Skyler Gill-Howard
Skyler Gill-Howard
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Two head coaches in three seasons, at two different programs. 2024 brought the first one: All-MAC. The receipt on tape: 4 tackles, 1 INT against Kent State, Week 2, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Texas Tech, 6 sacks — drafted at #205 overall by Detroit.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-MAC
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Joey McGuire.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
Detroit2026 NFL rookie season
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joey McGuire
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR03 · Backup
Spot duty on defense. Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-MAC
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Texas Tech | 13 | 9 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Northern Illinois | 48 | 27 | 7.0 | 4.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Northern Illinois | 21 | 13 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 82 | 49 | 12.0 | 5.5 | 2 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2025
W 34–10
at Utah
3 TOT · 3 SOLO · 1 TFL
Dominant 24-point win on the road against Utah.
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Keenan Stewart’s 2022 season.
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As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Keenan Stewart's junior season at UTEP (2022).
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