2008 Football Roster
Joshua Howard
- Position:
- Free Safety
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Inkster, Mich.
- High School:
- Inkster
* 2011 Ball State Mark Hays *
Inspiration Award
2011 (Sr.): Started 10 games . . . started his 15th career game vs. Toledo . . . recorded his third career fumble recovery at NIU and returned it 92 yards for a touchdown . . . career high 13 tackles vs. Toledo in the season finale . . . 12 tackles at Western Michigan and his third interception of the season and fourth of his career at WMU . . . 11 tackles at Eastern Michigan . . . blocked the first field goal of his career at EMU . . . credited with first career fumble recovery at Oklahoma . . . tallied nine tackles vs. Army . . . also started in Ball State's season opening 27-20 victory over Indiana at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Ind. . . . managed seven tackles vs. the Hoosiers . . . tallied his first interception of the season and the second of his career at South Florida . . . managed seven tackles, his third career fumble recovery and his third career interception at Ohio . . . tallied seven tackles vs. Central Michigan . . . ranked fourth on the team in tackles and tallied a team high three interceptions, tied for 3rd in the MAC in fumbles recovered, 5th in the MAC for interceptions, and 15th in the MAC in tackles.
2010: (Jr.): Played in 10 games to earn third letter . . . started three games . . . tallied his first career interception on the final play of the second overtime vs. Akron to seal Ball State's 37-30 victory . . . made his first career start vs. Western Michigan . . . season high four tackles at Central Michigan . . . tied his season high of four tackles vs. Western Michigan.
2009 (So.): Played in all 12 games to earn second letter . . . has played in all 26 games in his first two seasons . . . season high two tackles at Auburn . . . at least one tackle in five games.
2008 (Fr.): Played in all 14 games to earn first letter . . . season-high three tackles in his first collegiate game vs. Northeastern . . . half tackle for loss vs. Northeastern . . . at least one tackle in seven games.
HIGH SCHOOL: Earned three letters in football for Coach Greg Carter . . . also lettered three seasons in basketball and four in baseball . . . Football: Helped team to a 10-0 mark and a 7-0 Mega Gold Conference mark as a senior and a 31-4 overall record in his career . . . helped Inkster to a regional runner-up finish as a sophomore and a state runner-up finish as a junior . . . all-state as a senior . . . three-time all-district . . . two-time all-conference and all-academic . . . 89 tackles, four interceptions, three fumble recoveries and two forced fumbles as a senior . . . 203 tackles, 26 INTs, four forced fumbles and four fumble recoveries in his career . . . Basketball: Earned three letters for Coach Duran Sheppard . . . helped team to a runner-up finish in the district as a junior . . . named school’s Defensive Player of the Year as a junior . . . Baseball: Earned four letters for Coach Jerome Orr . . . helped school to a league championship as a junior . . . two-time team MVP . . . managed a 4.0 grade-point average and was a Distinguished Scholar at Inkster.
PERSONAL: Son of Ken Jennings and Kenyatta Howard . . . born Oct. 11, 1990, in Detroit, Mich. . . . one sister . . . full name is Joshua JaJuan Howard.
SCORING g td rush rcv ret pat 2pat fg total avg/g
2008
12
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
2009
12
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
2010
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
2011
10
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
6
0.6
TOTAL
44
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
6
0.1
INTERCEPTIONS g no. yards td long avg/r avg/g
2008
12
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.0
2009
12
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.0
2010
10
1
0
0
0
0.0
0.0
2011
10
3
35
0
35
11.7
3.5
TOTAL
44
4
35
0
35
8.8
0.8
ALL PURPOSE g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g
2008
12
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
2009
12
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
2010
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
2011
10
0
0
0
0
35
35
3.5
TOTAL
44
0
0
0
0
35
35
0.8
TACKLES g ua a total tfl pd ff fr blk
2008
12
8
3
11
1
0
0
0
0
2009
12
3
3
6
0
0
0
0
0
2010
10
9
8
17
0
2
1
0
0
2011
10
38
33
71
0
4
0
3
1
TOTAL
44
58
47
105
1
6
1
3
1
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Points scored: 6, at Northern Illinois, 11/15/11
Touchdowns: 1, at Northern Illinois, 11/15/11
All-purpose yards: 35, at Ohio University, 10/15/11 ; at Ohio, 10/15/11
Interceptions: 1, 6 times
Long interception return: 35, at Ohio University, 10/15/11 ; at Ohio, 10/15/11
Tackles: 12, at Western Michigan, 10/29/11 (7-5)
Tackles for loss: .5, Northeastern, 8/28/08 (0-0)
Fumbles forced: 1, Western Michigan, 10/9/10
Fumbles recovered: 1, 4 times
Pass breakups: 1, at Ohio University, 10/15/11 ; at Ohio, 10/15/11 ; Eastern Michigan, 10/16/10
Blocked kicks: 1, at Eastern Michigan, 11/5/11
