Jaxon Howard
Jaxon Howard
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Across three seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Brian Kelly and P.J. Fleck. One game to point at: 4 tackles, 1 sacks against Michigan State — Week 10, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under P.J. Fleck.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
P.J. Fleck
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2025
W 24–6
vs Nebraska
3 TOT · 2 SOLO · 2 SACKS
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Minnesota
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Minnesota
Returning around him
- 1 Minnesota player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -1 net (19 in / 20 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Minnesota · Last season: 8-5 · Talent rank #41 · 2026 recruiting class #28
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Victor Jones’s 2021 season.
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As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Koron Hayward's junior season at Western Kentucky (2025).
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Background
PRONUNCIATION Your browser does not support HTML5 audio. HONORS Academic All-Big Ten (2025) OVERVIEW: Enrolled at Minnesota in June 2024 • spent the 2023 at LSU. 2025 • SOPHOMORE SEASON: Played in all 13 games • made 29 tackles • recorded 5.5 tackles for loss and four sacks. Game-by-Game: Totaled...