Xavien Howard
Xavien Howard, a DB, appears on NFL rosters across 2016–2025. Everything below is drawn from open roster data; the figures are facts, not our opinion of the player.
The basics
| Position | DB |
|---|---|
| College | Baylor |
| Born | 1993-07-04 |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in |
| Weight | 200 lb |
| Drafted | pick 38 by MIA in 2016 |
Seasons on an NFL roster
9 seasons of roster appearances, 2016–2025. A row here means the player was on that team's roster that year.
| 2016 | Miami Dolphins |
|---|---|
| 2017 | Miami Dolphins |
| 2018 | Miami Dolphins |
| 2019 | Miami Dolphins |
| 2020 | Miami Dolphins |
| 2021 | Miami Dolphins |
| 2022 | Miami Dolphins |
| 2023 | Miami Dolphins |
| 2025 | Indianapolis Colts |
Defensive statistics
Regular-season totals, 1999–2026. Solo and assisted tackles, tackles for loss, sacks, quarterback hits, interceptions, passes defended, forced fumbles and opponent fumbles recovered. Sacks are shared between players, so a total can end in a half. Play-offs are not included.
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | TFL | Sacks | QB Hits | Int | Int Yds | PD | FF | FR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 7 | 29 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 16 | 38 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 71 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 12 | 25 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 52 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 16 | 35 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 77 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 16 | 35 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 54 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2022 | 15 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 12 | 33 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career | 103 | 243 | 77 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 254 | 95 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
Where this came from
Roster appearances, position, college, draft and physicals from nflverse open roster data. Seasons before about 1999 are roster-only, so there are no game statistics for them. Teams are linked where the franchise is certain; earlier seasons show the code used at the time.
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