Grayson Howard

Position:
Linebacker
Height:
6-4
Weight:
240
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Jacksonville, Fla.
Prev School:
South Carolina/Florida
High School:
Andrew Jackson HS

A transfer linebacker who joined the Bulls in January of 2026 after two seasons at Florida and a season at South Carolina...a former four-star prospect...started nine games at Florida (all in the 2024 season) and has played in 23 collegiate games (11 at South Carolina/12 at Florida)...posted a career-best 37 tackles in 2024 for the Gators.

(FLORIDA): Played in three games, recording four tackles ...saw his first action of the season vs. South Florida, posting one solo tackle at linebacker...logged one tackle vs. No. 3 LSU...totaled two tackles vs. No. 4 Miami.

2024 (FLORIDA): Started the first nine games before being held out in Weeks 12-14... totaled 37 tackles (17 solo), 1.0 sack, 2.0 tackles for loss, two fumble recoveries, one forced fumble, two QB hurries and one pass breakup...earned a 68.7 PFF grade and 84.2 run defense grade (23rd in FBS)...made first-career start and paced Florida with six tackles (three solo) for an 83.1 PFF grade vs. No. 19 Miami...started his third-straight game and logged five tackles (four solo) vs. Texas A&M...registered seven tackles, one fumble recovery, one QB hurry and one pass breakup for a 75.4 PFF grade at Mississippi State...picked up his first-career sack for a loss of five yards and finished with four tackles (three solo) vs. UCF...forced his second-career fumble and came away with his second recovery of the season while tallying five tackles (three solo) and 0.5 TFLs at No. 8 Tennessee...totaled four tackles and 0.5 TFLs in the win as a starter vs. Kentucky...recorded four tackles (one solo) and a QB hurry while starting at linebacker vs. No. 2 Georgia...SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll (2024).

2023 (SOUTH CAROLINA): Appeared in 11 games… finished with 19 tackles (10 solo), a tackle-for-loss and a forced fumble… made four tackles (three solo) in his collegiate debut against Furman (Sept. 9)...had two or more tackles in four games with three vs. Tennessee (Sept. 30) and at Texas A&M (Oct. 28).

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Andrew Jackson High School.. helped the Tigers win their first district title since 2009 and make the Sunshine State’s new 2M playoffs in 2022… totaled 188 tackles in 11 games with 106 solo stops… invited to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl… coached by Christopher Foy…a News4JaxSports first-team and an All-Gateway selection in 2021… made a team-leading 157 tackles with 14 tackles for loss… helped the Tigers to a 7-4 mark and a spot in the 4A playoffs, its best season in 12 years… as a sophomore in 2000, earned Florida Times-Union All First-Coast third-team honors after logging over 100 tackles in nine games… rated a four-star prospect by 247Sports, the 42nd-best prospect in the state of Florida, the 18th-best linebacker in the country and No. 183 overall, according to 247Sports Composite… considered the 40th-best player in Florida, the 19th-best linebacker in the country and No. 182 overall on On3 Consensus… ranked as the 42nd-best player in the state, the 15th-best outside linebacker and No. 177 on the ESPN300.