Xavien
Howard.
Xavien
Howard.
Baylor· 6'0"· 201 lb· 4.58s 40
Cover-3 press man, with additional looks out of quarters, is an optimal fit for his length, above-average physicality, and ball skills.
Year 1 starter outside with flexibility to play on either boundary and develop into a top-tier interceptor.
Pure off-zone where he cannot consistently leverage his press ability or play with his eyes on the quarterback.
A long, physical corner with outstanding ball skills best deployed in a system that allows him to play press at the line of scrimmage.
Selected #38 overall in Round 2 of the 2016 NFL Draft by Miami Dolphins out of Baylor.
Relative Athletic Score (Kent Lee Platte) benchmarks combine/pro-day numbers against every measured prospect at the position since 1987. 10.00 is elite; 5.00 is average.
— — — positional median (p50)
- 40 yd
- 4.58sp50
- Vertical
- 33inp50
- Broad jump
- 122inp50
- Three-cone
- 7.18sp50
- Shuttle
- 4.15sp50
- Bench
- 11repp50
| Yr | Team | G | Tkl | Sk | Int | PD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Baylor | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Baylor | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Baylor | 13 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 29 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.
Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.
Xavien Howard has been a premier cornerback for the Miami Dolphins, leading the league in interceptions in 2020 and earning multiple Pro Bowl and one First-Team All-Pro selection. He is known for his ball-hawking skills.