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Xavien Howard

PUP· Not injury related - personal matter

CB · IND

32 yrs

Baylor

Description

Position: CB
Team: IND
Status: UFA
Born: 1993-07-04
Age: 32
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 203 lb
College: Baylor
Draft: 2016 · R2 · Pick 7 · MIA
Rookie yr: 2016

Contract

EXPIRED

APY: $2.8M/yr
Total: $2.8M
Guaranteed: $0K
% of cap: 1.0%
Term: 2025–2026 (1y)

Career Résumé

9 seasons

Seasons	9 2016–2025
Games	103
Tackles	320
Sacks	2.0
TFL	8
INT	29

2026 Projection

Stat	Floor	Median	Ceiling	vs ’25	Δ
Forced Fumbles	0.00	0.18	1.82	0.00	+0.18
Interceptions	0.00	0.45	2.59	0.00	+0.45
Passes Defended	1.61	6.62	13.0	0.00	+6.62
Solo Tackles	19.8	33.4	46.4	7.00	+26.4

Floor · Median · Ceiling · assumes a full 17-game season

Year	Tm	G	Solo	Ast	Comb	Sk	QBH	TFL	Int	PD	FF	TD
2025	IND	4	7	4	11	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2023	MIA	12	33	9	42	0.0	1	1	1	12	0	0
2022	MIA	15	29	10	39	0.0	0	1	1	12	0	0
2021	MIA	16	35	11	46	1.0	1	0	5	16	2	1
2020	MIA	16	35	11	46	0.0	0	1	10	20	1	0
2019	MIA	5	12	5	17	0.0	0	0	1	4	0	0
2018	MIA	12	25	10	35	0.0	0	1	7	12	0	0
2017	MIA	16	38	6	44	1.0	1	3	4	13	0	1
2016	MIA	7	29	11	40	0.0	0	1	0	6	1	0

College

No college stats linked.

Career Milestones

league finishes · all-time rank

Stat	Career	All-Time	Led	Top 5	Top 10
Sacks	2	1457th	—	—	—
INTs	29	34th	2	3	3
Solo Tkl	243	545th	—	—	—

League finishes among qualifying seasons (≥6 GP) · all-time rank since 1999

Stat Profile

2025 · vs 303 peers

Solo/g

2.865

INT/g

0.163

PD/g

198

FF/g

067

TFL/g

0.159

PlayerMedian (50th)

Postseason

team record · since 1999

Round	W	L
Playoffs	0	2
Conf. Championship	0	0
Super Bowl	0	0

NextGen Stats

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Career Highs

regular season

Stat	Game	When	Season
Tackles	11	2016 Wk1 vs SEA	46'20
Sacks	1	2017 Wk15 vs BUF	1'17
TFL	2	2017 Wk15 vs BUF	3'17
INT	2	2017 Wk13 vs DEN	10'20

Athletic Profile

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Aging Curve

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Comparable Players

2025 · stat-profile similarity

Christian IzienDET25y
16 solo · 0.0 sk · 0 INT
100%
vs
Jordan HowdenNO26y
18 solo · 0.0 sk · 0 INT
97%
vs
Javon KinlawWAS28y
24 solo · 0.0 sk · 0 INT
96%
vs
Jason PinnockNYG26y
27 solo · 0.0 sk · 0 INT
96%
vs
Tommy EichenbergLV25y
21 solo · 0.0 sk · 0 INT
95%
vs
Jamal AdamsLV30y
28 solo · 1.0 sk · 0 INT
95%
vs
Isaac YiadomNO30y
18 solo · 0.0 sk · 0 INT
95%
vs
Kris Abrams-DraineDEN24y
21 solo · 0.0 sk · 0 INT
95%
vs

Year over Year

season trajectory

Yr	Tm	Tackles	Sacks	TFL	INT
19	MIA	17	0.0	0	1
20	MIA	46▲	0.0	1▲	10▲
21	MIA	46	1.0▲	0▼	5▼
22	MIA	39▼	0.0▼	1▲	1▼
23	MIA	42▲	0.0	1	1
25	IND	11▼	0.0	0▼	0▼

Game Trend

2025 · Tackles

WinLossTackles per game

Season Timeline

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Vs Defense Quality

2025 · per game

Faced	G	Tackles
Top-10 D	1	3
Middle	1	6
Bottom-10 D	2	1

defense rank by EPA/play allowed

Consistency

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