#23

Jordan Howden

Former defensive back at Minnesota. 2022: 2 interceptions, 4 pass breakups, 51 tackles.

DB · Minnesota · Sr. · #23

6′0″ · 210 lb · Las Vegas, NV

CFB Index 57 · #189 of 493 safetiesLow confidenceNew Orleans — drafted 2023, Rd 5, Pick 12, #146 overall

The story

Former defensive back at Minnesota. 2022: 2 interceptions, 4 pass breakups, 51 tackles.

Drafted round 5 by the New Orleans in 2023.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Minnesota, 233 tackles — drafted at #146 overall by New Orleans.

His career

He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

2023

Drafted by New Orleansround 5, pick 146

Career arc

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CFB

College

Minnesota

2018–2022

NFL

NFL Draft

R5 · #146

New Orleans · 2023

Coaching lineage · 2018–2022

1 coach

2018–2022

P.J. Fleck

Minnesota

Played his entire career under P.J. Fleck.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

New OrleansEntering 4th NFL season

#146Rd 5 · Pick 12

New OrleansEntering 4th NFL season

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2022 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

5 seasons under P.J. Fleck — 39-20 over that span.

2018Minnesota7-6HC: P.J. Fleck · Run-leaning

2019Minnesota11-2HC: P.J. Fleck · Run-heavy

2020Minnesota3-4HC: P.J. Fleck · Run-heavy

2021Minnesota9-4HC: P.J. Fleck · Run-heavy

2022Minnesota9-4HC: P.J. Fleck · Run-heavy

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

57Quality starter #189 of 493?

Medium confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: solo tackles (86th percentile). Strength: passes defended (85th percentile). Concern: sacks (24th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Solo tackles#367 / 2755 · 86th pct

Passes defended#354 / 2755 · 85th pct

Tackles#528 / 2755 · 80th pct

Interceptions#124 / 811 · 73rd pct

Tackles for loss#1175 / 2755 · 55th pct

2.5

QB hurries#1444 / 2755 · 24th pct

Sacks#1454 / 2755 · 24th pct

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Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2022 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	3.6	0.2	0.0	0.1
Road5g	5.2	0.2	0.0	0.6

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	3.8	0.2	0.0	0.3
Weeks 8+6g	4.7	0.2	0.0	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

P.J. Fleck

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2022

Part-time starter

Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

57 · #189 of 493 safeties

Career stats

Season	Team
2022	Minnesota	51	34	2.5	4	2	--
2021	Minnesota	43	34	1.5	5	--	--
2020	Minnesota	37	26	0.0	1	--	--
2019	Minnesota	57	40	0.5	6	1	--
2018	Minnesota	45	28	0.0	3	1	--
Career		233	162	4.5	19	4	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 13 · 2022

W 23–16

at Wisconsin

4 TOT · 3 SOLO

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 on the road.

With A. Kaliakmanis — 319 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 91.9 · 14 rush yds (7 car) · M. Crawford — 41 AVG · 44 LONG · 4 NO

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 38-0vs New Mexico State	2	0	0.0	—	0
Wk 2	W 62-10vs Western Illinois	4	4	1.0	1	0
Wk 3	W 49-7vs Colorado	2	0	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	W 34-7@ Michigan State	1	0	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	L 10-20vs Purdue	4	3	0.0	1	1
Wk 7	L 14-26@ Illinois	10	9	0.0	—	1	Season-high 10 tackles
Wk 8	L 17-45@ Penn State	7	4	1.0	—	0
Wk 9	W 31-0vs Rutgers	2	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	W 20-13@ Nebraska	4	4	0.0	—	2
Wk 11	W 31-3vs Northwestern	5	2	0.5	—	0
Wk 12	L 10-13vs Iowa	6	3	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	W 23-16@ Wisconsin	4	3	0.0	—	0
Total		51	34	2.5	2	4

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Jordan Howden

2023

2022 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Part-time starter

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

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