Player Profile

Darrien Howard

DL • 6'1" • Dayton, OH, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Darrien Howard shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.1 disruption score.

Usage Score

7.4

Efficiency

28.1

Consistency

12.8

Season Value

15.8

Career Arc

Season-by-season value trend

Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason · West Virginia

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Quick Facts

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Primary stop by seasons
West Virginia
Best season by value score
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason · West Virginia
Peak game by takeover score
Peak game by takeover score: Texas Tech

Darrien Howard, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason · West Virginia. Darrien Howard shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.1 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason

West Virginia paired 9 primary output with 28.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

2016 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 28.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Texas Tech

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Season Explorer

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2016 Postseason · West Virginia

Games

13

Havoc Plays / G

0.7

Efficiency

28.1

Usage

7.4

Consistency

12.8

Best Game by takeover score

Miami

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Miami: 1. Missouri: 0. Unknown: 0. BYU: 0. Kansas State: 1. Texas Tech: 3. TCU: 2. Oklahoma State: 0. Kansas: 0. Texas: 0. Oklahoma: 0. Iowa State: 2. Baylor: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Miami: 7 by 39.2. Missouri: 6 by 25. Unknown: 1 by 4.2. BYU: 4 by 16.7. Kansas State: 4 by 26.7. Texas Tech: 4 by 46.7. TCU: 4 by 36.7. Oklahoma State: 6 by 25. Kansas: 3 by 12.5. Texas: 7 by 29.2. Oklahoma: 10 by 41.7. Iowa State: 6 by 45. Baylor: 4 by 16.7

Split Comparison

Wins0.9 · n=9 · +0.6 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · n=3 · -0.6 vs Wins
First Half1 · n=7 · +0.7 vs Second Half
Second Half0.3 · n=6 · -0.7 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

13 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Texas Tech

Best efficiency game

46.7 vs Texas Tech

Result
Wed 12/28@ MiamiL 14-3171100
Sat 12/3vs BaylorW 24-2143000
Sat 11/26@ Iowa StateW 49-1963110
Sun 11/20vs Oklahoma10+ tacklesL 28-56107000
Sat 11/12@ TexasW 24-2075000
Sat 11/5vs KansasW 48-2132000
Sat 10/29@ Oklahoma StateL 20-3764000
Sat 10/22vs TCUW 34-1043110
Sat 10/15@ Texas TechSplash gameW 48-1743210
Sat 10/1vs Kansas StateW 17-1644100
Sat 9/24vs BYUW 35-3241000
Sat 9/10vs Unknown10000
Sat 9/3vs MissouriW 26-1164000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    West Virginia

    2013-2016

    Opening stop

Season Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2013 Regular SeasonWest Virginia0
2014 Regular SeasonWest Virginia00
2015 Regular SeasonWest Virginia00
2016 PostseasonWest Virginia928.17.49
2016 Regular SeasonWest Virginia928.17.40

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Texas Tech

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Primary metric

3 disruption/tackle impact with 53.8 takeover score.

#2

Iowa State

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 44 takeover score.

#3

TCU

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 39.9 takeover score.

#4

Miami

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 27.3 takeover score.

#5

Kansas State

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 22.6 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2016 Postseason · West Virginia

9 primary output · 28.1 efficiency · 7.4 usage

15.8

#2

2016 Regular Season · West Virginia

15.8

9 primary · 28.1 efficiency · 7.4 usage

#3

2013 Regular Season · West Virginia

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

1

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2013 · Rating 0.8924

Chaminade Julienne · Dayton, OH

Committed To
West Virginia
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2013

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

66

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 13 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
DL
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
66