Selected in the first round (19th overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft by the Buccaneers.
Has started 22-of-24 career games, catching 60 passes for 1,000 yards (16.7 avg.) and 11 touchdowns.
Howard’s 16.62 yards per reception is the fourth- highest mark in the NFL over the past two seasons (min. 60 receptions).
Since entering the league in 2017, is tied for the seventh-most touchdown receptions among tight ends (11) and ranks ninth in the NFL in receiving yards per game (41.5) by a tight end during that time.
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).
Started eight-of-10 games played, catching 34 passes for 565 yards (16.6 avg.) and five touchdowns.
Averaged 56.5 receiving yards per game, the fifth-most in the NFL among tight ends, while tying for the seventh-most touchdown catches among tight ends. His 16.6 yards per reception ranked ninth in the NFL among qualified receivers and led all tight ends.
Caught two passes for 54 yards (27.0 avg.) at New Orleans (9/9).
Against Philadelphia (9/16), had 96 yards on three catches (32.0 avg.), including a career-long 75-yard touchdown reception.
His 75-yard touchdown catch was the fourth-longest catch by a tight end in franchise history and the longest reception by a tight end since Week 1 of 2017 (Atlanta’s Austin Hooper, 88-yard touchdown reception vs. Chicago, 9/10/17).
On Monday Night Football against Pittsburgh (9/24), caught six passes for 72 yards.
Started in Week 4 at Chicago (9/30), but left with a knee injury in the first half.
At Atlanta (10/14), caught four passes for 62 yards.
Caught five passes for 67 yards (13.4 avg.) in an overtime win against Cleveland (10/21).
Had four catches for 68 yards (17.0 avg.) and a touchdown at Cincinnati (10/28).
Registered his second career multi-touchdown game at Carolina (11/4), catching four passes for 53 yards and two touchdowns.
Howard and teammate Adam Humphries each caught two touchdowns at Carolina, becoming the first Buccaneers teammates to have multiple touchdown catches in the same game since 2010 (Mike Williams & Kellen Winslow, 12/26/10 vs. Seattle).
Had a 15-yard reception against Washington in Week 10 (11/11).
At N.Y. Giants (11/18), caught five passes for 78 yards.
Placed on Injured Reserve on November 20.
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.
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.
