Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 35-26vs Delaware | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 0 tackles |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#30
Austin Howard
Sophomore linebacker on Vanderbilt's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 245 lb · Bartlett, TN · Bartlett
Returning to Vanderbilt for 2026
The numbers
0
tackles · 2026
1 game into 2026 so far
Swing playSwung Vanderbilt from 69% to 91% to win.Delaware at Vanderbilt · 35-26
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 linebacker on Vanderbilt's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Vanderbilt in 2025.
Austin Howard
He has spent two seasons in the Vanderbilt linebacker corps.
0 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
His career
20256 games
- Signed with Vanderbilt4-star out of Bartlett
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Vanderbilt
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Clark Lea — 12-3 over that span.
2025Vanderbilt10-3HC: Clark Lea · Balanced, slow tempo
2026Vanderbilt2-0HC: Clark Lea · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 splits
Through 1 game: 0.0 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
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Vanderbilt | -- | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Vanderbilt | 8 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 8 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Vanderbilt
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Vanderbilt
Returning around him
- 1 Vanderbilt player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -2 net (18 in / 20 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Vanderbilt · Last season: 10-3 (AP #13) · Talent rank #42 · 2026 recruiting class #33
The linebacker corps · Vanderbilt
- #11Bryan Longwell70 tackles · 2025
- #24Nicholas Rinaldi47 tackles · 2025
- #22Bryce Cowan32 tackles · 2025
- #30Austin Howard8 tackles · 2025
- #20Jamison Curtis8 tackles · 2025
6 more on the roster · Vanderbilt team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology