DESMOND HOWARDHoward, Desmond KevinHeight: 5-10 Weight: 184 Born: May 15, 1970 Cleveland, OH High School: St. Joseph Academy (Cleveland, OH) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Michigan | Redshirted |
| 1989 | Michigan | Lettered |
| 1990 | Michigan | Lettered |
| 1991 | Michigan | Lettered |
| Draft: 1st round (4th overall) 1992 Washington Redskins |
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| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Washington Redskins (NFL)1992 WAS NFL | 80 | WR | 16 | 1 |
| 1993 Washington Redskins (NFL)1993 WAS NFL | 80 | WR | 16 | 5 |
| 1994 Washington Redskins (NFL)1994 WAS NFL | 80 | WR | 16 | 15 |
| 1995 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)1995 JAC NFL | 81 | WR | 13 | 6 |
| 1996 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1996 GB NFL | 81 | WR | 16 | 0 |
| 1997 Oakland Raiders (NFL)1997 OAK NFL | 80 | WR | 15 | 0 |
| 1998 Oakland Raiders (NFL)1998 OAK NFL | 80 | WR | 15 | 1 |
| 1999 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1999 GB NFL | 82 | WR | 8 | 0 |
| 1999 Detroit Lions (NFL)1999 DET NFL | 18 | WR | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 Year (NFL)1999 Year NFL | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2000 Detroit Lions (NFL)2000 DET NFL | 80 | WR | 15 | 0 |
| 2001 Detroit Lions (NFL)2001 DET NFL | 80 | WR | 14 | 1 |
| 2002 Detroit Lions (NFL)2002 DET NFL | 80 | WR | 7 | 0 |
| 11 Years (NFL)11 Years NFL | 156 | 29 |
| AWARDS |
|---|
| 1996 The Sporting News All-NFL |
| 1996 The Sporting News All-NFL |
| 1996 United Press International All-NFC |
| 1996 Pro Football Weekly All-NFC |
| 2000 Pro Bowl All-NFC |
| 2000 Pro Football Weekly All-NFC |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Washington Redskins (NFL)1992 WAS NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1994 Washington Redskins (NFL)1994 WAS NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 32 | ||
| 1995 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)1995 JAC NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1996 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1996 GB NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1998 Oakland Raiders (NFL)1998 OAK NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1999 Detroit Lions (NFL)1999 DET NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1999 Year (NFL)1999 Year NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2000 Detroit Lions (NFL)2000 DET NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2001 Detroit Lions (NFL)2001 DET NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 92 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Washington Redskins (NFL)1992 WAS NFL | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Washington Redskins (NFL)1993 WAS NFL | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Washington Redskins (NFL)1994 WAS NFL | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)1995 JAC NFL | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 Detroit Lions (NFL)2001 DET NFL | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 12 | 68 | 5.7 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Washington Redskins (NFL)1992 WAS NFL | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1993 Washington Redskins (NFL)1993 WAS NFL | 23 | 286 | 12.4 | 27 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1994 Washington Redskins (NFL)1994 WAS NFL | 40 | 727 | 18.2 | 81t | 5 | 33 | 13 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1995 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)1995 JAC NFL | 26 | 276 | 10.6 | 24 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1996 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1996 GB NFL | 13 | 95 | 7.3 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1997 Oakland Raiders (NFL)1997 OAK NFL | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1998 Oakland Raiders (NFL)1998 OAK NFL | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1999 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1999 GB NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1999 Year (NFL)1999 Year NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2000 Detroit Lions (NFL)2000 DET NFL | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 14 | 7.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 Detroit Lions (NFL)2001 DET NFL | 14 | 10 | 71.4 | 133 | 13.3 | 36t | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 19 | 123 | 63.2 | 1597 | 13.0 | 81t | 7 | 77 | 21 | 1 | 1 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Washington Redskins (NFL)1992 WAS NFL | 6 | 3 | 84 | 14.0 | 55t | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1993 Washington Redskins (NFL)1993 WAS NFL | 4 | 0 | 25 | 6.3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)1995 JAC NFL | 24 | 8 | 246 | 10.3 | 40 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1996 GB NFL | 58 | 16 | 875 | 15.1 | 92t | 3 | 13 | 4 | 1 |
| 1997 Oakland Raiders (NFL)1997 OAK NFL | 27 | 20 | 210 | 7.8 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 Oakland Raiders (NFL)1998 OAK NFL | 45 | 13 | 541 | 12.0 | 75t | 2 | 9 | 3 | 3 |
| 1999 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1999 GB NFL | 12 | 7 | 93 | 7.8 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Detroit Lions (NFL)1999 DET NFL | 6 | 3 | 115 | 19.2 | 68t | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 Year (NFL)1999 Year NFL | 18 | 10 | 208 | 11.6 | 68t | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 Detroit Lions (NFL)2000 DET NFL | 31 | 24 | 457 | 14.7 | 95t | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 2001 Detroit Lions (NFL)2001 DET NFL | 22 | 19 | 201 | 9.1 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 Detroit Lions (NFL)2002 DET NFL | 9 | 5 | 48 | 5.3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 244 | 118 | 2895 | 11.9 | 95t | 8 | 39 | 13 | 7 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Washington Redskins (NFL)1992 WAS NFL | 22 | 0 | 462 | 21.0 | 42 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 Washington Redskins (NFL)1993 WAS NFL | 21 | 0 | 405 | 19.3 | 33 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)1995 JAC NFL | 10 | 0 | 178 | 17.8 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1996 GB NFL | 22 | 0 | 460 | 20.9 | 40 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 Oakland Raiders (NFL)1997 OAK NFL | 61 | 0 | 1318 | 21.6 | 45 | 0 | 33 | 3 | 1 |
| 1998 Oakland Raiders (NFL)1998 OAK NFL | 49 | 0 | 1040 | 21.2 | 42 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1999 GB NFL | 19 | 0 | 364 | 19.2 | 31 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Detroit Lions (NFL)1999 DET NFL | 15 | 0 | 298 | 19.9 | 35t | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Year (NFL)1999 Year NFL | 34 | 0 | 662 | 19.5 | 35 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Detroit Lions (NFL)2000 DET NFL | 57 | 0 | 1401 | 24.6 | 70 | 0 | 37 | 6 | 1 |
| 2001 Detroit Lions (NFL)2001 DET NFL | 57 | 0 | 1446 | 25.4 | 91 | 0 | 37 | 4 | 1 |
| 2002 Detroit Lions (NFL)2002 DET NFL | 26 | 0 | 587 | 22.6 | 70 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 359 | 0 | 7959 | 22.2 | 91 | 0 | 199 | 18 | 4 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Washington Redskins (NFL)1992 WAS NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1996 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1996 GB NFL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1997 Oakland Raiders (NFL)1997 OAK NFL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1998 Oakland Raiders (NFL)1998 OAK NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 Detroit Lions (NFL)2000 DET NFL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 Detroit Lions (NFL)2001 DET NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 Detroit Lions (NFL)1999 DET NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 60 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Year (NFL)1999 Year NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 60 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 60 | 0 | 0 |
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