Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1/21Inside-5 share
1 of the team's 21 inside-the-5 carries (4.8%).
Hussein Howe
Last confirmed: East Carolina, 2020. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′9″ · 175 lb · Jacksonville, FL · University Christian
Hussein Howe: RB · East Carolina · #6.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Hussein Howe
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Hussein Howe has played for two head coaches in four seasons at East Carolina. One game to point at: 31 rushing yards against Navy — Week 3, 2019.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Where to follow him
Career stats
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | East Carolina | 20 | 68 | 3.4 | 0 |
| 2018 | East Carolina | 70 | 236 | 3.4 | 0 |
| 2017 | East Carolina | 96 | 419 | 4.4 | 3 |
| 2016 | East Carolina | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 |
| Career | 189 | 730 | 3.9 | 3 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | East Carolina | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 |
| 2018 | East Carolina | 12 | 53 | 4.4 | 0 |
| 2017 | East Carolina | 30 | 219 | 7.3 | 0 |
| 2016 | East Carolina | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 44 | 302 | 6.9 | 0 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 4 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 6-34@ NC State | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 2 | W 48-9vs Gardner-Webb | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-42@ Navy | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 0 | 17 | Season-high 31 yds |
| Wk 4 | W 19-7vs William & Mary | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Total | 20 | 68 | 3.4 | 0 | 17 |
Signature game
Week 4 · 2019
W 19-7
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 3 · Navy · 3rd and 11 · Q2 · EPA +1.52Hussein Howe run for 17 yds to the ECaro 29 for a
- Week 2 · Gardner-Webb · 1st and 1 · Q2 · EPA −1.13Hussein Howe run for a loss of 1 yard to the GrdWb 2
- Week 1 · NC State · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA −0.85Hussein Howe run for a loss of 2 yards to the ECaro 22
- Week 4 · William & Mary · 2nd and 4 · Q1 · EPA +0.79Hussein Howe run for 7 yds to the ECaro 38 for a
- Week 1 · NC State · 3rd and 1 · Q3 · EPA +0.70Hussein Howe run for 8 yds to the ECaro 24 for a
- Week 1 · NC State · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA −0.70Hussein Howe run for 1 yd to the ECaro 44
4 more plays
- Week 4 · William & Mary · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +0.63Holton Ahlers pass complete to Hussein Howe for 14 yds to the WmMry 31 for a
- Week 3 · Navy · 2nd and 6 · Q4 · EPA −0.45Hussein Howe run for a loss of 4 yards to the ECaro 10
- Week 3 · Navy · 2nd and 23 · Q4 · EPA +0.41Hussein Howe run for 11 yds to the ECaro 40
- Week 4 · William & Mary · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA −0.37Hussein Howe run for no gain to the WmMry 20
Teams and coaches
2016East Carolina3-9HC: Scottie Montgomery · Pass-leaning, fast tempo
2017East Carolina3-9HC: Scottie Montgomery · Pass-leaning, fast tempo
2018East Carolina3-9HC: Scottie Montgomery · Pass-leaning, fast tempo
2019East Carolina4-8HC: Mike Houston · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 14.5 | 3.1 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 19.5 | 3.4 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 17.0 | 3.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Houston
Pass share
50.4%
451 pass / 444 run
Plays / game
74.6
12 games
Team sack rate
3.6%
477 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2019
20 carries and 2 catches in 4 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Five seasons at East Carolina
- 2020 East Carolina HoustonYear 5 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2019 East Carolina HoustonYear 4 · 4 games
- 2018 East Carolina MontgomeryYear 3 · 12 games
- 2017 East Carolina MontgomeryYear 2 · 12 games
- 2016 East Carolina MontgomeryYear 1 · 7 games
- Before collegeSigned with East Carolina in 2016 as a 3-star recruit, No. 705 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with East Carolina in the 2016 class, a 3-star recruit.
How it ended
Four seasons at East Carolina, 730 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 35 games over 4 seasons.
2016 7 games
- Signed with East Carolina3-star out of University Christian
Coaching lineage · 2016–2020
2 coaches2016–2018
East Carolina
Coaching transition mid-career: Scottie Montgomery → Mike Houston. Worth noting in scheme + development context.