All Things Jaxon Howard Recruitment Thread (Class of 2023, COMMITS TO GOPHERS!!)

[Willwin40]

Hit the road Jack and don’t you come back no more, no more, no more! Hit the road Jack and don’t you come back no more!

 

[Gopher_In_NYC]

Channeling KFAN: "Shake what?".

It

 

[Pewterschmidt]

Nice!

 

[U2Gopher]

Howard is a gopher! Let’s go!

 

[Willwin40]

Yahoo! Row the boat! Ski I mah! Go Gophers!

 

[Full Speed Ahead]

He's back

 

[Out State Gopher]

Magic 8-ball says Yes! Making Gopher Football Great Again. MGFGA

 

[Willwin40]

This is great! In 2025 bookend edges from the same high school! Great athletes!

 

[Gophers1992]

He can play right away this year, correct?

 

[Out State Gopher]

Does anyone know his current height weight? 247 seems to be from high school. Seems our D-line coach can recruit high school & portal which is needed as not every coach can.

 

[Willwin40]

He can play right away this year, correct?

Yes

 

[MaxyJR1]

Does anyone know his current height weight? 247 seems to be from high school. Seems our D-line coach can recruit high school & portal which is needed as not every coach can.

6'4" 241 according to LSU website. Had a tackle and QB hurry against Wisconsin in Bowl game. Will have 4 years of eligibility.

 

[MplsGopher]

He can play right away this year, correct?

There is no such thing as a sit out anymore

 

[MplsGopher]

Wonder if Fleck is telling these guys that the U athletic dept is going to be able to directly pay them for their NIL starting in Fall 24?? That could well be true.

No way DTA won these guys

 

[gopherguy06]

4 years? He RS and then played last year so isn’t it 3?

 

[Willwin40]

4 years? He RS and then played last year so isn’t it 3?

No, he redshirted last year. Played in 4 regular season games and a bowl game still retaining his redshirt. So he has 4 years left.

 

[Full Speed Ahead]

4 years? He RS and then played last year so isn’t it 3?

He only played in three games, so he didn't burn a year. Here's his stats.

 

[btowngopher]

I doubt very much coming home would be his primary motivation. But even if it's a strong thought in his mind he would still want to see if Georgia was interested.

Why would you ever doubt that so much? It’s always one of the main factors.

 

[Willwin40]

He only played in three games, so he didn't burn a year. Here's his stats.

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Are you sure this is correct? Others are saying he was in 5 games including the bowl game. Not that it matters.

 

[Willwin40]

Ryan Burns and Marcus Fuller say he was in 5 games.

 

[Full Speed Ahead]

Are you sure this is correct? Others are saying he was in 5 games including the bowl game. Not that it matters.

It's the data from ESPN, but yep, doesn't matter. Once he gets here and into our system he'll be a superstar, declare early for the draft, and become a first-round pick. He'll then donate a good chuck of his signing bonus to our NIL fund, and we'll be set to crush IWOA and WisconSIN for years to come

 

[MplsGopher]

But they updated the rules last year to say you could play in up to five games including a bowl game and keep your redshirt?

If so, then he has four years.

 

[WriterGoph]

Ryan Burns and Marcus Fuller say he was in 5 games.

Bowl game doesn't count. He will have 4 years to play

 

[cheeseheadgophfan]

This is HUGE.....Howard on one side with Joyner on the other? When is the last time we had those type of edge rushers?

 

[WriterGoph]

This is HUGE.....Howard on one side with Joyner on the other? When is the last time we had those type of edge rushers?

Striggow is no slouch either. Currently projected to be an NFL draft pick next year.

 

[cheeseheadgophfan]

Striggow is no slouch either. Currently projected to be an NFL draft pick next year.

No disrespect intended....but Striggow IMO is much more of a hold the line End vs. the raw edge-rusher that Howard can become. They will make-up the best set of D-ends we've had in my lifetime.

 

[MplsGopher]

Bowl game doesn't count. He will have 4 years to play

Sure, either way.

It would be really odd if LSU played him in specifically just five games if they knew the limit was four.

 

[GophersInIowa]

It's the data from ESPN, but yep, doesn't matter. Once he gets here and into our system he'll be a superstar, declare early for the draft, and become a first-round pick. He'll then donate a good chuck of his signing bonus to our NIL fund, and we'll be set to crush IWOA and WisconSIN for years to come

ESPN will only record anything if the player has any stats. I'm guessing he played in two other games but didn't record a tackle in either.

 

[Word]

Ryan Burns and Marcus Fuller say he was in 5 games.

From the LSU website:
TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON (2023)
Appeared in 5 games, seeing action on special teams and as a backup at the edge rusher position … Recorded 2 tackles and 1 quarterback hurry … Had a tackle and quarterback hurry in LSU’s win over Wisconsin in the ReliaQuest Bowl … Other tackle game against Grambling … Also saw action against Florida State, Mississippi State and Texas A&M.

 

[gopherbadgerman]

Nice job getting him to the Gophers