Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies
Advanced
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Rushing | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 33 | — |
| Success rate | 57.6% | — |
| Explosive run rate | 39.4% | — |
| Stuffed at the line | 18.2% | — |
| First downs | 15 | — |
| Red-zone carries | 2 | — |
| Goal-line carries | 0 | — |
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 11 | — |
| Target share | 22.4% | — |
| Catch rate | 63.6% | — |
| Success rate per target | 45.5% | — |
| Yards per target | 6.6 | — |
| Explosive catches | 9.1% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 27.3% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 2 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 1 | — |
Charting
Where Howard's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted12 targets charted
Run direction33 carries
2025 charting · Army
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (2 of Howard’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.
Where he's targeted2 targets charted
Run direction12 carries
Career
3 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Car | Rush yds | Y/C | Rush TD | Rush SR | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Army#72 · 4-2 | 6 | 78% | 34 | 347 | 10.2 | 2 | 57.6% | 8 | 75 | 0 | 22.4% |
| 2025 | Army#69 · 7-6 | 8 | 49% | 7 | 29 | 4.1 | 0 | 23.1% | 11 | 133 | 1 | 18.1% |
| 2024 | Army#31 · 12-2 | 8 | 43% | 23 | 128 | 5.6 | 0 | 50.0% | 2 | 11 | 0 | 13.0% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Samari Howard's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Samari 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
| Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Car | Yds | Y/C | TD | Long | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long |
| 1 |  Bryant | W 59–3 | 7.8 | 4 | 63 | 15.8 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 0 | 33 |
| 2 |  South Florida | L 24–28 | 3.9 | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 9 |
| 4 | @ Temple | W 21–17 | 6.2 | 8 | 69 | 8.6 | 0 | 23 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 5 | @ Louisiana Tech | L 29–31 | 8.8 | 12 | 158 | 13.2 | 1 | 54 | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 8 |
| 6 |  Tulane | W 20–17 | — | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 8 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 7 |  Florida Atlantic | W 56–24 | 6.4 | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026 · 6 games | 6.6 | 34 | 347 | 10.2 | 2 | 54 | 8 | 75 | 9.4 | 0 | 33 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 34 | — |
| Yards | 347 | 120th / 1456 |
| Yards / carry | 10.2 | — |
| Touchdowns | 2 | 221st / 631 |
| Long | 54 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 8 | 697th / 1995 |
| Yards | 75 | 820th / 1981 |
| Yards / catch | 9.4 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 33 | — |
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 1 | 4244th / 5408 |
| Solo | 1 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
| Kick returns | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Returns | 1 | — |
| Yards | 18 | — |
| Average | 18 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 18 | — |
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 | Start | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Plays made | Special teams | Penalties | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Bryant | ✓ WR | 70 | ~55 (36–67) | 9 | · | · | · | 79% |
| Wk 2 · South Florida | ✓ WR | 62 | ~44 (29–54) | 5 | · | · | · | 71% |
| Wk 4 · Temple | ✓ WR | 64 | ~54 (35–64) | 8 | · | · | · | 84% |
| Wk 5 · Louisiana Tech | ✓ WR | 68 | ~57 (37–68) | 14 | 1 | 1 | · | 84% |
| Wk 6 · Tulane | ✓ WR | 64 | ~42 (28–51) | 3 | · | · | 1 | 66% |
| Wk 7 · Florida Atlantic | ✓ WR | 63 | ~54 (35–63) | 6 | · | · | · | 86% |
| Season | 6 GS | 391 | 306 (257–356) | 45 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 78% |
Position Room
22 WRs on the Army roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Samari Howard | WR | SR | 8 | 75 | 0 | 19% | +0.47 |
| Zach Mundell | WR | 8 | 95 | 1 | 21% | +0.75 | ||
| 84 | Brady Anderson | WR | JR | 7 | 102 | 0 | 25% | +0.56 |
| 25 | Stroman Bridges | WR | SO | 2 | 7 | 0 | 10% | -0.22 |
| 43 | Stratton Fuller | WR | SO | 2 | 13 | 0 | 15% | +0.96 |
| Tobi Olawole | WR | 2 | 45 | 0 | 10% | +0.59 | ||
| 3 | Christian Cherilus | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | Chace Knox | WR | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | Noah Dolbin | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | Jackson Kreutzer | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | Jakiel Kendricks | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | Aiden Burgy | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | Adam Buffington | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | Lloyd Benson III | WR | SR | — | — | — | 0% | +0.27 |
| 26 | David Clerk | WR | SR | — | — | — | 5% | -0.02 |
| 40 | Charlie Daly | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 45 | Mark Andrzejewski | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 81 | Kofi Eduful | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aden Self | WR | — | — | — | 3% | -0.34 | ||
| Brady Mott | WR | — | — | — | 2% | -0.71 | ||
| Josh Milhollin | WR | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Kurt Thompson | WR | — | — | — | 8% | -0.46 |
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 4+ plays per team game. Army depth chart →