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Jordan Howard
No. 24 – Chicago Bears
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born: (1994-11-02) November 2, 1994 (age 29)
Gardendale, Alabama
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:222 lb (101 kg)
Career information
High school:Gardendale (AL)
College:Indiana
NFL draft:2016 / Round: 5 / Pick: 150
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2016
Rushing attempts:252
Rushing yards:1,313
Rushing touchdowns:6
Receptions:29
Receiving yards:298
Receiving touchdowns:1
Player stats at NFL.com

Jordan Reginald Howard (born November 2, 1994) is an American football running back for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Alabama-Birmingham and Indiana.

High school career

Howard played high school football at Gardendale High School in Gardendale, Alabama, a suburb of Birmingham. He was a two-year starter for the Rockets, gaining 2,876 yards in his junior and senior seasons.[1] While he excelled for the Rockets, he was generally regarded as a just two-star prospect and was not a highly sought-after recruit by major college programs. He ended up going to play college football just a few miles away from his home at the University of Alabama at Birmingham in Birmingham, Alabama.

College career

Alabama-Birmingham

Howard began his college football career at UAB in 2013. He made his collegiate debut against LSU.[2] He rushed for a season-high 159 yards against FIU.[3] He finished the 2013 season with 881 rushing yards.[4] His longest rushing play of the season was 52 yards against Vanderbilt.[5] Howard finished second in yards per carry (6.1) in Conference USA.[6]

As a sophomore in 2014, he set a school single-season record with 1,587 rushing yards and ranked seventh among Division I FBS players with an average of 132.3 rushing yards per game.[7] Howard was second in rushing yards in Conference USA for the 2014 season.[8]

Indiana

Following the shutdown of UAB's football team, Howard transferred to Indiana prior to the 2015 season.[9][10] He rushed for a season-high 238 yards and two touchdowns against Michigan on November 14, 2015.[11] In only nine games in his junior season, Howard rushed for 1,213 yards and nine touchdowns on 196 attempts and had 11 receptions for 106 yards and one touchdown.

College statistics

Year Team GP Attempts Yards Average Long TDs Receptions Receiving Yards Average Receiving TDs
2013 UAB 11 145 881 6.1 52 2 4 83 20.8 1
2014 UAB 12 306 1,587 5.2 55 13 9 72 8.0 1
2015 Indiana 9 196 1,213 6.2 37 9 11 106 9.6 1

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Professional career

On December 27, 2015, Howard declared for the 2016 NFL Draft, foregoing his senior season.[12] Howard was graded a 6.1 on NFL.com and had the third-highest running back rating with only Derrick Henry at 6.15, and Ezekiel Elliott at 7.09 having higher ratings than him.

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 0 in
(1.83 m) 		230 lb
(104 kg) 		32+1⁄4 9 in
(0.23 m)		 4.59 s 1.66 s 2.68 s 4.34 s 7.14 s 34 in
(0.86 m)		 10 ft 2 in
(3.10 m)		 16 reps
Measurements, Bench, Vertical, and Broach Jump values from NFL combine. All other from Pro Day.[13]

The Chicago Bears selected Howard in the fifth round (150th overall) of the 2016 NFL Draft.[14] Howard was the tenth running back taken in the draft. On May 9, 2016, the Bears signed Howard to a four-year, $2.58 million contract with a signing bonus of $248,022.[15][16]

Following the departure of veteran running back, Matt Forte, to the New York Jets, Howard competed with Jeremy Langford, Jacquizz Rodgers, and Ka'Deem Carey for the Bears' starting running back position.[17] Howard had a strong performance in the Bears' preseason finale against the Cleveland Browns, where he rushed for 107 yards with one touchdown.[18] Going into the regular season, the Bears named Howard as their third running back on their depth chart behind veterans Langford and Carey.[19]

Howard made his professional regular season debut in the Bears' second game of the season against the Philadelphia Eagles after Carey suffered an hamstring injury. He finished the game with three carries for 22 rushing yards and two receptions for nine yards.[20] Howard was named the Bears' starting running back after Langford suffered an ankle injury.[21] On October 2, 2016, Howard earned his first career start against the Detroit Lions and finished the game with 23 carries for 111 rushing yards and three catches for 29 yards as the Bears won 17–14.[22][23] The next game, Howard rushed the ball 16 times for 118 rushing yards and caught three passes for 45 yards and a touchdown in a loss to the Indianapolis Colts. His first career touchdown reception came on a 21-yard pass from Brian Hoyer.

On October 16, Howard had 15 rushing attempts for 45 rushing yards and scored his first career touchdown on a one-yard run during 17–16 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars. In Week 8, Howard had 26 carries for a season-high 153 rushing yards and a touchdown in a 20–10 win over the Minnesota Vikings.[23] He was named the 'NFC's Offensive Player of the Week' for his third game with more than 100 rushing yards against the Vikings.[24][23] On December 4, in Week 13, Howard ran for 117 yards on 32 carries and scored a season-high three rushing touchdowns in a 26-6 win over the San Francisco 49ers.[25]

