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Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Defense | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Havoc plays | 1 | 1746th / 2573 |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Run stops | 3 | 1912th / 3262 |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| Pass breakups | 1 | — |
| Interceptions | 0 | — |
| Forced fumbles | 0 | — |
| Tackles | 12 | — |
Charting
Where Howard's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
The play-by-play names the defender on breakups, interceptions and tackles, but not the man in coverage on every throw, so true times-targeted isn't in the text. Coverage plays is the closest stand-in; exact targets come from hand charting.
Game Log
Donavan Howard's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Defense | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Hur | PD | INT | TD |
| 1 | @ Oklahoma | L 0–51 | 5.9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 2 |  Texas Southern | W 51–10 | 5.3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 3 | @ Michigan | L 17–52 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 4 |  Oregon State | L 7–33 | 5.3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 5 | @ New Mexico | L 7–61 | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | · | · |
| 6 |  Nevada | L 13–30 | 4.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 7 |  San José State | L 11–24 | 5.5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 2026 · 7 games | 4.8 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | · | · | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 18 | 1097th / 5406 |
| Solo | 9 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 1 | 702nd / 1588 |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
Snaps by Game
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Opp. plays | Est. snaps | Plays made | Penalties | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Oklahoma | 59 | ~57 (23–59) | 6 | · | 97% |
| Wk 2 · Texas Southern | 62 | ~50 (20–53) | 3 | · | 81% |
| Wk 3 · Michigan | 70 | ~3 (0–9) | 1 | · | 4% |
| Wk 4 · Oregon State | 57 | ~37 (0–57) | 3 | 1 | 65% |
| Wk 5 · New Mexico | 65 | ~4 (0–12) | 1 | · | 6% |
| Wk 6 · Nevada | 72 | ~10 (0–31) | 1 | · | 14% |
| Wk 7 · San José State | 58 | ~39 (0–58) | 3 | · | 67% |
| Season | 443 | 200 (88–218) | 18 | 1 | 45% |
Position Room
21 DBs on the UTEP roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Xavier Smith | S | SR | 35 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 0 | Justin Content | CB | JR | 32 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Esteban Guillory | S | SR | 28 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Kode Lowe | S | SR | 25 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Donavan Howard | S | SR | 18 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 32 | Adarius Hutchinson | DB | FR | 18 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 18 | Decorian Thompson | CB | FR | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 |
| 23 | Kaleb Miles | CB | JR | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Darnell Williams | S | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | ||
| 27 | LaTristan Thompson | DB | SO | 9 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 2 |
| 20 | Grant Stewart | DB | FR | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 24 | Jaime Guerrero | S | SR | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Kane White-Tinsley | S | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | — | 0 | ||
| 14 | Chace Biddle | S | SR | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 5 | TJ Tillman | CB | SO | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 15 | Colt Matlock | DB | FR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 26 | Darien Fantroy | CB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | Tylen Hockett | S | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | Dylan Brown-Turner | DB | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | Allen Gant | S | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | Josiah Jones | S | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes —+ plays per team game. UTEP depth chart →