Xavien Howard

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Xavien Howard

Cornerback

#25

Experience: 3 years

Height: 6-1

Age: 25

Weight: 192 lbs

College: Baylor

2018 SEASON

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25
SCK

0
FF

0
INT

7

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Recent Games

WK	OPP	RESULT	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	PDEF	INT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TDS	FF	OPP FR
17	@Bills	L 17 - 42
16	Jaguars	L 7 - 17
15	@Vikings	L 17 - 41
14	Patriots	W 34 - 33
13	Bills	W 21 - 17	4	3	1	0	2	2	20	10	17	0	0
12	@Colts	L 24 - 27	5	5	0	0	3	2	-7	-3.5	0	0	0
10	@Packers	L 12 - 31	5	4	1	0	0						0
9	Jets	W 13 - 6	5	3	2	0	2						0
8	@Texans	L 23 - 42	2	1	1	0	0						0
7	Lions	L 21 - 32	4	3	1	0	0						0
6	Bears	W 31 - 28	3	3	0	0	0						0	1
5	@Bengals	L 17 - 27	1	0	1	0	1						0
4	@Patriots	L 7 - 38	1	0	1	0	0						0
3	Raiders	W 28 - 20	1	1	0	0	3	2	39	19.5	39	0	0
2	@Jets	W 20 - 12	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	Titans	W 27 - 20	4	2	2	0	0						0

Career Stats

Defense Career

SEASON	TEAM	G	GS	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	SFTY	PDEF	INT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TDS	FF	OPP FR
2016	Miami Dolphins	7	6	40	29	11	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2017	Miami Dolphins	16	16	44	38	6	1	0	13	4	71	17.8	30	1	0	0
2018	Miami Dolphins	12	12	35	25	10	0		12	7	52	7.4	39	0	0	1
TOTAL		35	34	119	92	27	1	0	31	11	123	11.2	39	1	1	1

Biography

Cornerback Xavien Howard is in his third NFL season.

CAREER HONORS:• AFC Defensive Player of the Week (vs. New England, 12/11/17).

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:• Played in 23 career games with 22 starts.
• 88 tackles (71 solo), 1 sack, 4 interceptions, 19 passes defensed and 1 forced fumble; 1 interception return for a TD.
• Became 1st player in Dolphins history to have multiple interceptions in consecutive games when he had two interceptions in games vs. Denver on 12/3/17 and vs. New England on 12/11/17.
• Was 1 of just 4 NFL players to post at least 5 passes defensed in a game in the 2017 season when he had 5 passes defensed vs. Denver on 12/3/17.
• On 12/11/17 vs. New England, he became 1st player to intercept Patriots QB Tom Brady twice in the same game since Indianapolis’ Mike Adams on Nov. 16, 2014.

COLLEGE (BAYLOR):• 3-year letterman (2013-15) and 2-year starter.

CAREER: Played in 39 games with 26 starts; 98 tackles (84 solo), 1.5 sacks, 10 interceptions, 33 passes defensed, 1 forced fumble and 1 fumble recovery.
• Part of the most successful 4-year span in school history, winning two conference titles (2013-14),
two bowl games and compiling 40 wins.

JUNIOR (2015): Started all 13 games; 42 tackles (37 solo), 5 interceptions, 15 passes defensed and 1 fumble recovery.
• His 5 interceptions led the team
• Consensus 1st-team All-Big 12.

SOPHOMORE (2014): Started all 13 games; 51 tackles (42 solo), 1.5 sacks, 4 interceptions and 13 passes defensed.
• His 17 passes defensed were 2nd in the Big 12 and 11th nationally.
• His 4 interceptions were tied for 3rd in the Big 12.
• Honorable mention All-Big 12.

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2013): Played all 13 games; 5 solo tackles, 1 interception, 1 pass defensed and 1 forced fumble.
• Redshirted in 2011.

COMMUNITY:• Cheered on participants at the 7th annual Dolphins Cancer Challenge in February 2017.
• Helped surprise 100 underprivileged children with their own beds from Ashley Home Store in 2017.
• Annually participates in the AARP Foundation Million Meal Pack to pack more than 1 million meals in a single day for older adults in the South Florida community.
• Helped spearhead a clothing and food drive for Hurricane Harvey victims in his hometown of Houston.
• Hosted a youth football camp in his hometown in 2018.

PERSONAL:
• Has 2 daughters.
• PRONUNCIATION: First name is pronounced EX-ay-vee-n.
• MAJOR: Health, kinesiology and leisure studies.

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