Doug Howell

Position:
Defensive Back
Height:
5-10
Weight:
185
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Reston, Va.
High School:
George Marshall

2012: College Sports Madness Second-Team All-CAA ... 2012 CAA Football All-Academic Team ... Appeared in all 11 games, earning three starts ... Led the CAA with five interceptions ... Also had 43 tackles, one TFL, three pass breakups and a quarterback hurry ... Registered his first two career interceptions in win at Georgia State ... Also had three tackles, one for a loss, and a pass breakup against the Panthers ... Ran interception back for first career touchdown while also making nine tackles, four solo, against No. 4 Old Dominion ... Four tackles and an interception in win over No. 2 James Madison ... Four tackles, an interception and a pass breakup in shutout win over Rhode Island ... Five tackles and a quarterback hurry in victory over Delaware ... Recorded eight tackles against Virginia ... Had four stops, two solo, in win at VMI ... Three tackles in Capital Cup win at William & Mary ... Pair of tackles and a pass breakup at No. 12/13 New Hampshire ... Two tackles in win at Villanova ... Made one tackle in victory versus Gardner-Webb ...

2011: Played in all 11 games, recording 18 tackles, including seven solo and 0.5 for loss, and a fumble recovery ... Against Old Dominion, had five tackles and scored a touchdown on a 96-yard fumble recovery, the Spiders' longest scoring play since 1984 ... Totaled four tackles and assisted on one for a one-yard loss against William & Mary ...

2010: Played in 10 games ... Finished the season with 10 tackles ... Forced his first career fumble in the 11-10 win at No. 8 Massachusetts ...

2009: Saw action in nine games ... Posted his career-high of four tackles in the win over Hofstra ... Also collected stops in the wins over Maine and in the NCAA First Round versus Elon ...

2008: Redshirted ...

High School: An All-Region player on both sides of the ball for George Marshall ... Named his team's Co-MVP along with current Spider teammate Chris Hurlburt ... Named Second Team All-region at DB and Honorable Mention All-Region at RB ... Also was a unanimous First Team All-District pick at both positions ... Marshall was 8-4 during his senior campaign and reached the second round of the playoffs ... Played for head coach J.T. Biddison ...

Personal: Son of Michele Howell ... His brother, Frank, joined the Spiders in 2008 as a sophomore after transferring from Catholic University of America ... George Marshall is the same high school that current Spiders Ryan Goss attended.