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Xavien Howard
Born July 4, 1993 · College Baylor · Drafted 2016, round 2, pick 38 (MIA) · 6-1, 203 lb
1st-team All-Pro (2020) · 2nd-team All-Pro (2018) · Pro Bowl ×4 (2018, 2020, 2021, 2022)
Defence
Counting stats from the play-by-play credits (QB hits from 2006, tackles for loss and passes defensed from 2009).
| Season | Team | G | Tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Tackles for loss | INT | Passes defensed | Forced fumbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | MIA | 7 | 40 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 2016 playoffs | MIA | 1 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | MIA | 16 | 48 | 1.0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 0 |
| 2018 | MIA | 12 | 35 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 0 |
| 2019 | MIA | 5 | 17 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2020 | MIA | 16 | 51 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 1 |
| 2021 | MIA | 16 | 50 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 2 |
| 2022 | MIA | 15 | 45 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| 2022 playoffs | MIA | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | MIA | 12 | 45 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| 2025 | IND | 3 | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | IND | 102 | 342 | 2.0 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 95 | 4 |
Honours
Honours: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), matched to players through Wikidata (CC0). Awards and All-Pro teams are the Associated Press’s; Pro Bowl selections include replacements.
| Season | Honours |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 2nd-team All-Pro, Pro Bowl |
| 2020 | 1st-team All-Pro, Pro Bowl |
| 2021 | Pro Bowl |
| 2022 | Pro Bowl |
Playing time
Scrimmage snaps from 2016, in the games he played (share: of his team’s snaps in those games). A season’s snaps appear after its playoffs, when the data is published. Who was on the field: NFL Next Gen Stats via nflverse (2016–22) and FTN Data via nflverse (2023 on), CC BY-SA 4.0. Aggregated by Red Zone Math; this table is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 too.
| Season | Team | G | Offensive snaps | Share of the offence’s snaps | Defensive snaps | Share of the defence’s snaps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | MIA | 7 | – | – | 518 | 95.9 |
| 2016 playoffs | MIA | 1 | – | – | 53 | 96.4 |
| 2017 | MIA | 16 | – | – | 995 | 97.3 |
| 2018 | MIA | 12 | – | – | 787 | 99.1 |
| 2019 | MIA | 5 | – | – | 317 | 89.5 |
| 2020 | MIA | 16 | – | – | 925 | 90.9 |
| 2021 | MIA | 16 | – | – | 1,009 | 97.1 |
| 2022 | MIA | 15 | – | – | 951 | 95.4 |
| 2022 playoffs | MIA | 1 | – | – | 73 | 100.0 |
| 2023 | MIA | 13 | – | – | 731 | 88.1 |
| 2025 | IND | 4 | – | – | 208 | 84.2 |
Game logs
2025 game log (3 games)
2023 game log (12 games)
2023 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2023-09-10 | @ LAC | W 36–34 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 2023-09-17 | @ NE | W 24–17 | 6 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 2023-09-24 | vs DEN | W 70–20 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2023-10-01 | @ BUF | L 20–48 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 2023-10-08 | vs NYG | W 31–16 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 2023-10-15 | vs CAR | W 42–21 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2023-11-05 | @ KC | L 14–21 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 2023-11-19 | vs LV | W 20–13 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 2023-11-24 | @ NYJ | W 34–13 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 2023-12-03 | @ WAS | W 45–15 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | 2023-12-11 | vs TEN | L 27–28 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| 16 | 2023-12-24 | vs DAL | W 22–20 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
2022 game log (16 games)
2022 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2022-09-11 | vs NE | W 20–7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 2022-09-18 | @ BAL | W 42–38 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 2022-09-25 | vs BUF | W 21–19 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 2022-09-29 | @ CIN | L 15–27 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2022-10-16 | vs MIN | L 16–24 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 2022-10-23 | vs PIT | W 16–10 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2022-10-30 | @ DET | W 31–27 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2022-11-06 | @ CHI | W 35–32 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2022-11-13 | vs CLE | W 39–17 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2022-11-27 | vs HOU | W 30–15 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 2022-12-04 | @ SF | L 17–33 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | 2022-12-11 | @ LAC | L 17–23 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2022-12-17 | @ BUF | L 29–32 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2022-12-25 | vs GB | L 20–26 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | 2023-01-08 | vs NYJ | W 11–6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| P19 | 2023-01-15 | @ BUF | L 31–34 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
2021 game log (16 games)
