Jack Howell (American football)

Jack Howell is an American football safety for the Colorado State Rams.

Early life and high school
A native of Fort Collins, Colorado, Howell initially attended Valor Christian High School in Colorado before transferring to Hamilton High School in Chandler, Arizona. In Howell's junior season, he had a breakout season, tallying 11 touchdowns and eight catches for 112 yards as a running back and three interceptions as a safety. Howell committed to play college football at the Colorado State University.

College career
In Howell's first career season in 2021, he was named the Mountain West Conference freshman of the week twice: once for his performance against Toledo were he had nine tackles and a pass deflection, and again versus Hawaii were he totaled 11 tackles with one being for a loss. Howell finished the 2021 season with 64 tackles with four going for a loss, and an interception. For his performance on the season, Howell was named a 2021 Freshman All-American. Howell finished his breakout 2022 season with 108 tackles with three going for a loss, half a sack, three pass deflections, three interceptions, and a forced fumble. For his performance on the season, Howell was named a first-team All-Mountain West selection.

Personal life
Howell's sister is Jaelin who plays soccer, and his dad is former Super Bowl champion John Howell.