Last confirmed: Florida Atlantic, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′1″ · 215 lb · Ewa Beach, HI
Gregory Howell Jr.: RB · Florida Atlantic · #9.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Gregory Howell Jr.
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. Gregory Howell Jr. has played for two head coaches in four seasons at Florida Atlantic. A game that shows it: 175 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against Bethune-Cookman — Week 3, 2017.
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 21.1% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 7.1% of his carries. 4 carries for 6 yds vs Marshall; 13 for 175 vs Bethune-Cookman.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
7 of the team's 43 inside-the-5 carries (16.3%).
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
The Roost Oct 20Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Florida Atlantic | 112 | 740 | 6.6 | 5 |
| 2016 | Florida Atlantic | 167 | 828 | 5.0 | 13 |
| 2015 | Florida Atlantic | 133 | 598 | 4.5 | 3 |
| 2014 | Florida Atlantic | 50 | 253 | 5.1 | 1 |
| Career | 462 | 2,419 | 5.2 | 22 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Florida Atlantic | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2016 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 42 | 8.4 | 0 |
| 2015 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 54 | 10.8 | 0 |
| 2014 | Florida Atlantic | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 10 | 96 | 9.6 | 0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 19-42vs Navy | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-31@ No. 9 Wisconsin | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | 20 | |
| Wk 3 | W 45-0vs Bethune-Cookman | 13 | 175 | 13.5 | 1 | 60 | Season-high 175 yds |
| Wk 5 | W 38-20vs Middle Tennessee | 18 | 88 | 4.9 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 6 | W 58-28@ Old Dominion | 21 | 109 | 5.2 | 1 | 17 | |
| Wk 8 | W 69-31vs North Texas | 13 | 70 | 5.4 | 1 | 9 | |
| Wk 9 | W 42-28@ Western Kentucky | 8 | 53 | 6.6 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 10 | W 30-25vs Marshall | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 11 | W 48-23@ Louisiana Tech | 6 | 50 | 8.3 | 1 | 19 | |
| Wk 12 | W 52-24vs Florida International | 5 | 45 | 9.0 | 1 | 16 | |
| Wk 13 | W 31-12@ Charlotte | 11 | 63 | 5.7 | 0 | 12 | |
 Bowl | W 50-3vs Akron | 9 | 50 | 5.6 | 0 | 14 | |
| Total | 112 | 740 | 6.6 | 5 | 60 |
Week 3 · 2017
W 45-0
175 rush yds (13 car) · 1 TD
Dominant 45-point win at home against Bethune-Cookman.
With D. Parr — 165 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 80.7 · 38 rush yds (8 car) · 2 TD · D. Singletary — 109 rush yds (11 car) · 1 TD · 3 rec · 22 yds
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
58%104 carriesFumble rate
0.9%1 of 112 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds6.6 yds/carry on 112 carries · 23% explosive (10+ yds) · 58% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 63.1 | 6.8 | 0.4 |
| Road5g | 59.6 | 6.7 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 75.5 | 7.5 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 47.8 | 6.1 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lane Kiffin
Pass share
35.4%
361 pass / 658 run
Plays / game
72.8
14 games
Team sack rate
4.1%
394 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2017
About as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Florida Atlantic, 2,419 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Charlie Partridge → Lane Kiffin. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
