Desmond Howard
Desmond Kevin Howard
Born: May 15, 1970
Cleveland, OH USA
Position: WR
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 185
College: Michigan
High School: St. Joseph Academy (Cleveland, OH)
Career: 1992-2002
Drafted: 1992 in Round 1, #4 overall by the Washington Redskins
Desmond Howard played from 1992 to 2002 during his career with the Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Jacksonville Jaguars, Oakland Raiders and Washington Redskins. Howard caught 123 passes for 1,597 yards and 7 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | NFL Washington Redskins | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 7 | 0 |
| 1993 | NFL Washington Redskins | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 9 | 0 |
| 1994 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | NFL Jacksonville Jaguars | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | NFL Detroit Lions | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Totals | 12 | 68 | 5.7 | 9 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | NFL Washington Redskins | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 8 | 0 |
| 1993 | NFL Washington Redskins | 23 | 286 | 12.4 | 27 | 0 |
| 1994 | NFL Washington Redskins | 40 | 727 | 18.2 | 81 | 5 |
| 1995 | NFL Jacksonville Jaguars | 26 | 276 | 10.6 | 24 | 1 |
| 1996 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 13 | 95 | 7.3 | 12 | 0 |
| 1997 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 9 | 0 |
| 1998 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 10 | 0 |
| 2000 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 10 | 0 |
| 2001 | NFL Detroit Lions | 10 | 133 | 13.3 | 36 | 1 |
| Totals | 123 | 1597 | 13.0 | 81 | 7 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | NFL Washington Redskins | 6 | 84 | 14.0 | 55 | 1 |
| 1993 | NFL Washington Redskins | 4 | 25 | 6.2 | 13 | 0 |
| 1995 | NFL Jacksonville Jaguars | 24 | 246 | 10.2 | 40 | 0 |
| 1996 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 58 | 875 | 15.1 | 92 | 3 |
| 1997 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 27 | 210 | 7.8 | 32 | 0 |
| 1998 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 45 | 541 | 12.0 | 75 | 2 |
| 1999 | NFL Detroit Lions | 6 | 115 | 19.2 | 68 | 1 |
| 1999 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 12 | 93 | 7.8 | 20 | 0 |
| 2000 | NFL Detroit Lions | 31 | 457 | 14.7 | 95 | 1 |
| 2001 | NFL Detroit Lions | 22 | 201 | 9.1 | 34 | 0 |
| 2002 | NFL Detroit Lions | 9 | 48 | 5.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Totals | 244 | 2895 | 11.9 | 95 | 8 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | NFL Washington Redskins | 22 | 462 | 21.0 | 42 | 0 |
| 1993 | NFL Washington Redskins | 21 | 405 | 19.3 | 33 | 0 |
| 1995 | NFL Jacksonville Jaguars | 10 | 178 | 17.8 | 24 | 0 |
| 1996 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 22 | 460 | 20.9 | 40 | 0 |
| 1997 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 61 | 1318 | 21.6 | 45 | 0 |
| 1998 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 49 | 1040 | 21.2 | 42 | 0 |
| 1999 | NFL Detroit Lions | 15 | 298 | 19.9 | 35 | 0 |
| 1999 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 19 | 364 | 19.2 | 31 | 0 |
| 2000 | NFL Detroit Lions | 57 | 1401 | 24.6 | 70 | 0 |
| 2001 | NFL Detroit Lions | 57 | 1446 | 25.4 | 91 | 0 |
| 2002 | NFL Detroit Lions | 26 | 587 | 22.6 | 70 | 0 |
| Totals | 359 | 7959 | 22.2 | 91 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1996 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1997 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1998 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2000 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2001 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1992 | NFL Washington Redskins | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| 1994 | NFL Washington Redskins | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32 | |||||||
| 1995 | NFL Jacksonville Jaguars | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| 1996 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| 1998 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 1999 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 2000 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 2001 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Totals | 0 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 92 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 16 | 1 |
| 1993 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 16 | 5 |
| 1994 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 16 | 15 |
| 1995 | NFL | Jacksonville Jaguars | 13 | 6 |
| 1996 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 0 |
| 1997 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 15 | 0 |
| 1998 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 15 | 1 |
| 1999 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 8 | 0 |
| 2000 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 15 | 0 |
| 2001 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 14 | 1 |
| 2002 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 7 | 0 |
Awards
1996 - Super Bowl MVP
Honors
1996 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1996 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1996 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1996 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
2000 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
