John Howse IV
John Howse IV
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Across four seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Clark Lea and Derek Mason. The receipt: 6 tackles, 1 sacks against Nevada — Week 3, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Rick Stockstill → Derek Mason. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Derek Mason
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
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Middle Tennessee | 13 | 9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Middle Tennessee | 51 | 28 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | -- |
| 2023 | Vanderbilt | 15 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 84 | 44 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 2 | 3 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2025
W 14–13
at Nevada
6 TOT · 4 SOLO · 1 SACKS
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 1 on the road.
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Middle Tennessee
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Middle Tennessee
Returning around him
- 1 Middle Tennessee player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +1 net (19 in / 18 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Middle Tennessee · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #110 · 2026 recruiting class #119
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Mitch Leigber’s 2024 season.
Matches Mitch on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Mitch Leigber's junior season at Stanford (2023).
Matches Mitch on