Nevada -- Howell was a redshirt in 2016 at Nevada and did not play in any games during the 2017 campaign ... has three years to play three seasons at Cal poly.

High School -- As a senior under head coach Mike Leibin at Thousand Oaks High School in 2015, Howell caught 87 passes for 1,631 yards and 23 touchdowns en route to first-team All-Camino League, All-Ventura County and all-state honors ... had 13 catches against Camarillo and 10 more against Agoura ... Howell also made 57 total tackles, intercepted three passes and recovered one fumble on defense, earning co-defensive back of the year honors in the Camino League ... Howell averaged 31 yards per kickoff return, scoring once on a 98-yard return against Canyon of Saugus ... Lancers were 11-3 and reached the finals of the CIF-Southern Section Northern Division playoffs ... as a junior in 2014, Howell caught 72 passes for 932 yards and 11 scores, making 13 catches against San Juan Hills and 12 versus Atascadero ... also earned 33 tackles, including one sack, and intercepted five passes, earning first-team All-Camino League, All-Ventura County and All-CIF-Southern Section Northern Division honors ... also was named to the all-state juniors third team as a multipurpose player ... Howell earned first-team all-Camino?League honors as a sophomore (37 catches, 423 yards, eight TDs; 40 tackles, four interceptions, nine pass breakups), finished with four varsity letters and was a three-star recruit according to Scout.com ... also recruited out of high school by Nevada, New Mexico, Navy, Eastern Washington, Northern Arizona and Montana, Howell chose to be a Mustang because it was "best for my athletic and academic goals."

Personal -- Son of Enos and Shelly Howell, both Eastern Washington graduates ... one brother, Blake ... born January 23, 1998, in Hayward, Calif. ... majoring in business administration.