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Position: | Safety | ||||||
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Born: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | November 17, 1989||||||
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 201 lb (91 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Hart ( Newhall, California) | ||||||
College: | Stanford | ||||||
Undrafted: | 2012 | ||||||
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Delano Andre Howell [1] (born November 17, 1989) is a former safety. He was originally signed by the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent in 2012. Howell played his four years of college football at Stanford University first as a running back, before switching to safety. He is the younger brother of Dan Howell, who played football for the University of Washington. [2]
Howell attended William S. Hart High School in Newhall, California where he played football for the Indians as a running back and ran track as a sprinter, long jumper, and triple jumper. Rivals.com selected him as the number 16 all-purpose back in the country and was chosen by PrepStar to be part of the All-West Region for the class of 2008 as well as a first-team all-state selection. [3] Howell set multiple school records in his time at Hart, including rushing yards (4,502), total touchdowns (82), points scored (494), and yards from scrimmage (5,930). [3] He was named the 2007 CIF-Southern Section Northern Division Offensive Player of the Year. [4]
Howell competed in both football and track & field at Stanford University where he wore number 26 on the field. In track & field, he owned Stanford's best mark of 2011 in the long jump at 23-8 3/4. [3]
As a freshman, Howell played football as a running back where he had a season best 59 rushing yards and 94 passing yards against San Jose State and as a kickoff returner where he averaged 25.8 yards per return. [3]
In his second year, he transferred to defense as a strong safety and totaled two interceptions, three pass breakups, and one fumble recovery. [3] When he played the University of Washington he became the first Stanford player to have two interceptions in one game since 2007 and had a career-high 15 tackles against California. [3]
Junior year Howell made the All- Pac-10 second-team and had 60 tackles, including 8 against USC, 11 against the University of Arizona and 12 against Notre Dame. [3] Against the University of Oregon, Howell picked up 8 tackles, an interception, and a fumble recovery. [3]
In his final year at Stanford, Howell missed three games due to a hand injury. [3] He went on, however, to total seven tackles against Oklahoma State in Cardinal's 41-38 loss in the 2012 Fiesta Bowl. [3] He was awarded the Jack Huston Award for "the player who best exemplifies aggressiveness, exceptional performance and unheralded efforts" and was named to the All-Pac-12 Conference first-team. [3]
Howell ended his career at Stanford with 190 total tackles and seven interceptions in his 34 games. [3]
Howell was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Buffalo Bills in April 2012 as a strong safety — the same position he played for three years in college. [5] He is the seventh Hart High School graduate to play professionally after Miami quarterback Matt Moore and former Oakland quarterback Kyle Boller. [6]
He was signed by the Indianapolis Colts on November 28, 2012. [7] On October 6, 2013, Howell returned a field goal blocked by Lawrence Guy 61 yards for a Touchdown, with the Colts trailing 12-7 at the time. The play turned out to be one of the key moments in the Colts 34-28 win over the eventual Super Bowl XLVIII champion Seattle Seahawks.
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Position: | Safety | ||||||
Personal information | |||||||
Born: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | November 17, 1989||||||
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 201 lb (91 kg) | ||||||
Career information | |||||||
High school: | Hart ( Newhall, California) | ||||||
College: | Stanford | ||||||
Undrafted: | 2012 | ||||||
Career history | |||||||
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Career highlights and awards | |||||||
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Career NFL statistics | |||||||
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Delano Andre Howell [1] (born November 17, 1989) is a former safety. He was originally signed by the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent in 2012. Howell played his four years of college football at Stanford University first as a running back, before switching to safety. He is the younger brother of Dan Howell, who played football for the University of Washington. [2]
Howell attended William S. Hart High School in Newhall, California where he played football for the Indians as a running back and ran track as a sprinter, long jumper, and triple jumper. Rivals.com selected him as the number 16 all-purpose back in the country and was chosen by PrepStar to be part of the All-West Region for the class of 2008 as well as a first-team all-state selection. [3] Howell set multiple school records in his time at Hart, including rushing yards (4,502), total touchdowns (82), points scored (494), and yards from scrimmage (5,930). [3] He was named the 2007 CIF-Southern Section Northern Division Offensive Player of the Year. [4]
Howell competed in both football and track & field at Stanford University where he wore number 26 on the field. In track & field, he owned Stanford's best mark of 2011 in the long jump at 23-8 3/4. [3]
As a freshman, Howell played football as a running back where he had a season best 59 rushing yards and 94 passing yards against San Jose State and as a kickoff returner where he averaged 25.8 yards per return. [3]
In his second year, he transferred to defense as a strong safety and totaled two interceptions, three pass breakups, and one fumble recovery. [3] When he played the University of Washington he became the first Stanford player to have two interceptions in one game since 2007 and had a career-high 15 tackles against California. [3]
Junior year Howell made the All- Pac-10 second-team and had 60 tackles, including 8 against USC, 11 against the University of Arizona and 12 against Notre Dame. [3] Against the University of Oregon, Howell picked up 8 tackles, an interception, and a fumble recovery. [3]
In his final year at Stanford, Howell missed three games due to a hand injury. [3] He went on, however, to total seven tackles against Oklahoma State in Cardinal's 41-38 loss in the 2012 Fiesta Bowl. [3] He was awarded the Jack Huston Award for "the player who best exemplifies aggressiveness, exceptional performance and unheralded efforts" and was named to the All-Pac-12 Conference first-team. [3]
Howell ended his career at Stanford with 190 total tackles and seven interceptions in his 34 games. [3]
Howell was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Buffalo Bills in April 2012 as a strong safety — the same position he played for three years in college. [5] He is the seventh Hart High School graduate to play professionally after Miami quarterback Matt Moore and former Oakland quarterback Kyle Boller. [6]
He was signed by the Indianapolis Colts on November 28, 2012. [7] On October 6, 2013, Howell returned a field goal blocked by Lawrence Guy 61 yards for a Touchdown, with the Colts trailing 12-7 at the time. The play turned out to be one of the key moments in the Colts 34-28 win over the eventual Super Bowl XLVIII champion Seattle Seahawks.