Selected in the first round (19th overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft by the Buccaneers.
Has started 36-of-38 career games, catching 94 passes for 1,456 yards (15.5 avg.) and 12 touchdowns.
Recorded a career-long 75-yard touchdown catch against Philadelphia (9/16/18), the fourth-longest catch by a tight end in team history.
Caught six touchdowns as a rookie, tied for the second-most among rookies and the fourth-most ever by a Buccaneers rookie.
Had career highs in receptions (six), receiving yards (98) and receiving touchdowns (two) at Buffalo (10/22/17).
Recorded a 58-yard touchdown catch against N.Y. Giants (10/1/17), the longest touchdown reception by a rookie since 2012 (Doug Martin, 64 yards at Minnesota, 10/25/12) and then the then fourth-longest touchdown reception by a tight end in team history.
Made first career start NFL debut against Chicago (9/17/17).
Tied for the team lead in receptions (four) for 32 yards against San Francisco (9/8).
Against N.Y. Giants (9/22) caught three passes for 66 yards.
Caught three passes for 33 yards at L.A. Rams (9/29).
Had a 10-yard reception at New Orleans (10/6).
Against Carolina at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London (10/13), caught two passes for 35 yards, including a 30-yard reception that set up a touchdown.
Inactive at Tennessee (10/27) and at Seattle (11/3) with a hamstring injury.
Returned to action against Arizona (11/10), catching four passes for 47 yards and one touchdown.
At Atlanta (11/24), caught a 10-yard pass.
Had five receptions for 61 yards at Jacksonville (12/1).
Posted a season-high 73 receiving yards on four receptions (18.3 avg.) against Indianapolis (12/8).
At Detroit (12/15), caught four passes for 46 yards.
Caught three passes for 46 yards (15.3 avg.) against Houston (12/21).
Played in 57 games, with 37 starts, including 28 of the final 30 of his collegiate career.
Finished his career with 114 receptions for 1,726 yards and seven touchdowns.
In two College Football Playoff National Championship Games against Clemson, totaled nine receptions for 314 yards and three touchdowns.
A first-team All-American selection by Pro Football Focus and a third-team selection by the Associated Press, as a senior (2016), Howard started 13-of-15 games, recording 45 catches for 595 yards and three touchdowns.
Earned second-team All-SEC honors from both the league's coaches and the AP
Was one of three finalists for the John Mackey Award, given annually to the nation's best tight end.
Started all 15 games as a junior (2015), catching 38 passes for 602 yards (15.8 avg.).
Named MVP of the National Championship Game against Clemson (1/11/16) after catching five passes for 208 yards and two touchdowns. His 208 receiving yards were the most in a bowl game by any player in Alabama history and the most by any player in a National Championship Game.
Played in 14 games, with three starts, as a sophomore (2014), catching 17 passes for 260 yards.
As a true freshman (2013), played in 13 games, with six starts, totaling 269 yards and two touchdowns on just 14 catches, averaging a team-leading 19.2 yards per catch.
Attended Autauga Academy (Prattville, Alabama)
Participated in the 2013 Under Armour All-America Game.
Top tight end prospect in the country, rated as a five-star prospect and the No. 7 prospect nationally in the Rivals 100.
Born O'Terrius Jabari Howard on November 19, 1994.
Howard teamed up with teammates to help donate weekly meals from local businesses to Metropolitan Ministries, helping feed those in need during COVID-19.
In December 2017, visited Lopez Elementary School in Seffner to present a $10,000 Fuel Up to Play 60 Hometown Grant, an initiative developed by the NFL to provide grants to support physical activity and nutrition programs in school districts.
In December 2017, visited patients battling illness at All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg to raise their spirits during the holidays.
In June 2017, toured MacDill Air Force Base to greet military servicemen and servicewomen and learn about the important role that the base plays in the Tampa community and beyond.
Served as a special guest at the annual "Sneaker Soiree" fundraiser for the Tampa Bay Sports Commission in June 2017.
In June 2017, went go-karting with first-year members from Tampa Fire Rescue.
