John Howard

Position:
Kicker
Height:
5-11
Weight:
198
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Cincinnatti, Ohio
High School:
Anderson HS

Walk-on who is competing for the team’s kickoff duties … adds depth to the kicking corps … joined the team in 2009 fall … showed potential during the spring and now has to prove himself during the preseason … has a strong leg … Dean’s List … Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll.

2009 (Fr.) Redshirted.

Prep: Kicked for coach Jeff Giesting at Anderson … connected on 16-of-20 field goals with a long of 47 yards and hit 100-of-105 extra points in his career … hit 80 percent of his field goal attempts, 95 percent of his extra point attempts and almost 70 percent of his kickoffs resulted in touchbacks ... helped lead Anderson to a 12-3 record and an appearance in the state championship game as a senior … selected second-team all-state as senior … named first-team all-Southwest Ohio .... helped lead Anderson to a 13-2 record and the state championship as a junior … hit 8-of-9 field goals and 34-of-34 extra point attempts in the 10 Ohio football playoff games as a junior and senior ... two-time all-conference and two-time all-district … also participated in club soccer.

Personal: Birthday is June 11 … son of Robert and Laurie Howard … one of thee children … majoring in environmental and natural resource economics.