Reggie Howard: DT · Toledo · #97.
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Reggie Howard
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Two seasons in the Toledo defensive front to date. A game that shows it: 8 tackles against Miami — Week 3, 2018.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
50 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 15 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
2018 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 66-3vs VMI | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 24-49vs No. 21 Miami | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 63-44vs Nevada | 5 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 27-49@ Fresno State | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 52-36vs Bowling Green | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 26-28@ Eastern Michigan | 6 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-31vs Buffalo | 5 | 3 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 9 | W 51-24@ Western Michigan | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 45-13vs Ball State | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 56-34@ Kent State | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 51-13vs Central Michigan | 5 | 3 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
 Bowl | L 32-35vs Florida International | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 50 | 22 | 15.0 | 3.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
30%15 TFLSack rate
6%3 sacksHurry rate
8%4 hurries50 tackles · 15 for loss · 3 sacks.
2 seasons under Jason Candle, all run-leaning offenses — 18-9 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 4.7 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 3.0 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.7 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.4 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jason Candle
Pass share
42.8%
394 pass / 527 run
Plays / game
70.8
13 games
Team sack rate
6.2%
435 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
50 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Toledo, 69 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Matt Campbell → Jason Candle. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
