Alex Howard

Alex Howard makes a tackle on Georgia Tech quarterback Haynes King.

Photo by: Duke Athletics

Photo by: Duke Athletics

Alex Howard goes for a tackle at Middle Tennessee.

Photo by: Duke Athletics

Position:
Linebacker
Height:
6-2
Weight:
230
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Cincinnati, Ohio
High School:
Mt. Healthy
Prev School:
Youngstown State

CAREER: Lettered one season (2024) at Duke after being a four-year letterwinner (2020-21-22-23) at Youngstown State … honorable mention All-America choice by College Football Network in 2024 ... earned an Honorable Mention All-ACC nod in 2024 ... Academic All-ACC selection and National Football Foundation Hampshire Society member in 2024 ... received Honorable Mention All-MVFC honors in 2023 … in 53 career games (27 starts), registered 231 tackles, 30.0 TFL, 11.5 sacks, one INT, one caused fumble, three fumble recoveries, five PBUs and nine QB pressures … tallied 42 games with 2+ tackles ... posted 5+ tackles on 25 occasions and 8+ nine times with a career-high 14 stops at Northwestern in 2024 ... recorded 2.0+ TFL on eight occasions with a career-best 3.5 at Middle Tennessee in 2024 ... credited with two QB pressures in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl versus Ole Miss to tie the Duke single-game bowl record ... snagged one INT against Villanova in the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS Championship Second Round … collected fumble recoveries against Western Illinois and Illinois State in 2022 and Middle Tennessee in 2024 ... forced lone fumble against Missouri State in 2022 … helped the Penguins finish the 2023 season ranked in the final NCAA FCS top-25 poll.

2024: Honorable mention All-America choice by College Football Network … Honorable Mention All-ACC pick … Academic All-ACC selection ... National Football Foundation Hampshire Society member … played in 13 games and started 11 … recorded 89 tackles, 14.5 TFL, 6.5 sacks, one fumble recovery, one PBU and six QB pressures ... ended the campaign ranked second on the squad in total tackles paced the team in TFL ... ranked tied for fifth in ACC in TFL and 12th in sacks ... sack total tied for the 13th most in a season by a Blue Devil ... had 4+ tackles in 10 games, 8+ in six and a year-best 14 at Northwestern … contributed 2.0+ TFL five times with a season-high 3.5 at Middle Tennessee … registered 1.0+ sacks three times with 1.0 versus Elon, 1.5 versus Middle Tennessee and 2.0 versus Florida State … credited with a PBU against Ole Miss in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl … recovered a fumble and tallied a QB pressure at Middle Tennessee … tallied two QB pressures against Virginia Tech and Ole Miss … the two QB pressures versus the Rebels tied Duke’s bowl game record … helped Duke rank among the NCAA leaders in tackles for loss per game (second/8.9), fumbles recovered (second/14), sacks per game (fourth/3.3), turnovers gained (seventh/27) and turnover margin (24th/+0.62) ... on the field for 658 total snaps.

PRIOR TO DUKE: Five-year member (2019-20-21-22-23) and four-year letterwinner (2020-21-22-23) at Youngstown State ... earned Honorable Mention All-MVFC honors in 2023 … in 40 games (16 starts) as a Penguin, registered 142 tackles, 15.5 TFL, 5.0 sacks, one INT, four PBU, three QB pressures, two fumble recoveries and one forced fumble … posted 5+ tackles on 15 occasions, including 11 against Illinois State in 2022 ... posted 30 games with 2+ tackles ... recorded 2.0+ TFL on three different occasions with 3.0 against Valparaiso in 2023 ... earned one INT against Villanova in the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS Championship Second Round … collected fumble recoveries against Western Illinois and Illinois State and lone forced fumble against Missouri State in 2022 … earned first career start against South Dakota in 2022 … led team with 76 tackles, 9.5 TFL and 3.5 sacks in 2023, including 46 tackles and 3.0 TFL in Missouri Valley Conference play … helped the Penguins finish the 2023 season ranked in the final NCAA FCS top-25 poll … on the field for 925 defensive snaps during final two seasons … attended Mt. Healthy and played for coach Arvie Crouch … was a two-time Division III All-Southwest District recipient and All-Southwest Ohio Conference honoree … compiled 6.0 sacks and two forced fumbles as a junior … selected to play in the OHSFCA North-South Classic.

PERSONAL: Graduated from Youngstown State in May 2023, with a degree in criminal justice with a certificate in homeland security ... son of Heather West.