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2023 Alabama State University Football Roster

8 Ja'Won Howell

  • Position RB
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 220
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Lanett, Ala.
  • Highschool Lanett
  • Prev School North Alabama
  • Major Geography

Biography

2022 (at Alabama State): Tied for the team lead with four rushing touchdowns as part of ASU tri of backs... Mainly used in short yardage situations but gained more carries as the season progressed... Rushed 16 times for 48 yards and a touchdown and caught two passes for 14 yards in a comeback win at Texas Southern... Touchdowns came against Howard in the MEAC-SWAC Challenge, Miles College, Prairie View A&M, and MVSU.

2020 (at North Alabama): Played in all four games, including starts in the last three games of the season...31 carries for 58 yards and one touchdown...Averaged 1.9 yards per carry with a long of 12 yards...His touchdown came on a two-yard run in the second quarter at BYU...Caught eight passes for 42 yards with a long of 16 yards and an average of 5.2 yards per catch...UNA 2019: Played in all 11 games with 18 carries for 102 yards.. Top game was six carries for 42 yards against Presbyterian with a long run of 32 yards...Caught six passes for 80 yards with a long of 23...187 all-purpose yards...Added six tackles on special teams...Scored a two-point conversion against Charleston Southern...UNA 2018: Saw action in one game last season but maintained his redshirt status...Had four carries for 14 yards against Shorter with a long run of six yards.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played as a running back, middle linebacker, outside linebacker and kick returner at Lanett under coach Clifford Story… Helped lead the Panthers to a state championship in 2017 and to the semifinals of the playoffs in 2016…Named first-team all-area and second-team all-state in 2017… Also lettered in basketball and track… Helped lead the basketball team to a state championship in 2017… A member of track team and part of the state championship 4x400 relay team in 2016 and 2017… Named a Scholar Athlete in Track from 2016-18… 2016 Scholar Athlete in Basketball… 2017 highest average in Biology… 2016 highest average in Geometry.

PERSONAL: Majoring in Geography.

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Historical Player Information

  • 8

    2022Graduate Student

    Running Back
    6'1" 220 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2023Graduate Student

    RB
    6'1" 220 lbs
    8