Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1/28Inside-5 share
1 of the team's 28 inside-the-5 carries (3.6%).
Jordan Howard
Last confirmed: Utah, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′10″ · 204 lb · Redlands, CA
Jordan Howard: RB · Utah · #26.
Jordan Howard
He has spent two seasons in the Utah backfield. On tape: 15 rushing yards against San José State, Week 3, 2017.
How he plays
How he plays
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Utah in the news
Where to follow him
Career stats
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 37-16vs North Dakota | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 3 | W 54-16vs San José State | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 | Season-high 15 yds |
| Wk 8 | L 10-30vs Arizona State | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 11 | L 25-33vs No. 19 Washington State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 30-14@ West Virginia | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Total | 11 | 41 | 3.7 | 0 | 11 |
Signature game
Week 1 · 2017
W 37-16
vs North Dakota
9 rush yds (2 car)
Dominant 21-point win at home against North Dakota.
With T. Huntley — 227 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 80.4 · 70 rush yds (18 car) · 2 TD · Z. Moss — 128 rush yds (22 car) · 1 TD · 2 rec · 15 yds
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 8 · Arizona State · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +0.65Jordan Howard run for 11 yds to the Utah 27 for a
- Week 1 · West Virginia · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −0.45Jordan Howard run for 2 yds to the Utah 27
- Week 1 · North Dakota · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +0.37Jordan Howard run for 7 yds to the NDKTA 25
- Week 11 · Washington State · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA −0.35Jordan Howard run for no gain to the Utah 25
- Week 1 · North Dakota · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA −0.24Jordan Howard run for 2 yds to the NDKTA 23
- Week 3 · San José State · 2nd and 8 · Q4 · EPA −0.21Jordan Howard run for 2 yds to the SJSt 15
4 more plays
- Week 3 · San José State · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −0.20Jordan Howard run for 2 yds to the SJSt 17
- Week 3 · San José State · 2nd and 5 · Q4 · EPA −0.11Jordan Howard run for 3 yds to the SJSt 2
- Week 1 · West Virginia · 2nd and 8 · Q4 · EPA −0.08Jordan Howard run for 4 yds to the Utah 31
- Week 3 · San José State · 3rd and 6 · Q4 · EPA +0.04Jordan Howard run for 5 yds to the SJSt 10
Teams and coaches
2 seasons under Kyle Whittingham — 16-10 over that span.
2016Utah9-4HC: Kyle Whittingham · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2017Utah7-6HC: Kyle Whittingham · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 8.8 | 4.6 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 10.0 | 3.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kyle Whittingham
Pass share
45.5%
427 pass / 512 run
Plays / game
72.2
13 games
Team sack rate
7.9%
484 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2017
11 carries in 5 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Three seasons at Utah
- 2017 Utah WhittinghamYear 3 · 5 games
- 2016 Utah WhittinghamYear 2 · 1 game
- 2015 Utah WhittinghamYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
How it ended
Two seasons at Utah, 73 rushing yards — drafted at #150 overall by the Chicago Bears.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2017
1 coach2015–2017
Utah
Played his entire career under Kyle Whittingham.
Where he ended up · NFL
Chicago BearsEntering 11th NFL season
#150Rd 5 · Pick 11
Chicago BearsEntering 11th NFL season