Braylon Howard

Started all 10 games at cornerback ... Totaled 36 total tackles including 29 solo stops and seven assists ... Recorded 1.0 tackle for loss and recovered one fumble ... Broke up 11 passes ... Most productive games included nine tackles against Brown (Oct. 25), eight solo stops in the season opener at UAlbany, and six tackles at Harvard (Oct. 10) ... Posted five solo tackles with an interception against Yale (Sept. 27) ... Recorded at least three tackles in eight of 10 games ... Consistently shut down opposing receivers. Appeared in nine games for the Big Red, playing a vital role on defense ... Finished the season with 24 total tackles, including 17 solo and seven assists ... Had a strong performance at Colgate (Sept. 21), totaling six tackles with three solo stops ... Recorded a career-high seven tackles against UAlbany (Oct. 5) ... Consistently contributed to the defense, logging multiple tackles in every game. Saw action in three contests ... posted one pass breakup against Princeton. Howard was a four-year varsity safety at Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa HS … one-time regional champion … earned all-region and all-area accolades twice … two-time best defensive back on the team … ran four years of track and field … state champion in the indoor 4x200 ... four-time state finalist at 400 meters … named academic all-star after earning honor roll all of HS. Braylon Jakari Howard is the son of Danyale Jones and Makarios Howard and has three brothers … related to Kobe Jones, a defensive end for the Carolina Panthers … he is enrolled in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations.