Austin Howard
Vanderbilt Commodores
65
Depth

Austin Howard

Vanderbilt CommodoresRebuilding
WLBDefenseDepth
2nd String / Backup

Is Austin Howard starting?

Austin Howard is listed 2nd string at WLB for Vanderbilt Commodores.

Sophomore · #30 · 6'2", 245 lbs

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Depth at WLB · Vanderbilt Commodores

  1. 12465Nick RinaldiStarter
  2. 23065Austin HowardYou

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Up next for Vanderbilt

Vanderbilt plays Mississippi State away on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 04:15 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

A 4-star recruit out of Bartlett, ranked #401 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 8 tackles, 1 TFL, 0 sacks. That's 1% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 65 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit4★ · #401 NatlTeam Share1%
Bartlett, TN
Jersey
#30
Class
SO
Height
6'2"
Weight
245 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
2025810

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.8953
National Rank
#401
High School
Bartlett
Hometown
Bartlett, TN

Why this rating?

On a 76-rated defense; 49th-percentile production (×0.95 for competition level) put them -1 vs unit starters → 65. Capped to the teammate ahead of them on the depth chart.

Team defense (SP+)
76
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 49% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 25% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.95)
Depth-chart adjustment
-1 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 3LUGATKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 38-14

Austin Howard's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

8 tkl · 1 TFL · 0 sacks
Usage / Involvement14%
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