Tytus Howard

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Tytus Howard

| image = Commanders Texans Run (cropped).jpg

| image_size =

| alt =

| caption = Howard with the Houston Texans in 2022

| current_team = Houston Texans

| number = 71

| position = Offensive tackle

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|05|23}}

| birth_place = Monroeville, Alabama, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 5

| weight_lb = 322

| high_school = Monroe County (AL)

| college = Alabama State (2014–2018)

| draftyear = 2019

| draftround = 1

| draftpick = 23

| pastteams =

Houston Texans ({{NFL Year|2019}}–present)

| status = Active

| highlights =

PFWA All-Rookie Team (2019)

| statleague = NFL

| statseason = 2024

| statweek =

| statlabel1 = Games played

| statvalue1 = 77

| statlabel2 = Games started

| statvalue2 = 77

| pfr = H/HowaTy00

}}

Tytus Howard (born May 23, 1996) is an American professional football offensive tackle for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama State Hornets.

Professional career

{{NFL predraft

| height ft = 6

| height in = 5

| weight = 322

| dash = 5.05

| ten split = 1.81

| twenty split = 2.97

| shuttle = 4.87

| cone drill = 8.34

| vertical = 29.5

| broad ft = 8

| broad in = 7

| bench = 21

| arm span = 34

| hand span = 10 5/8

| wonderlic =

| note = All values from NFL Combine{{cite web|title=Tytus Howard Combine Profile|url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/tytus-howard/3200484f-5743-2152-432d-da3c484cb3f8|website=NFL.com|access-date=November 4, 2019}}{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1027780&DraftYear=2019 |title=2019 Draft Scout Tytus Howard, Alabama State NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile |website=draftscout.com |access-date=December 16, 2022}}

}}

Howard was selected by the Houston Texans in the first round (23rd overall) of the 2019 NFL draft.{{Cite web |date=April 25, 2019 |title=2019 NFL Draft Results: Houston Texans Select Tytus Howard With 23rd Overall Pick |url=https://www.battleredblog.com/2019-nfl-draft/2019/4/25/18516527/2019-nfl-draft-results-houston-texans-select-tytus-howard-with-23rd-overall-pick |access-date=October 4, 2023 |website=Battle Red Blog |publisher=SB Nation}} He is the first Alabama State player to be selected in the first round of an NFL Draft.{{Cite web |last=Inabinett |first=Mark |date=April 25, 2019 |title=Tytus Howard makes Alabama State history in NFL Draft |url=https://www.al.com/sports/2019/04/tytus-howard-makes-alabama-state-history-in-nfl-draft.html |access-date=October 4, 2023 |website=AL.com}} He was placed on injured reserve on November 30, 2019.{{Cite web |date=November 30, 2019 |title=Texans place Tytus Howard on IR, sign Eddie Vanderdoes to active roster |url=https://www.houstontexans.com/news/texans-place-tytus-howard-on-ir-sign-eddie-vanderdoes-to-active-roster |access-date=October 4, 2023 |website=HoustonTexans.com}} He started eight games as a rookie, seven at right tackle and one at left guard.{{Cite web |title=Tytus Howard 2019 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HowaTy00/gamelog/2019/ |access-date=2025-01-02 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He was named to the PFWA All-Rookie Team.{{Cite web |title=2019 NFL All-Rookie Team |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/awards/nfl-all-rookie-2019.htm |access-date=2024-07-27 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}

In 2020, Howard started the first 14 games at right tackle before being placed on injured reserve on December 23, 2020.{{Cite web |date=December 23, 2020 |title=Houston Texans Transactions (12-23-20) |url=https://www.houstontexans.com/news/houston-texans-transactions-12-23-20-x6653 |access-date=February 7, 2021 |website=HoustonTexans.com}}

The Texans picked up the fifth-year option on Howard's contract on May 2, 2022.{{Cite web |date=April 25, 2022 |title=Fifth-year option tracker for first-round picks from the 2019 NFL Draft |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/fifth-year-option-tracker-for-first-round-picks-from-the-2019-nfl-draft |access-date=October 4, 2023 |website=NFL.com}}

On July 26, 2023, Howard and the Texans agreed to a three-year, $56 million contract extension.{{Cite web |last=Bien-Aime |first=D.J. |date=July 26, 2023 |title=Texans, Tytus Howard reach 3-year, $56 million extension, source says |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/38073669/texans-ot-tytus-howard-agree-3-year-56m-extension?platform=amp |access-date=July 26, 2023 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}

On September 6, 2023, Howard was placed on injured reserve after suffering a broken hand in practice.{{Cite web |date=September 6, 2023 |title=Houston Texans Transactions (9-6-2023) |url=https://www.houstontexans.com/news/houston-texans-transactions-9-6-2023 |access-date=October 4, 2023 |website=HoustonTexans.com}} He was activated on October 7.{{cite web|title=Houston Texans Transactions (10-7-2023)|url=https://www.houstontexans.com/news/houston-texans-transactions-10-7-2023|website=HoustonTexans.com|date=October 7, 2023}} He was placed back on injured reserve on November 29 after suffering a season-ending knee injury in Week 12.{{cite web|title=Houston Texans Transactions (11-29-2023)|url=https://www.houstontexans.com/news/houston-texans-transactions-11-29-2023|website=HoustonTexans.com|date=November 29, 2023}}

References

External links

[https://www.houstontexans.com/team/players-roster/tytus-howard/ Houston Texans bio]
[https://bamastatesports.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5247&path=football Alabama State Hornets bio]
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Category:1996 births

Category:Living people

Category:People from Monroeville, Alabama

Category:Players of American football from Alabama

Category:American football offensive tackles

Category:American football offensive guards

Category:Alabama State Hornets football players

Category:Houston Texans players

Category:21st-century American sportsmen