2019 Football Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 75
Ethan Howard
- Position:
- OL
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 265
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Brookwood, Ala.
- High School:
- Brookwood HS
Graduated in May 2019 with a bachelor’s degree in communication ... Working towards his master's degree in communication
Honors
2019 All-Sun Belt Honorable Mention
Honors
2019 All-Sun Belt Honorable Mention
2019 (Redshirt Senior)
- 2019 All-Sun Belt honorable mention selection
- Played in and started 10 games on the offensive line, missing two games due to an injury
- Had a streak of 34-straight starts snapped when he missed the game versus Louisiana (Nov. 7)
- Saw time at both left and right tackle for the CCU offense which recorded over 400 yards of total offense five times, including a season-high 636 yards in the road win at UMass (Sept. 21)
- Graded out at 90 percent or higher in six games
- Totaled four knockdown blocks versus Eastern Michigan (Aug. 31), against Georgia State (Oct. 12, and at Georgia Southern (Oct. 19)
- Tallied three knockdowns against Norfolk State (Sept. 14)
- Also recorded two knockdown blocks at Kansas (Sept. 7) and at UMass (Sept. 21)
- Behind Howard and the offensive line unit, the Chants were 23-for-29 (79.3 percent) on fourth-down attempts which was the second-best percentage both nationally and in the Sun Belt
- The 23 fourth-down conversions were tied for third-most nationally behind only Army and Navy with 26
2018 (Redshirt Junior)
- Started all 12 games at right tackle on the offensive line for the Chants
- Part of the offensive unit up front that led the CCU rushing attack to rank fourth in the Sun Belt and 41st nationally with an average of 198.7 rushing yards per game
- Helped lead the way for the Chants offense to total 574 offensive yards in the win at Campbell (Sept. 12), the most for a CCU offense in a single game since 2015
- Recorded six knockdown blocks at Troy (Sept. 29)
- Posted five knockdown blocks versus UAB (Sept. 8), against ULM (Oct. 13), at UMass (Oct. 20), and at Georgia State (Oct. 29)
- Did not allow a sack in nine of the 12 games he played in the season
2017 (Redshirt Sophomore)
- Started all 12 games at right tackle and recorded 40 knockdown blocks for the season
- Was the most experienced lineman on the NCAA FBS’s youngest offensive line for the second half of the season
- Recorded five knockdown blocks at Arkansas State (Oct. 14) and was the team’s highest-graded offensive lineman (91%) for the game
- Had a team-best five knockdowns at Appalachian State (Oct. 21)
- Tied for the team lead with four knockdown blocks at UAB (Sept. 16)
- Tallied a career-high seven knockdown blocks at ULM (Sept. 30), while adding four at Arkansas (Nov. 4)
2016 (Redshirt Freshman)
- Played in 10 games overall on the season
- Earned three starts - versus Central Connecticut State (Oct. 22), Liberty (Nov. 17), and Hampton (Nov. 26) at left tackle
- Finished with 18 knockdown blocks and was whistled for just two penalties
- Had a total of seven knockdown blocks in his starts versus Liberty and Hampton
- Was the team’s top-graded lineman at 93 percent for Hampton, a game in which the offensive line was named the team's Offensive MVP
- Recorded five knockdown blocks in his first collegiate start versus Central Connecticut State
- Did not start at Gardner-Webb (Oct. 15), but played all but one snap as Chase Tidwell was injured on the opening play
2015 (Freshman)
- Redshirted
- Did not see any game action as a true freshman
High School
- Helped lead the Brookwood High School offense to gain more than 1,500 yards rushing and more than 1,600 yards passing his senior season
- Led the team in pancake blocks and fewest sacks allowed as the offensive line allowed the fewest number of sacks in more than a decade
- Team captain
- Finalist for the Bryant Jordan Achievement Award, given annually by the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame in conjunction with the Alabama High School Athletic Association
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