Walker Howard

Florida

Sep 26 (Sat)

Flex (2:30-3:30 PM or 5-7 PM)

Class:
Fifth Year
Position:
QB
Ht./Wt.:
6-0 / 195
Experience:
TR
Hometown:
Lafayette, La.
High School:
St. Thomas More Catholic
Prev. College:
Louisiana
Major:
Multi-Disciplinary Studies

ACADEMIC HIGHLIGHTS

• Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Spring 2023)

2026 (FIFTH YEAR): Transfer who arrived back on campus in January and participated in spring drills.

LOUISIANA: Appeared in five games with Louisiana in a backup role ... Tallied 155 yards in the air and 82 yards on the ground.

OLE MISS: Appeared in four games over two seasons with the Rebels in 2023 and 2024 ... Arrived on campus in January 2023 and participated in spring drills ... Rated as the No. 5 quarterback and No. 42 overall player in the transfer portal by 247Sports when he enrolled at Ole Miss during his first stint in Oxford.

LSU: Spent one season at LSU before entering the transfer portal in January of 2023 ... Appeared in two games with no starts ... Saw extended action in LSU’s Citrus Bowl (01/02/23) win over Purdue, playing the entire fourth quarter of the 63-7 victory ... Finished year completing 2-of-4 passes for seven yards and added another 33 rushing yards on six carries ... Against Purdue, completed 2-of-4 passes for seven yards and rushed for 18 yards ... Had a long rush of 23 yards vs. the Boilermakers ... Other action came against Southern in LSU’s home opener (09/10/22).

HIGH SCHOOL: One of the nation’s top quarterback prospects in the Class of 2022 ... Rated as the nation’s No. 1 dual-threat QB by ESPN and listed No. 5 by 247Sports ... Overall, listed as the nation’s No. 27 overall prospect by ESPN and No. 34 by 247Sports ... Ranked as the No. 2 player in the state of Louisiana by 247Sports ... Prepped at St. Thomas More High School in Lafayette, Louisiana where he led his team to back-to-back Division II state titles in 2019 and 2020 and a semifinals appearance in 2021 ... Passed for 381 yards and four TDs in 35-28 win over De La Salle in 2020 state championship game ... As a senior, completed 155-of-259 passes for 2,394 yards and 25 touchdowns ... Invited to the Under Armour All-American Game… Participated in the Elite 11 camp, finishing among the top 10 ... Won the 2020 MaxPreps High School Football Player of the Year for Louisiana ... 2020 Louisiana Gatorade Player of the Year ... Selected to the 2020 Louisiana High School Football All-State First-Team for Offense ... Passed for 3,430 yards and 42 touchdowns as a junior ... Coached by Ryan Frederick.

PERSONAL: Full name is James Walker Howard IV ... Born on July 1, 2003 ... Son of Jamie and Kathryn Howard ... Dad, Jamie, played quarterback at LSU from 1992-95 ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in spring 2023 ... Multi-disciplinary studies major.