TE#83
O.J. Howard
gsis_id 00-0033879
HOU
Next Gen Stats
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2022 weekly average
- Separation
- 1.28 yd
- Cushion
- 4.71 yd
- YAC above expectation
- -1.17
- Avg YAC
- 1.28
- Share of intended air yards
- 30.1%
- Catch rate
- 40.0%
Advanced charting
Source: Pro Football Reference advanced2022 season total / average
- Broken tackles (rec)
- 1
- Drops
- 0
- Drop rate
- 0.0%
- Passer rating when targeted
- 66.6
- Interceptions on targets
- 1
Season by season
Aggregated from real weekly rows in nflverse_player_stats_weekly.
| Season | G | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | TD | Rec EPA | Tgt share | WOPR | Rush yds | PPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 11 | 23 | 10 | 145 | 2 | -2.0 | 0.065 | 0.17 | 0 | 36.5 |
| 2021 | 12 | 23 | 16 | 145 | 1 | 4.3 | 0.046 | 0.09 | 0 | 36.5 |
Bio & status
- Height
- 6'6"
- Weight
- 251 lb
- College
- Alabama (Southeastern Conference)
- Draft
- 2017 · Rd 1 · Pk 19 · TB
- Rookie season
- 2017
- Experience
- 6 yr
- Status
- ACT
Play-by-play drill-down
Loaded on demand, one season at a time.
Similar players
Position-matched comparables scored on real Next Gen Stats season data.
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2019 · TE cohort of 32
Each of separation, cushion, yac over expected, share of air yards, catch rate is z-scored across every qualified TE in 2019; distance is the root-mean-square z gap, so lower means more alike. Only same-position players are compared.
Cameron BrateTE · TB · distance 0.45
- Separation
- 2.57
- Cushion
- 5.42
- YAC over expected
- 0.55
- Share of air yards
- 6.2
- Catch rate
- 65.5
Gerald EverettTE · LA · distance 0.56
- Separation
- 2.96
- Cushion
- 5.11
- YAC over expected
- 0.91
- Share of air yards
- 10.6
- Catch rate
- 61.7
Tyler EifertTE · CIN · distance 0.59
- Separation
- 2.42
- Cushion
- 5.38
- YAC over expected
- 0.23
- Share of air yards
- 11.2
- Catch rate
- 68.3
Darren FellsTE · HOU · distance 0.62
- Separation
- 2.90
- Cushion
- 5.05
- YAC over expected
- 1.00
- Share of air yards
- 5.8
- Catch rate
- 70.8
Greg OlsenTE · CAR · distance 0.83
- Separation
- 2.82
- Cushion
- 5.20
- YAC over expected
- -0.23
- Share of air yards
- 14.4
- Catch rate
- 63.4
O.J. Howard baseline
- Separation
- 2.47
- Cushion
- 5.04
- YAC over expected
- 0.83
- Share of air yards
- 7.8
- Catch rate
- 64.2