Will Howard
24-Year-Old
2025 Pass/Rush Stats
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2025 Fantasy Outlook
Howard spent the first four years of his collegiate career at Kansas State before taking over as Ohio State's starting quarterback in 2024, surpassing 4,000 passing yards in a season that culminated in a national championship. Across his 16 appearances as a Buckeye, he totaled 4,010 passing yards, 35 passing touchdowns and 10 interceptions along with 105 rushing attempts for 226 yards and seven scores. Howard fell to the sixth round in the 2025 NFL Draft and will have some time to develop behind a veteran in 2025 after the Steelers signed Aaron Rodgers to serve as their starter. Read Past Outlooks
RANKS
Signed a four-year, $4.45 million contract with the Steelers in May of 2025.
Staying on IR
Howard (hand) will remain on injured reserve and has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Packers, per the NFL's transaction log.
ANALYSIS
Howard was designated to return from injured reserve Wednesday. Despite being a full participant in practice all week, the rookie sixth-rounder is not quite ready to return from a hand injury that he sustained in August, so Mason Rudolph and Aaron Rodgers will be the Steelers' two quarterbacks on the active roster for Week 8. Howard will aim to progress enough in his recovery to be activated off IR ahead of the Steelers' Week 9 clash against the Colts on Sunday, Nov. 2.
Howard was designated to return from injured reserve Wednesday. Despite being a full participant in practice all week, the rookie sixth-rounder is not quite ready to return from a hand injury that he sustained in August, so Mason Rudolph and Aaron Rodgers will be the Steelers' two quarterbacks on the active roster for Week 8. Howard will aim to progress enough in his recovery to be activated off IR ahead of the Steelers' Week 9 clash against the Colts on Sunday, Nov. 2.
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This Week's Opposing Pass Defense
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vs Packers
Sunday, Oct 26th at 8:20PM
Overall QB Rating Against
81.3
Cornerbacks
82.4
Safeties
68.0
Linebackers
90.2
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Measurables Review
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How do Will Howard's measurables compare to other quarterbacks?
This section compares his draft workout metrics with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that metric and it would be considered average.
Height
6' 4"Weight
236 lbsShuttle Time
4.33 secCone Drill
7.13 secVertical Jump
31.5 inBroad Jump
112 inHand Length
9.00 inArm Length
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Practice window opens
Howard (hand) was designated to return from the injured reserve list Wednesday.
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Sent to IR
The Steelers placed Howard (hand) on injured reserve Thursday, Teresa Varley of the team's official site reports.
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Should practice soon
Coach Mike Tomlin said Monday that Howard (hand) is expected to be a full participant in practice "soon," Chris Adamski of TribLive.com reports.
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Not playing Thursday
Howard (hand) isn't suited up for Thursday's preseason contest at Carolina, Alan Saunders of SteelersNow.com reports.
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Could play in preseason finale
Howard (hand) hasn't been ruled out from playing in Pittsburgh's final preseason game, Mark Kaboly of 93.7 The Fan Pittsburgh reports.
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Sustains broken finger
Head coach Mike Tomlin confirmed Howard suffered a broken finger on his throwing hand during Tuesday's practice and is week-to-week, Brooke Pryor of ESPN.com reports.
ANALYSIS
The rookie sixth-round pick banged the hand Tuesday, and Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports Howard is expected to miss at least three weeks. Howard will still have additional tests, but it doesn't appear likely that he'll need surgery.
The rookie sixth-round pick banged the hand Tuesday, and Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports Howard is expected to miss at least three weeks. Howard will still have additional tests, but it doesn't appear likely that he'll need surgery.