Career: Played in 35 career games...Tallied 184 career tackles (65 solo/119 assisted), 26 tackles for loss (-67), six pass deflections and five forced fumbles.
2010: Earned third varsity letter...Played in eight games, but missed final five games with a knee injury...Tallied 25 total tackles (11 solol/14 assisted) and 4.5 tackles for loss (-12)...Notched five tackles (3 solo/2 assisted) vs. Hillsdale (9/11)...Recorded five tackles (3 solo/2 assisted) at Findlay (9/25).
2009: All-GLIAC honorable mention...Earned second varsity letter after starting 14 of 15 games played...Ranked third on the squad in total tackles with 82 (25 solo/57 assisted)...Tallied seven tackles for loss (-23), three interceptions, three QB hurries and two fumble recoveries...Recorded six or more tackles seven times...Tallied six tackles (2 solo/4 assisted), 1.5 tackles for loss (-10), forced a fumble and recovered a fumble at West Texas A&M (8/29)...Notched seven tackles (5 solo/2 assisted) and recovered a fumble at Ashland (10/24)...Tallied nine tackles (3 solo/6 assisted), one tackle for loss (-1) and picked off a pass vs. Northern Michigan (10/31)...Recorded three tackles (2 solo/1 assisted) and returned an interception 43 yards at Minnesota-Duluth (11/28) in NCAA quarterfinals...Tallied nine total tackles (1 solo/8 assisted) vs. Carson-Newman in NCAA DII semifinals...Recorded eight total tackles (1 solo/7 assisted) and 1.5 tackles for loss (-5) vs. NW Missouri State (12/12) in NCAA DII title game.
2008: Second-Team All-GLIAC selection...GVSU Rookie of the Year...Led the team in total tackles with 77 (29 solo/48 assisted)...Ranked second on the team in TFL with 14.5 (-32)...Picked off two passes...Recorded six or more tackles seven times...Averaged 7.4 tackles and 1.7 TFL in final five games...Notched a career-high 13 total tackles (3 solo/10 assisted) vs. Ferris State (9/20)...Tallied 10 tackles (7 solo/3 assisted) vs. Ashland (10/25)...Notched nine tackles (2 solo/7 assisted) and 2.5 TFL vs. Minnesota-Duluth (11/29) in NCAA Quarterfinals...Tallied six tackles and three TFL (-5) at Wayne State (11/8)...Key figure on a defense that led the GLIAC in six different categories and ranked in the top 10 nationally in scoring defense (4th/12.6), QB sacks (2nd/4.17) and tackles for loss (6th/9.17).
2007: Redshirted.
High School: Prepped at Mishawaka (Ind.) High School...Played for Jim Aldrich......Earned all-state honorable mention honors as a junior...Named all-conference and all-area following junior campaign...Tallied 46 tackles, including four QB sacks as a junior.
Personal: Son of Angela Hubbard.
| Howard's Career Statistics |
| TACKLES | G | UA | A | Total | Sks-Yds. | TFL-Yds. | PD | INT | FF | FR | Blkd |
| 2008 | 12 | 29 | 48 | 77 | 1.5-2 | 14.5-32 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 15 | 25 | 57 | 82 | 0.5-2 | 7.0-23 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2010 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 0-0 | 4.5-12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 35 | 65 | 119 | 184 | 2.0-4 | 26.0-67 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
