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Listed as a second string defensive tackle on the preseason depth chart ...
1999 (R-Fr.): Played in two games ... Tallied nine total tackles, five unassisted ... Made five tackles against Chattanooga and four versus Mars Hill ....
1998 (Fr.): Red-shirted ...
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Robbinsville High ... An All-Western North Carolina peformer as a senior ... All-Smokey Mountain Conference ... Named 1998 RHS Defensive Lineman of the Year ... Tallied 105 tackles as a senior, including 15 sacks, while also rushing for 372 with four touchdowns ... Played baseball, basketball and participated in track and field ... Member of the student council ...
PERSONAL: Parents are Eddie and Marsha Howell ... Born on March 31, 1980 ... Intended major is criminal justice.
CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS
| Year | GP | UT | AT | Total | TFL | Sacks | INT |
| 1999 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
