Grayson Howard

Linebacker who spent just one season in Columbia… played in 11 contests… nicknamed “Pup.”

2023 (Freshman)
First-year player who joined the team in time to practice for the 2022 TaxSlayer Bowl in his hometown of Jacksonville and went through spring drills… worked his way into the two-deep and saw action in each of the final 11 games of the season… credited with 19 tackles including one tackle for loss… logged at least one tackle in nine of 11 contests… posted a season-high four tackles in his debut against Furman… forced a fumble against Vanderbilt… entered the transfer portal on Jan. 2.

HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Andrew Jackson High School in Jacksonville, Fla. in December 2022… played the MIKE linebacker position… helped the Tigers win its first district title since 2009 and make the Sunshine State’s new 2M playoffs in 2022… totaled 188 tackles in 11 games with 106 solo stops… invited to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl… coached by Christopher Foy… was a News4JaxSports first-team and an All-Gateway selection in 2021… made a team-leading 157 tackles with 14 tackles for loss… helped the Tigers to a 7-4 mark and a spot in the 4A playoffs, its best season in 12 years… as a sophomore in 2000, earned Florida Times-Union All First-Coast third-team honors after logging over 100 tackles in nine games… rated the 42nd-best prospect in the state of Florida, the 18th-best linebacker in the country and No. 183 overall, according to 247Sports Composite… considered the 40th-best player in Florida, the 19th-best linebacker in the country and No. 182 overall on On3 Consensus… ranked as the 42nd-best player in the state, the 15th-best outside linebacker and No. 177 on the ESPN300.

PERSONAL
Grayson “Pup” Howard was born Jan. 13, 2005… is in the criminology and criminal justice program.