6′4″ · 250 lb · Newberry, SC
He has catches in 6 of App State’s 7 games: none against East Carolina.
Jamel Howse
On tape: 53 receiving yards and 4 receptions against Maine, Week 1, 2026.
185 receiving yards · 14 catches · 0 receiving TD
Play style
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Against James Madison on Oct. 22: 5 catches for 49 yards. In the 6 games drawn here: 14 catches for 185 yards. App State has thrown to him 16 times in 212 passes.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | App State | 14 | 185 | 13.2 | 0 |
| Career | 14 | 185 | 13.2 | 0 |
Last game (Wk 8): 49 receiving yards, 5 catches.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 55-3vs Maine | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 0 | 35 | Season-high 53 yds |
| Wk 3 | W 26-21vs Charlotte | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 0 | 36 | |
| Wk 4 | L 31-41@ NC State | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 6 | L 3-10vs Old Dominion | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 25 | |
| Wk 7 | W 35-32@ Coastal Carolina | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 8 | W 34-31vs James Madison | 5 | 49 | 9.8 | 0 | 15 | |
| Total | 14 | 185 | 13.2 | 0 | 36 |
Week 8 · 2026
W 34-31
5 rec · 49 yds
Edged out James Madison at home in a shootout.
With J. Dunn — 40.5 yards per punt · 8 punts · 55 long · M. Singleton — 271 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT
The plays that mattered most
395th in receiving yards, among all 1,995 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -25 to +12 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
177% of team targetsCatch rate
82%14 of 17 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
82% catch rate on 17 targets · 7% of the team's targets.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.0 | 44.2 | 18.3 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.8 | 27.2 | 14.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 5.0 | 49.0 | 9.8 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dowell Loggains
Pass share
49.9%
251 pass / 252 run
Plays / game
71.9
7 games
Team sack rate
4.2%
263 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
About as many catches a game as a typical FBS tight end who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #57 at the position.
His career
