Cashius Howell
Cashius Howell
Turns pressure into sacks — when he gets there, he finishes. Cashius Howell has played for two head coaches across five seasons and two programs. He has two of these now, the latest All-America (AFCA) in 2025. The receipt on tape: 3 tackles, 1 TFL against Texas, Week 14, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Five seasons at Texas A&M, 28 sacks, a Unanimous All-American season (2025) — drafted at #41 overall by Cincinnati.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA · UNANIMOUS
Unanimous AA (2025)
Named to 9 first-team selectors
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2023)
All-MAC
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Jimbo Fisher, Elijah Robinson, and Mike Elko. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
Cincinnati2026 NFL rookie season
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Elko
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 4 · EliteR14 · Unanimous All-American
Unanimous All-American. First-team on every major selector list.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA · UNANIMOUS
Unanimous AA (2025)
Named to 9 first-team selectors
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2023)
All-MAC
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Texas A&M | 32 | 21 | 15.0 | 12.5 | 6 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Texas A&M | 40 | 26 | 8.5 | 4.0 | 7 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Bowling Green | 27 | 15 | 10.5 | 9.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Bowling Green | 20 | 6 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Bowling Green | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 125 | 73 | 36.5 | 28.0 | 15 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2025
W 41–40
at Notre Dame
3 TOT · 2 SOLO · 1 TFL
Edged out Notre Dame on the road in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Turns pressure into sacks — when he gets there, he finishes.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Finisher
Turns pressure into sacks — when he gets there, he finishes.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Cashius Howell’s 2023 season.
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As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Kyle Kennard's graduate season at South Carolina (2024).
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