Xavien Howard ranks in the all-time elite tier for defensive backs — a career that places Howard in the top 3% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Howard a career score of 81, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Xavien Howard
4× Pro Bowl1× All-ProTop 2% all-time defensive backsAll-Time Great👑 2× #1 Defensive Back · 2018–2020Team Carrier · #574
Height6'1"
Weight203 lb
BornJul 4, 1993
Age33
College
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% | |||||
| 2016 | 23 | MIA | 7 | — | 40 | 29 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 527 | 95.9% | 4 | 1.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 24 | MIA | 16 | — | 44 | 38 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 4 | 13 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,017 | 97.3% | 27 | 6.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 25 | MIA | 12 | — | 35 | 25 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 803 | 99.2% | 29 | 9.3% | 63 | 33 | 0.5 | 61.2 | 14.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 26 | MIA | 5 | — | 17 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 322 | 89.8% | 29 | 21.2% | 26 | 17 | 0.7 | 117.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 27 | MIA | 16 | — | 46 | 35 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 10 | 20 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 936 | 90.1% | 2 | 0.4% | 101 | 52 | 0.5 | 48.3 | 12.8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | 28 | MIA | 16 | — | 46 | 35 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,026 | 96.6% | 5 | 1.3% | 93 | 49 | 0.5 | 72.6 | 10.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 29 | MIA | 15 | — | 39 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 979 | 95.6% | — | 0.0% | 84 | 50 | 0.6 | 101.2 | 11.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0.1 |
| 2023 | 30 | MIA | 12 | — | 42 | 33 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 745 | 87.4% | 2 | 0.5% | 62 | 39 | 0.6 | 81.3 | 11.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0.1 |
| 2025 | 32 | IND | 3 | — | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 211 | 83.3% | 2 | 2.0% | 21 | 14 | 0.7 | 124.3 | 9.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Career | — | 102 | — | 320 | 243 | 77 | 8 | 3 | 2.0 | 13.0 | 29 | 95 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 6,566 | 93.8% | 100 | 3.6% | 450 | 254 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 35 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
165 career value over replacement — #542 all-time of 4,649. 20.6/season above a replacement-level CB.
Career Profile
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #38 (Rd 2) · MIA · 2016 · +30.5 vs expected KV-H
81actual
50.5 expected · Δ+30.5
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