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Jersey Number 9
Keon Howard
- Position:
- QB
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Laurel, Miss.
- Previous School:
- Tulane
- High School:
- Laurel HS
Bio
Awards and Honors
BEFORE UTM: Joins the Skyhawks from Tulane where he spent three seasons (2018-20)…Played in 10 games, completing 38-of-76 pass attempts for 522 yards and three touchdowns with the Green Wave…He also rushed for 4.6 yards per carry and two touchdowns…Completed 25-of-58 pass attempts for 314 yards and a touchdown in 2020…Sat out the 2018 season due to NCAA transfer rules…Began career at Southern Miss where played two seasons (2016-17)…Played in 13 games for the Golden Eagles while earning nine starts…Completed 118-of-220 pass attempts for 1,564 yards and eight touchdowns…Posted a completion percentage of 54.0…Tallied 98 rushing attempts for 331 yards and two touchdowns…His best season came in 2017 when he threw for 1,199 yards and eight touchdowns…He set career-highs with three touchdown passes against both UTSA (10/7/17) and Louisiana Tech (10/21/17)… 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…In his career debut he tallied 28 rushing attempts for 98 yards and a touchdown while throwing for 230 yards...Prepped at Laurel High School where he helped the team to a pair of state championship appearances – including a 5A title in 2015…Tallied 11,532 passing yards and 108 touchdowns in his prep career…Two-time All-State honoree by Jackson Clarion-Ledger…Averaged 240 yards of total offense for his career…Threw for 3,317 yards and 43 touchdowns as a senior while rushing for 456 yards and three touchdowns…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...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...Ranked as a three-star prospect by 247Sports.
PERSONAL: Graduated with a degree in management from Tulane and is currently pursuing a Master's degree at UT Martin.
- Yearly Honors
- 2021 OVC Offensive Player of the Year
- 2021 All-OVC First Team
- 2021 Walter Payton Award Finalist (12th place)
- 2021 Phil Steele OVC Offensive Player of the Year
- 2021 Phil Steele FCS All-OVC first team
- 2021 CFPA FCS National Performer of the Year Midseason Watch List
- Weekly Honors
- 2x OVC Offensive Player of the Week (9/26/21 and 10/10/21)
- 4x OVC Newcomer of the Week (9/5/21, 9/12/21, 10/24/21 and 11/14/21)
BEFORE UTM: Joins the Skyhawks from Tulane where he spent three seasons (2018-20)…Played in 10 games, completing 38-of-76 pass attempts for 522 yards and three touchdowns with the Green Wave…He also rushed for 4.6 yards per carry and two touchdowns…Completed 25-of-58 pass attempts for 314 yards and a touchdown in 2020…Sat out the 2018 season due to NCAA transfer rules…Began career at Southern Miss where played two seasons (2016-17)…Played in 13 games for the Golden Eagles while earning nine starts…Completed 118-of-220 pass attempts for 1,564 yards and eight touchdowns…Posted a completion percentage of 54.0…Tallied 98 rushing attempts for 331 yards and two touchdowns…His best season came in 2017 when he threw for 1,199 yards and eight touchdowns…He set career-highs with three touchdown passes against both UTSA (10/7/17) and Louisiana Tech (10/21/17)… 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…In his career debut he tallied 28 rushing attempts for 98 yards and a touchdown while throwing for 230 yards...Prepped at Laurel High School where he helped the team to a pair of state championship appearances – including a 5A title in 2015…Tallied 11,532 passing yards and 108 touchdowns in his prep career…Two-time All-State honoree by Jackson Clarion-Ledger…Averaged 240 yards of total offense for his career…Threw for 3,317 yards and 43 touchdowns as a senior while rushing for 456 yards and three touchdowns…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...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...Ranked as a three-star prospect by 247Sports.
PERSONAL: Graduated with a degree in management from Tulane and is currently pursuing a Master's degree at UT Martin.
Skyhawk Sports Talk - Season 3, Episode 5
Tuesday, September 23
Skyhawk Sports Talk - Season 3, Episode 4
Wednesday, September 17
FB: Southern Illinois Postgame Press Conference
Sunday, September 14
2025 UT Martin Athletics Hall of Fame Induction
Sunday, September 14
