Keon Howard

Photo by: Parker Waters

Position:
Quarterback
Height:
6-1
Weight:
205
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Laurel, Miss.
High School:
Laurel

2019: Made four appearances for Tulane...Completed four passes for 120 yards, including an 88-yard touchdown pass at home against MSU (Sep. 14)...Threw for 92 yards and a touchdown, and rushed for 42 yards and a score at home against UConn (Oct. 12).

2018: Sat out the season to satisfy NCAA transfer rules.

2017: Played in nine games and saw a starting role in seven contests ... Threw for 2,010 yards on 96-of-170 throws with eight touchdowns and five interceptions ... Hit Ito Smith on an 84-yard flea flicker on the first offensive play against UAB (10/28) for a touchdown ... Threw career-best three touchdown passes against both UTSA (10/7) and Louisiana Tech (10/21) ... Two of his scoring throws at LA Tech came with 31 seconds to go in regulation that helped send the game into overtime and the second one was on the first play of the second overtime, which proved to be the game winner ... Only sacked four times during the year.

2016: Started both the Old Dominion (Nov. 12) and North Texas (Nov. 19) games after being redshirted all season long ... Was the team's leading rusher in that first game, running for 98 yards on 28 attempts with a touchdown ... Also passed for 230 yards on 12-for-24 attempts ... Rallied the team to three touchdowns in 12 minutes in the second half to pull tight within the Monarchs ... Had a 19-yard rush against North Texas ... Also went up the middle for a four-yard TD run to open the Louisiana Tech win ... Had three completions of 30 yards or more in his limited duty and two rushes of at least 20 yards.

High School: Three-star recruit (24/7sports.com)...Threw four touchdowns passes as Mississippi snapped a seven-year losing streak with a 28-21 victory in the 2015 Mississippi/Alabama All-Star Football Classic... Two-time, second-team All-State by Jackson Clarion-Ledger...2015 Preseason Clarion-Ledger Dandy Dozen...Led Laurel to Class 5A state championship in 2015; helped Tornadoes to South State title game in 2015, 2013; led Laurel to spot in Class 4A playoffs in 2012...Four-year starter, averaged nearly 240 yards total offense per game over his career...As a senior, threw for 3,317 yards with 43 touchdowns and 18 interceptions...Rushed for 456 yards and three scores...As a junior, passed for 3,631 yards and 25 touchdowns, while rushing for 456 yards and 12 touchdowns...As a sophomore, threw for 2,625 yards and 25 touchdowns, while rushing for 305 yards and five touchdowns...As a freshman, threw for 1,959 yards and 15 touchdowns, while rushing for 157 yards and five touchdowns...Also a standout in basketball.

Personal: Management major.