Jordan Howden: DB · Minnesota · #23.
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Jordan Howden
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Fifth year in the Minnesota secondary. A game that shows it: 10 tackles against Illinois — Week 7, 2022.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
51 tackles. 4 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 2.5 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-0vs New Mexico State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 62-10vs Western Illinois | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 49-7vs Colorado | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-7@ Michigan State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 10-20vs Purdue | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-26@ No. 24 Illinois | 10 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 17-45@ No. 16 Penn State | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 31-0vs Rutgers | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 20-13@ Nebraska | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 11 | W 31-3vs Northwestern | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 10-13vs Iowa | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 23-16@ Wisconsin | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 51 | 34 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 4 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
8%4 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
51tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%2 TFL51 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 4 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
5 seasons under P.J. Fleck — 39-20 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 3.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Road5g | 5.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
P.J. Fleck
Pass share
32.7%
279 pass / 574 run
Plays / game
65.6
13 games
Team sack rate
5.4%
295 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2022
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Five seasons at Minnesota, 233 tackles — drafted at #146 overall by the New Orleans Saints.
A stat line in 53 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
1 coachPlayed every college season under P.J. Fleck.
Next stop · NFL
New Orleans SaintsEntering 4th NFL season
New Orleans SaintsEntering 4th NFL season
