 | Ricardo Howell, Strong Safety | NEB |
| Current/Potential | TAK | SACK | PD | INT | TD |
| 68/73 | | | | | | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
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| Attributes |
| Morale: | Content |
| Height: | 5-10 |
| Weight: | 178 |
| Ideal Wt: | 180 |
| Jersey: | 21 |
| Age: | 22 |
| Year: | |
| Status: | OK |
| Energy: | 0 |
| HS Ranking: | #363 |
| Pos Ranking: | #37 SS |
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| Position Ratings |
| Hands: | 44 |
| Tackling: | 73 |
| Coverage: | 56 |
| Punt Return: | 36 |
| Kick Return: | 57 |
| Durability: | 67 |
| Endurance: | 81 |
| Adaptability: | 79 |
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| Athletic Ratings |
| Arm Strength: | 10 |
| Acceleration: | 39 |
| Agility: | 55 |
| Speed: | 62 |
| Strength: | 70 |
| Jumping: | 61 |
| Instincts: | 83 |
| Aggressiveness: | 61 |
| Discipline: | 96 |
| Intelligence: | 69 |
| Work Ethic: | 77 |
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| Personal Bests |
| Tackles: | 12 |
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| Sacks: | 1 |
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| Passes defensed: | 2 |
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| Interceptions: | 2 |
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| TD: | 1 |
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| Game Logs |
| Week | Opp | Res | Tak | Solo | Ast | Sack | FF | PD | Int | Yds | Ave | TD | MT | OOP | BPA |
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| Defensive Statistics |
| Year | GP | GS | Tak | Solo | Ast | Sack | Stuf | Hur | DP | FF | PD | MT | OOP | BPA | |
| 2024 | 12 | 0 | 57 | 42 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | - |
| 2025 | 13 | 12 | 103 | 74 | 29 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | - |
| 2026 | 13 | 5 | 86 | 64 | 22 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | - |
| 2027 | 13 | 13 | 116 | 88 | 28 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Total | 51 | 30 | 362 | 268 | 94 | 2 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 13 | - |
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| Turnover Statistics |
| Year | GP | GS | Ints | Yds | Avg | RecF | Yds | Avg | TD | | | | | | |
| 2024 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2025 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 87 | 43.5 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2027 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 51 | 30 | 6 | 113 | 18.8 | 7 | 9 | 1.3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Scouting Report | Potential |
| In the future, he should develop good enough man cover skills to make a significant contribution. The agility he is expected to develop will someday help him do some tremendous things on the football field. By the time he's through, he will have established himself as one of the strongest safeties in the nation. His zone coverage skills are steadily improving and one day he should be a very reliable zone defender. |
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| Player Awards |
| Named First Team All-Big Ten (2025) |
| Named Third Team All-Big Ten (2027) |
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