#32

Travin Howard

Former linebacker at TCU. 2017: 95 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack.

LB · TCU · #32

6′1″ · 213 lb · Longview, TX

Los Angeles — drafted 2018, Rd 7, Pick 13, #231 overall

The story

Former linebacker at TCU. 2017: 95 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack.

Drafted round 7 by the Los Angeles in 2018.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at TCU, 225 tackles — drafted at #231 overall by Los Angeles.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

2018

Drafted by Los Angelesround 7, pick 231

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

TCU

2015–2017

NFL

NFL Draft

R7 · #231

Los Angeles · 2018

Coaching lineage · 2015–2017

1 coach

2015–2017

Gary Patterson

TCU

Played his entire career under Gary Patterson.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Los AngelesEntering 9th NFL season

#231Rd 7 · Pick 13

Los AngelesEntering 9th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2017 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Gary Patterson — 28-12 over that span.

2015TCU11-2HC: Gary Patterson · Balanced, fast tempo

2016TCU6-7HC: Gary Patterson · Balanced, fast tempo

2017TCU11-3HC: Gary Patterson · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles (97th percentile). Strength: solo tackles (95th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Tackles#91 / 2682 · 97th pct

Solo tackles#131 / 2682 · 95th pct

Passes defended#152 / 2682 · 93rd pct

Tackles for loss#386 / 2682 · 84th pct

6.5

QB hurries#441 / 2682 · 78th pct

Sacks#799 / 2682 · 62nd pct

1.0

Interceptions#309 / 795 · 31st pct

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

2017 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	8.2	0.4	0.2	0.8
Road5g	9.2	0.8	0.0	0.4

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	8.0	0.6	0.0	0.3
Weeks 8+4g	9.8	0.5	0.2	1.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Sonny Dykes

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2017

Impact starter

Producing measurably more than a replacement-level starter.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2017	TCU	95	52	6.5	1.0	7	1	--
2016	TCU	130	72	3.0	1.5	2	1	--
2015	TCU	--	--	--	--	--	1	--
Career		225	124	9.5	2.5	9	3	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2017

W 44–31

at Oklahoma State

8 TOT · 7 SOLO · 1 TFL

Edged out Oklahoma State on the road in a shootout.

With K. Hill — 228 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 62.5 · 15 rush yds (10 car) · D. Anderson — 160 rush yds (26 car) · 3 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week