Jordan Howard
| No. 24 Chicago Bears | |
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| Position: | Running back |
| Personal information | |
| Date of birth: | November 2, 1994 |
| Place of birth: | Gardendale, Alabama |
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight: | 230 lb (104 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Gardendale (AL) |
| College: | Indiana |
| NFL draft: | 2016 / Round: 5 / Pick: 150 |
| Career history | |
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| Roster status: | Unsigned draft pick |
Jordan Howard (born November 2, 1994) is an American football running back for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Indiana.
College career
Howard began his college football at the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 2013. As a sophomore in 2014, he set a UAB single-season record with 1,587 rushing yards and ranked seventh among Division I FBS players with an average of 132.3 rushing yards per game.[1]
Following the shutdown of UAB's football team, Howard transferred to Indiana prior to the 2015 season.[2][3] He rushed for a season-high 238 yards and two touchdowns against Michigan on November 14, 2015.[4]
On December 27, Howard declared for the NFL draft, forgoing his senior season.
Professional career
2016 NFL Draft
| Ht | Wt | Arm length | Hand size | 40-yd dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | ||||||||
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| 6 ft 0 in | 230 lb | 32 1⁄4 in | 9 in | 34 in | 10 ft 2 in | 16 reps | |||||||||||||
| All values from NFL combine[5] | |||||||||||||||||||
Chicago Bears
Howard was selected in the 5th round, 150th overall by the Chicago Bears in the 2016 NFL draft.
References
- ↑ "Jordan Howard Bio". Indiana University. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
- ↑ Dan Wolken (October 2, 2015). "UAB transfer Jordan Howard makes a big impact at Indiana". USA Today.
- ↑ Zach Osterman (October 2, 2015). "IU's Howard wears his heart on his shirt". Indianapolis Star.
- ↑ Zach Osterman (November 14, 2015). "Despite Howard's heroics, IU upset bid 'not enough' against Michigan". Indianapolis Star.
- ↑ http://www.nfl.com/draft/2016/profiles/jordan-howard?id=2555418
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