2017 Football Roster
Roster
Devonte Howard
- Position:
- WR
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Little Rock, Ark.
- Previous School:
- Memphis
- High School:
- Bryant HS
2017: Played in all 11 games for the Skyhawks while earning four starts at wide receiver and on special teams…Tallied 12 receptions for 155 yards…Notched a receiving touchdown against No. 2 Jacksonville State (Nov. 11)…Averaged 12.9 yards per catch…Tallied a season-high 50 yards against Eastern Illinois (Oct. 28)…Returned a blocked punt for a touchdown against No. 20 Tennessee State (Sept. 23).
2016: Saw action in six games for the Skyhawks at wide receiver and on special teams…Played against Cincinnati (Sept. 1), Bacone College (Sept. 17), Austin Peay (Oct. 8), Georgia State (Oct. 22), Eastern Kentucky (Oct. 29) and Jacksonville State (Nov. 19)…Tallied one catch for 10 yards at Jacksonville State (Nov. 19).
BEFORE UTM: Transfers in from Memphis University, where he spent one season playing for head coach Justin Fuente…Did not see game action…Prepped at Bryant High School under head coach Paul Calley…Helped lead the squad to a 9-3 record as a senior and a conference championship in 2013…He was second on the team in rushing with 654 yards and four touchdowns…Tallied 22 receptions for 312 yards and three touchdowns…Was named all-state in as a junior…Named the team’s Outstanding Back.
PERSONAL: Born on Sept. 30, 1995…Son of Donald and Erma Howard…Has one sibling, DeIvory…Majoring in sports management.
