2025 Walker Howard QB Mississippi NFL Draft Report CFBALL

Position Quarterback
Class Redshirt Sophomore
Ht./Wt. 6-0 / 190
Hometown Lafayette, LA.
Highschool St. Thomas More Catholic

2023 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Played in two games … Was 3-of-4 for 56 yards through the air … vs. Mercer (9/2/23): Went 3-of-4 for 56 yards off the bench in Ole Miss debut … Helped contribute to school record 524 team passing yards … vs. Texas A&M (11/4/23): Played on one offensive snap … Transfer who arrived on campus in January and participated in spring drills … Rated as the No. 5 quarterback and No. 42 overall player in the transfer portal by 247Sports.

LSU: Spent one season at LSU before entering the transfer portal in January of 2023 … Appeared in two games with no starts … Saw extended action in LSU’s Citrus Bowl (01/02/23) win over Purdue, playing the entire fourth quarter of the 63-7 victory … Finished year completing 2-of-4 passes for seven yards and added another 33 rushing yards on six carries … Against Purdue, completed 2-of-4 passes for seven yards and rushed for 18 yards … Had a long rush of 23 yards vs. the Boilermakers … Other action came against Southern in LSU’s home opener (09/10/22).

HIGH SCHOOL: One of the nation’s top quarterback prospects in the Class of 2022 … Rated as the nation’s No. 1 dual-threat QB by ESPN and listed No. 5 by 247Sports … Overall, listed as the nation’s No. 27 overall prospect by ESPN and No. 34 by 247Sports … Ranked as the No. 2 player in the state of Louisiana by 247Sports … Prepped at St. Thomas More High School in Lafayette, Louisiana where he led his team to back-to-back Division II state titles in 2019 and 2020 and a semifinals appearance in 2021 … Passed for 381 yards and four TDs in 35-28 win over De La Salle in 2020 state championship game … As a senior, completed 155-of-259 passes for 2,394 yards and 25 touchdowns … Invited to the Under Armour All-American Game… Participated in the Elite 11 camp, finishing among the top 10 … Won the 2020 MaxPreps High School Football Player of the Year for Louisiana … 2020 Louisiana Gatorade Player of the Year … Selected to the 2020 Louisiana High School Football All-State First-Team for Offense … Passed for 3,430 yards and 42 touchdowns as a junior … Coached by Ryan Frederick.

PERSONAL: Full name is James Walker Howard IV … Born on July 1, 2003 … Son of Jamie and Kathryn Howard … Dad, Jamie, played quarterback at LSU from 1992-95 … His dad capped his LSU career ranked in the Top 10 in school history for passing yards (6,158), passing TDs (34), and total offense (6,010) … Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in spring 2023 … Multi-disciplinary studies major.