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Darren Howard

Kansas State · Edge Rusher · 1996-99

PRS
77
SPD
75
STR
72

Game attribute ratings

Scouting Report

Howard was a 2-time first-team all-conference pick (1998 and 1999).

In the Kansas State record book, Howard ranks No. 1 in career sacks. Howard's 1998 season ranks No. 9 in program history for sacks.

Howard was the No. 33 overall pick in the 2000 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 74 overall, the 6th-highest edge rusher rating at Kansas State since 1990 and No. 50 among all edge rushers of the 1995-1999 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 1997
    • Second-team all-conference
  2. 1998
    • First-team all-conference
  3. 1999
    • Third-team All-American
    • First-team all-conference
  4. 2000
    • No. 33 overall pick, NFL Draft

Kansas State Record Book

  • No. 1 in career sacks
  • No. 9 in single-season sacks (1998)

Top-10 entries in the program's career and single-season lists.

Kansas State Teammates

  1. 91Chris Canty1994-96CB
  2. 91Michael Bishop1997-98QB
  3. 90Mark Simoneau1995-99LB
  4. 88David Allen1996-99RB
  5. 86Jeff Kelly1997-98LB
  6. 80Mario Fatafehi1999-2000EDGE
  7. 80Quincy Morgan1999-2001WR
  8. 80Tim Colston1993-95EDGE
  9. 74Darnell McDonald1997-98WR
  10. 74Jarrod Cooper1997-2000S

Full Kansas State all-time roster

Top Edge Rushers of the 1995-1999 Era

  1. 91Corey MooreVirginia Tech · 1996-99EDGE
  2. 91Corey SimonFlorida State · 1996-99EDGE
  3. 91Grant WistromNebraska · 1994-97EDGE
  4. 91Tedy BruschiArizona · 1992-95EDGE
  5. 90Andre CarterCalifornia · 1997-2000EDGE
  6. 90Courtney BrownPenn State · 1996-99EDGE
  7. 90Dwight FreeneySyracuse · 1998-2001EDGE
  8. 90Jamal ReynoldsFlorida State · 1997-2000EDGE

Best college edge rushers since 1990Best Big 12 players

Sources: Wikipedia (Darren Howard) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.