2021 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2021-09-12 | @ NE | W 17–16 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2021-09-19 | vs BUF | L 0–35 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 2021-09-26 | @ LV | L 28–31 OT | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 2021-10-03 | vs IND | L 17–27 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 2021-10-10 | @ TB | L 17–45 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 2021-10-24 | vs ATL | L 28–30 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | 2021-10-31 | @ BUF | L 11–26 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 2021-11-07 | vs HOU | W 17–9 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2021-11-11 | vs BAL | W 22–10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2021-11-21 | @ NYJ | W 24–17 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | 2021-11-28 | vs CAR | W 33–10 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | 2021-12-05 | vs NYG | W 20–9 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | 2021-12-19 | vs NYJ | W 31–24 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2021-12-27 | @ NO | W 20–3 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2022-01-02 | @ TEN | L 3–34 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | 2022-01-09 | vs NE | W 33–24 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
2020 game log (16 games)
2020 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2020-09-13 | @ NE | L 11–21 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2020-09-20 | vs BUF | L 28–31 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2020-09-24 | @ JAX | W 31–13 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 2020-10-04 | vs SEA | L 23–31 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 2020-10-11 | @ SF | W 43–17 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 2020-10-18 | vs NYJ | W 24–0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | 2020-11-01 | vs LA | W 28–17 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | 2020-11-08 | @ ARI | W 34–31 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2020-11-15 | vs LAC | W 29–21 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | 2020-11-22 | @ DEN | L 13–20 | 7 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | 2020-11-29 | @ NYJ | W 20–3 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | 2020-12-06 | vs CIN | W 19–7 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | 2020-12-13 | vs KC | L 27–33 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | 2020-12-20 | vs NE | W 22–12 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2020-12-26 | @ LV | W 26–25 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | 2021-01-03 | @ BUF | L 26–56 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
2019 game log (5 games)
2018 game log (12 games)
2018 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2018-09-09 | vs TEN | W 27–20 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2018-09-16 | @ NYJ | W 20–12 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 2018-09-23 | vs LV | W 28–20 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 2018-09-30 | @ NE | L 7–38 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2018-10-07 | @ CIN | L 17–27 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 2018-10-14 | vs CHI | W 31–28 OT | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2018-10-21 | vs DET | L 21–32 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2018-10-25 | @ HOU | L 23–42 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2018-11-04 | vs NYJ | W 13–6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | 2018-11-11 | @ GB | L 12–31 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2018-11-25 | @ IND | L 24–27 | 5 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | 2018-12-02 | vs BUF | W 21–17 | 4 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
2017 game log (16 games)
2017 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2017-09-17 | @ LAC | W 19–17 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2017-09-24 | @ NYJ | L 6–20 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 2017-10-01 | vs NO | L 0–20 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2017-10-08 | vs TEN | W 16–10 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 2017-10-15 | @ ATL | W 20–17 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2017-10-22 | vs NYJ | W 31–28 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 2017-10-26 | @ BAL | L 0–40 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2017-11-05 | vs LV | L 24–27 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2017-11-13 | @ CAR | L 21–45 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2017-11-19 | vs TB | L 20–30 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 2017-11-26 | @ NE | L 17–35 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2017-12-03 | vs DEN | W 35–9 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 5 |
| 14 | 2017-12-11 | vs NE | W 27–20 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | 2017-12-17 | @ BUF | L 16–24 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2017-12-24 | @ KC | L 13–29 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2017-12-31 | vs BUF | L 16–22 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
2016 game log (8 games)
2016 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2016-09-11 | @ SEA | L 10–12 | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2016-09-18 | @ NE | L 24–31 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 2016-09-25 | vs CLE | W 30–24 OT | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 2016-09-29 | @ CIN | L 7–22 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2016-12-17 | @ NYJ | W 34–13 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| 16 | 2016-12-24 | @ BUF | W 34–31 OT | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | 2017-01-01 | vs NE | L 14–35 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P18 | 2017-01-08 | @ PIT | L 12–30 | 5 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |