Last confirmed: Maryland, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′3″ · 278 lb · Fort Washington, MD
Keiron Howard: DL · Maryland · #59.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Keiron Howard
Wins his gap play after play. Keiron Howard has been at Maryland through three head coaches in four seasons. On tape: 4 tackles against Minnesota, Week 9, 2019.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
20 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 79-0vs Howard | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 63-20vs No. 21 Syracuse | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 0-59vs No. 12 Penn State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-40@ Purdue | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 28-34vs Indiana | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 10-52@ No. 17 Minnesota | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 10 | L 7-38vs No. 14 Michigan | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 14-73@ No. 3 Ohio State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 7-54vs Nebraska | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 16-19@ Michigan State | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 9 | 3.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 |
Week 2 · 2019
W 63-20
vs Syracuse
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 2 tackles
Dominant 43-point win at home against Syracuse.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
18%4 TFLSack rate
8%2 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries20 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 1.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Locksley
Pass share
44.9%
342 pass / 420 run
Plays / game
63.5
12 games
Team sack rate
9.8%
398 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2019
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Maryland, 6 sacks — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: D.J. Durkin, Matt Canada, and Mike Locksley. Multi-era developmental context.
