Austin Howard is a linebacker at Vanderbilt who has played in 2 of Vanderbilt's 8 games this season, most recently Oct 3.
Vanderbilt is 3-5.
Two seasons in the Vanderbilt linebacker corps to date. A game that shows it: 1 tackle against Georgia — Week 5, 2026.
1 tackle · 0 sacks
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | Vanderbilt | 8 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 9 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 35-26vs Delaware | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 14-38@ No. 2 Georgia | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackle |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
2 seasons under Clark Lea, all balanced, slow tempo offenses — 13-8 over that span.
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 0.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Clark Lea
Pass share
51.0%
253 pass / 243 run
Plays / game
62.0
8 games
Team sack rate
5.0%
281 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
2026 is in progress.
