Avery Howard

Played in 10 games with one start against EKU on Homecoming ... Finished with 23 tackles, including 11 solo, to rank 11th on the team ... Led the team with four sacks for 11 yards lost ... Also added a QB hurry ... Set a new career-high with four tackles, doing so three times against SEMO (9/6), Abilene Christian (10/4) and Utah Tech (11/1) ... Had one tackle and a hurry at West Georgia (11/8) ... Made his first collegiate start in a Homecoming win over EKU, recording two solo tackles and a sack (10/18) ... Also had sacks against SEMO (9/6), Central Arkansas (10/11) and Southern Utah in the season finale (11/22). Played in 10 games ... Made eight tackles, including five solo ... Finished with 1.0 tackles for loss which came from two sacks ... Assisted on sacks against Central Arkansas (Oct. 26) and Southern Utah (Nov. 9) for a combined loss of eight yards ... Had two solo tackles in a 47-34 win over No. 10 Abilene Christian ... Ranked 10th on the team with 104 special teams reps ... Was one of 11 players with at least 100 reps on special teams. Played in the final five games of the season ... Had five tackles, including four solo ... Has three tackles against Austin Peay and two against No. 4 Florida State. Played defensive end at John Paul High School under head coach Ed Hill … Named Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year. Birthday is November 12 … Son of Jaronda Harris and Antonio Howard and has five siblings.