Junior defensive lineman on Sacramento State's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 307 lb · Chicago, IL
The numbers
sacks · 2026
5 tackles
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, vs Mississippi Valley State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive lineman on Sacramento State's 2026 roster.
Jamel Howard
Jamel Howard arrived at Sacramento State from Wisconsin. The receipt: 3 tackles against Eastern Michigan — Week 1, 2026.
5 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Sacramento State
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Alonzo Carter
Pass share
54.4%
106 pass / 89 run
Plays / game
65.0
3 games
Team sack rate
1.7%
118 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sacramento State | 5 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 5 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 52–0
1 TOT
Dominant 52-point win at home against Mississippi Valley State.
With J. Sharman — 247 yds · 4 TD · 1 INT · QBR 20.1 · 1 rush yds (3 car) · M. Coleman — 6 rec · 141 yds · 3 TD
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-28@ Eastern Michigan | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 1 | W 52-0vs Mississippi Valley State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 3-49@ Fresno State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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