Jaxon Howard
Minnesota Golden Gophers
83
Good

Jaxon Howard

Minnesota Golden GophersSolid
RUSHDefenseGood
Projected Starter

Is Jaxon Howard starting?

Jaxon Howard is the projected starter at RUSH for Minnesota Golden Gophers.

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The Story

Making His Case

A 4-star recruit out of Robbinsdale Cooper, ranked #132 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 29 tackles, 5.5 TFL, 4 sacks. That's 6% of the team's production at his spot and 90th-percentile production nationally — good for a 83 overall (Good tier).

Recruit4★ · #132 Natl2-Yr Total38 tackles · 4 sacksTeam Share6%Percentile90th
Crystal, MN
Jersey
#1
Class
RS JR/TR
Height
6'4"
Weight
250 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
2025295.54
2024900

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
0.9435
National Rank
#132
High School
Robbinsdale Cooper
Hometown
Minneapolis, MN

Why this rating?

On a 83-rated defense; 90th-percentile production (×0.87 for competition level) put them +0 vs unit starters → 83.

Team defense (SP+)
83
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 90% of peers
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.87)
Depth-chart adjustment
+0 for role

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.

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Team Role

29 tkl · 5.5 TFL · 4 sacks
Usage / Involvement43%

Depth at RUSH · Minnesota Golden Gophers

  1. 1183Jaxon HowardStarter
  2. 21181Karter Menz
Coach MinnesotaTake them from week one to the natty. You call every play.

Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.