#19

Lofton Howard

TEJunior6' 4", 235 lbsBowling Green, KY
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers0-3 · TDC #128
Snap share
49%
likely 27–66%
Receptions
7
324th of 1676 in FBS
Rec. yards
36
782nd of 1662 in FBS
Yards / catch
5.1
481st of 499 in FBS
Rec. TD
0
EPA / play
+0.10
9 plays

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

9 plays · +0.9 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+0.10
Passing+0.10
1st down-0.25
2nd down-0.07
Standard downs+0.02
Passing downs+0.19
HowardWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays4%
Pass plays8%
Run plays0%
1st down3%
2nd down7%
3rd down0%
Standard downs4%
Passing downs5%
HowardWR/TE average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets6—
Target share8.1%—
Catch rate83.3%—
Success rate per target50.0%—
Yards per target4.5—
Explosive catches0.0%—
Deep-target rate0.0%—
3rd-down targets0—
Red-zone targets0—

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions7324th / 1676
Yards36782nd / 1662
Yards / catch5.1481st / 499
Touchdowns0—
Long14—
Punt returns2026FBS rank
Returns1—
Yards5—
Average5—
Touchdowns0—
Long5—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

GameTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSpecial teamsSnap share
Wk 1 · Nevada83~34 (16–49)2·41%
Wk 2 · Georgia74~42 (36–51)4157%
Wk 3 · Indiana60~31 (14–44)3·52%
Season217107 (58–143)9149%

Position Room

7 TEs on the Western Kentucky roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
19Lofton HowardTEJR73608%+0.10
14CC EzirimTESR46507%+0.60
87Coleson ArendsTEJR21818%+0.96
44Griffin ReimerTESO—————
81Arlando Crafton Jr.TEFR—————
88Aiden MillerTEJR—————
89Cross NimmoTEFR—————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 4+ plays per team game. Western Kentucky depth chart →