Cashius Howell
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| Position | Defensive end |
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| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 255 lb (116 kg) |
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| High school | Rockhurst (Kansas City, Missouri) |
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Cashius Howell is an American college football defensive end for the Texas A&M Aggies. He previously played for the Bowling Green Falcons. Howell received unanimous All-American honors for his performance during the 2025 season.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Howell attended Rockhurst High School in Kansas City, Missouri. During his high school career, he had 150 tackles, including 21 sacks He committed to Bowling Green State University to play college football.[1]
College career
[edit | edit source]Bowling Green
[edit | edit source]On July 1, 2021, Howell enrolled at Bowling Green State University. He made his collegiate debut against Murray State during the 2021 season. In 2023, Howell led the Mid-American Conference (MAC) with 9.5 sacks. He was named 2023 Third-team All-MAC. Over 30 games for Bowling Green, Howell had 56 tackles and 11.5 sacks.[2]
On December 23, 2023, Howell entered the transfer portal.[3]
Texas A&M
[edit | edit source]On January 8, 2024, he transferred to Texas A&M University.[4] Howell made his Aggies debut against Notre Dame in the season opener, where he recorded two tackles. Howell's first Aggies sack came in a victory against Florida. In the Las Vegas Bowl against USC, Howell made his first Aggies start. Against the Trojans, Howell recorded a sack and his first career interception. On the season, he played in 13 games with one start and had 40 tackles, four sacks and one interception.[5]
In week 2 of the 2025 season, Howell sacked Utah State's quarterback Bryson Barnes on three consecutive plays. For his performance, he was named Southeastern Conference (SEC) defensive player of the week.[6] In week 5 against Mississippi State, Howell recorded three sacks and a pass deflection in the victory. Howell became the first Aggie to record multiple three sack games in a single season since Von Miller in 2009.[7] For his performance, he was named defensive player of the week.[8] He also received unanimous All-American honors, becoming the 11th Texas A&M player to receive them.[9]
Statistics
[edit | edit source]| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Fumbles | Interceptions | ||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | FF | FR | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | PD | ||
| 2021 | Bowling Green | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Bowling Green | 13 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 16 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | Bowling Green | 13 | 11 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 9.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | Texas A&M | 13 | 1 | 40 | 26 | 14 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| 2025 | Texas A&M | 12 | 12 | 29 | 16 | 10 | 11.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Career | 55 | 24 | 125 | 72 | 53 | 27.0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 15 | |
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Howell is a hidden 'gem' in Bowling Green's 2021 recruiting class
- ^ Texas A&M's Howell ready to face former team in BGSU matchup
- ^ Bowling Green all-MAC linebacker Howell enters transfer portal
- ^ Texas A&M football vs. Bowling Green will feel like a reunion for this Aggie
- ^ Why Cashius Howell may be Texas A&M football's next great pass rusher
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- ^ https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/texas-m-edge-becomes-programs-183119978.html