William Howard (American football)
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| Position | Running back | ||||||||
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| Born | June 2, 1964 Lima, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Weight | 240 lb (109 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school | Lima Senior (OH) | ||||||||
| College | Tennessee | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1988: 5th round, 113th overall pick | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
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William Dotson Howard (born June 2, 1964) is an American former professional football running back who played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL) for two seasons, from 1988 to 1989.[1] He was selected by the Buccaneers in the fifth round of the 1988 NFL draft with the 113th overall pick.[2] He played college football at Tennessee, where during the 1986 season he led the team in rushing, led the SEC in scoring,[3] and set the NCAA record for most consecutive rushes by the same player (16).[4]
| Height | Weight | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press |
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| 5 ft 11+7⁄8 in (1.83 m) |
242 lb (110 kg) |
8+1⁄2 in (0.22 m) |
4.89 s | 1.73 s | 2.81 s | 4.42 s | 26.0 in (0.66 m) |
9 ft 8 in (2.95 m) |
17 reps |
References
- ^ "William Howard Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
- ^ "1988 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
- ^ "Tennessee Squad Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine," 1987 Tennessee Volunteers Football Guide, p. 66.
- ^ "Football Bowl Subdivision Records," NCAA.org, 2012, p. 2. Accessed: August 30, 2014.