.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
86 tackles. 5 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Colorado State | 86 | 39 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 5 | -- |
| 2023 | Colorado State | 114 | 50 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2022 | Colorado State | 108 | 42 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | Colorado State | 64 | 41 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 |
| Career | 372 | 172 | 8.0 | 0.5 | 15 | 5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-52@ No. 4 Texas | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-17vs Northern Colorado | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 3 | L 9-28vs Colorado | 12 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 27-17vs UTEP | 6 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 31-39@ Oregon State | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 31-24vs San José State | 11 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 21-13@ Air Force | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 17-6vs New Mexico | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 22-28@ Fresno State | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 42-37vs Utah State | 14 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 14 tackles |
 Bowl | L 17-43vs Miami (OH) | 10 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 86 | 39 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 5 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
6%5 pass breakupsTackle volume
86tackles this seasonTFL rate
1%1 TFL86 tackles · 1 for loss · 5 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 8.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Road4g | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 7.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 7.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jay Norvell
Pass share
45.8%
388 pass / 459 run
Plays / game
65.2
13 games
Team sack rate
2.3%
388 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
86 tackles in 11 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #94 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Colorado State, 372 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2022) — the college career is complete.
Honored in a first season.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST · 1ST TEAM
All-Mountain West 1st team (2023)
Weekly recognition
2 weekly honors (2021)
Mountain West Freshman Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Steve Addazio → Jay Norvell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
