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TRAVIN HOWARD
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Longview, Texas
High School:
Longview High School
Height / Weight:
6-1 / 213
Position:
LB
Experience:
3L
CAREER HONORS
- 2015 Honorable-Mention All-Big 12
- 2016 Valero Alamo Bowl Defensive MVP
- 2016 First-Team All-Big 12
- 2016 First-Team Associated Press All-Big 12
- 2017 Valero Alamo Bowl Defensive MVP
- 2017 First-Team All-Big 12
- 2017 Second-Team AP All-Big 12
- 2017 Honorable-Mention Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year
2017 | SENIOR
Became the first player in TCU history to lead the team in tackles for three consecutive seasons, topping the 100 mark in all three campaigns … his 108 stops on the season also enabled him to become the career leader in tackles (343) in the 17-year tenure of head coach Gary Patterson … first-team All-Big 12 for the second straight season … was also honorable-mention Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year … selected as the Valero Alamo Bowl Defensive Most Valuable Player for the second time in three seasons … started all 12 games in which he appeared … placed third in the Big 12 with his 108 total tackles, including seven for loss … had five games with double-digit stops, including four straight to end the year … recorded a season-best 15 stops in the Big 12 Championship Game against Oklahoma after missing the two previous contests due to injury … had 13 stops in the first meeting of the season with the Sooners … posted 10 tackles, two pass breakups and a quarterback hurry in his final game, the Valero Alamo Bowl win over Stanford … it was his 16th career contest in double figures in stops.
2016 | JUNIOR
Started all 13 games, including first 12 games at linebacker then at strong safety for the AutoZone Liberty Bowl ... first-team All-Big 12 and first-team Associated Press All-Big 12 ... led the Big 12 and was ninth in FBS with 130 total tackles ... posted 72 solo stops and 58 assisted tackles ... became first Frog with consecutive 100-tackle seasons since 2003-04 ... 130 total tackles the third best in a single-season in Gary Patterson's 16-year tenure at TCU ... posted double-digit tackles in eight games, including career-high 19 against Texas Tech, tied for fourth most in a single-game in Patterson's tenure ... intercepted a pass at Kansas, his second career pick ... recorded 3.0 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, one fumble forced, two fumble recoveries and two pass breakups.
2015 | SOPHOMORE
Played in all 13 games in 2015 with 11 starts ... honorable mention All-Big 12 ... despite entering the season without a career tackle, Howard led the Horned Frogs in total tackles during the 2015 season with 105 stops, including 63 solo tackles ... had 8.0 tackles for loss ... had one interception, two pass breakups and four quarterback hurries on the season… had three forced fumbles … had 13 tackles in Valero Alamo Bowl with six solo stops, finishing with 1.5 tackles for loss for 9 yards and a sack of 8 yards in the win ... Defensive MVP of Valero Alabama Bowl ... had nine tackles, the first tackles of his career, including seven solo takedowns against Stephen F. Austin while posting 3.0 tackles for loss ... made first career start against SMU, making six tackles ... had nine tackles against Texas Tech with his first career pass breakup ... had first career double-figure tackle game against Texas with 12 stops ... had six stops, all solo, against Kansas State ... had eight tackles at Iowa State ... had first career interception in the fourth quarter of the West Virginia game, also recording five tackles and a pass breakup ... closed regular season with 19 tackles against Baylor, a career high and the fourth-most under Patterson ... also had a tackle for loss and a forced fumble against the Bears in the regular-season finale.
2014 | FRESHMAN
Appeared in all 13 games ... saw playing time on defense and special teams.
HIGH SCHOOL
A three-star recruit ranked No. 12 in Texas and No. 84 nationally for safeties by Scout.com ... No. 98 player in the Scout.com Texas Top 100 ... District 12-5A Defensive Most Valuable Player as a senior ... Associated Press honorable-mention 5A All-State selection ... totaled eight interceptions and eight pass breakups as a senior ... had four defensive touchdowns and two on punt returns as well as a punt block ... recorded 10 tackles for loss among his 89 stops on the year ... also forced three fumbles ... selected TCU over UTSA.
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