Howard eclipsed 1,000 rushing yards, the fifth rookie in team history to reach 1,000 rushing yards (Matt Forte in 2008, Anthony Thomas in 2001, Rashaan Salaam in 1995, and Beattie Feathers in 1934).[26] On December 24, he had his sixth game of the season with over 100 rushing yards after he finished with 18 carries for 119 yards in a 41–21 Week 16 loss to the Washington Redskins.[27] Howard finished the season with 1,313 rushing yards, second in the league behind fellow rookie Ezekiel Elliott.[28] His 5.2 yards per carry ranked fifth among NFL running backs in 2016.[29] Howard was later named to the 2017 Pro Bowl as a replacement for injured Arizona Cardinals running back David Johnson. Howard joined Gale Sayers as the only Bears rookie running backs to make the Pro Bowl.[30]

Personal life

Howard is the son of Flora Williams and Dr. Reginald Bernard "Doc" Howard, a dentist. His father died at the age of 52 on January 31, 2007, of pulmonary fibrosis. Since that date, he has worn a white T-shirt with his father's photo printed on it under his pads for upwards of 80 football games.[31] He is a supporter of the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation.[32]

References

  1. ^ Carter, Robert (2015-01-02). "Former Gardendale, UAB star running back Jordan Howard headed to Indiana". North Jefferson News.
  2. ^ "Jordan Howard Bio - UAB Athletics Official Athletic Site". www.uabsports.com. Retrieved 2016-05-25.
  3. ^ "UAB vs. Florida Intl - Game Recap - October 12, 2013 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-05-25.
  4. ^ a b "Jordan Howard". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-05-25.
  5. ^ "UAB vs. Vanderbilt - Box Score - September 28, 2013 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-05-25.
  6. ^ "Jordan Howard". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-05-25.
  7. ^ "Jordan Howard Bio". Indiana University. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  8. ^ "2014 Conference USA Rushing Stats | College Football at Sports-Reference.com". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-05-25.
  9. ^ Dan Wolken (October 2, 2015). "UAB transfer Jordan Howard makes a big impact at Indiana". USA Today.
  10. ^ Zach Osterman (October 2, 2015). "IU's Howard wears his heart on his shirt". Indianapolis Star.
  11. ^ Zach Osterman (November 14, 2015). "Despite Howard's heroics, IU upset bid 'not enough' against Michigan". Indianapolis Star.
  12. ^ Carter, Robert (2015-12-29). "Gardendale's Jordan Howard to skip senior year at Indiana, enter NFL Draft early". North Jefferson News.
  13. ^ Zierlein, Lance (2016). "Jordan Howard Draft Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved 2016-12-24.
  14. ^ "Bears draft RB Jordan Howard". www.chicagobears.com. Retrieved 2016-05-25.
  15. ^ "Jordan Howard contract". Overthecap.com. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
  16. ^ Mayer, Larry (2016-05-09). "Bears sign seven draft picks, 10 others". www.chicagobears.com. Retrieved 2016-05-25.
  17. ^ Perez, Bryan (2016-07-25). "Bears to host training camp battle between Jeremy Langford, Jordan Howard and Ka'Deem Carey". USA Today. Retrieved 2016-12-24.
  18. ^ Phillips, Chris (2016-09-02). "CHI-CLE GRADES: BEARS ROOKIE RB JORDAN HOWARD IMPRESSES IN FINAL PRESEASON OUTING". Pro-Football Focus. Retrieved 2016-12-25.
  19. ^ Franciscovich, Matt (2016-08-23). "Bears' RBs outlook: Jeremy Langford or bust in fantasy". NFL.com. Retrieved 2016-12-25.
  20. ^ "Bears' Jordan Howard: Posts 22 rushing yards Monday". CBS Sports. 2016-09-20. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
  21. ^ Rothstein, Michael (2016-09-27). "Joique Bell joins Bears' backfield in time to face Lions; Kyle Fuller to IR". ESPN. Retrieved 2016-12-25.
  22. ^ Rosenbloom, Steve (2016-10-02). "It's not the win that matters, it's that Bears players such as Jordan Howard starred". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
  23. ^ a b c "Jordan Howard 100-Yard Rushing Games | The Football Database". FootballDB.com. Retrieved 2016-12-22.
  24. ^ Mayer, Larry (2016-11-02). "Howard wins player of week award". chicagobears.com. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
  25. ^ "Howard scores 3 TDs, Bears hand 49ers 11th loss in row 26-6". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-12-05.
  26. ^ Jahns, Adam (2016-12-18). "Rookie RB Jordan Howard reaches 1,000 yards but would rather win". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 2016-12-22.
  27. ^ "NFL Player Profile: Jordan Howard". NFL.com. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
  28. ^ Smith, Michael David (January 3, 2017). "Ezekiel Elliott, Jordan Howard first NFL rookies to finish 1-2 in rushing". Profootballtalk.com. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
  29. ^ "Jordan Howard Advanced Stats and Metrics Profile: Efficiency". PlayerProfiler.com.
  30. ^ Krinch, Scott (January 11, 2017). "BEARS ROOKIE RUNNING BACK JORDAN HOWARD NAMED TO PRO BOWL". Comcast SportsNet Chicago. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
  31. ^ Jordan Howard: The Other Rookie RB Taking the NFL by Storm, Bleacher Report, Brad Gagnon, 22 December 2016.
  32. ^ Inabinett, Mark. "Emotional Jordan Howard to honor late father in Chicago Bears' game on Sunday". Al.com. Alabama Media Group. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
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