CFB
Model

Howard

MEAC · 5 in conference · Championship Subdivision. Athletic Vector Rankings on the shared Division I strength scale.

Playoff projection

4.2 projected wins
Field
<1%
Seeded
0%
Quarters
0%
Semis
0%
Final
0%
Title
0%

24 teams: eleven conference champions take automatic bids and thirteen are chosen at large. The top eight are seeded and skip the first round. Automatic bid in 0% of runs.

Schedule

4 played · 5 to come

Opponent ranks use the selected season's current or final board.

WkOpponentResult
1vs#203Alabama A&MW31–24
1vs#202RichmondL21–28
5vs#259HamptonW27–13
6at#199PennsylvaniaL20–24
8at#207Morgan StateWin chance 35% · Margin -6.2—
9at#230North Carolina CentralWin chance 36% · Margin -5.9—
10vs#198South Carolina StateWin chance 41% · Margin -3.9—
11vs#228Delaware StateWin chance 53% · Margin 1.2—
12at#238Norfolk StateWin chance 50% · Margin 0.0—

Roster and position units

Roster mean 64.4 · Offense 61.5 · Defense 67.4

Mean across rated position-depth slots; missing slots excluded. AVR aggregation of vendor player grades, not a vendor-issued team grade.

Mean overall grade of each unit’s top-rated players, as of week 6. Ranks are within FCS.

QB 57.4

#118 of 125 · 1/1 players

RB 67.3

#96 of 126 · 2/2 players

WR 59.6

#126 of 126 · 3/3 players

TE 67.2

#47 of 124 · 1/1 players

OL 59.9

#110 of 125 · 5/5 players

DL 67.2

#101 of 126 · 4/4 players

LB 70.4

#72 of 126 · 3/3 players

DB 65.8

#120 of 126 · 5/5 players

offense · overall grade

  • OLDe'Eric Mister77.5
  • KCam Johnston70.8
  • KMatt Conord70.6
  • RBEden James68.8
  • TEAndrew Cooper67.2
  • RBBilly Roberson II65.8
  • WRAntonio Hunter60.3
  • WRSe'Quan Osborne59.6

defense · overall grade

  • DLFaisal Mass73.1
  • LBGlen Vinson III71.5
  • DLIshaun Abdul-Ali71.0
  • LBRodney Roane70.0
  • LBJaylen Daniels69.6
  • DBNijel Cross67.7
  • DBBen Chandler IV67.6
  • DBKaleb Gallop64.8

Past seasons

Year by year
-9.7 points since 2022
102335486038.9202243.2202331.7202429.12025
2022 38.92023 43.22024 31.72025 29.1

2025

4-7
D-I rank
#237
Rating
29.1

2024

3-8
D-I rank
#222
Rating
31.7

2023

5-5
D-I rank
#169
Rating
43.2

2022

4-6
D-I rank
#184
Rating
38.9