University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2016 Football Roster
Howard, Denarius
Jersey Number 34
Denarius Howard
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 195
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Greenwood, Miss.
- High School:
- Amanda Elzy
- Prev School:
- Mississippi Delta JC
Bio
2017 (Senior)
Saw action in seven games ... Played primarily on the special teams unit ... Did see time in the Ragin' Cajuns secondary ... Finished the season with 10 tackles ... Credited with eight stops (four solo) at Tulsa (9/9) ... Had one solo tackle at Texas A&M (9/16) ... Recorded one assisted tackle against ULM (9/23) ... Earned second letter.
2016 (Junior)
Played in all 13 games in his first season with the Ragin' Cajuns, earning a pair of starts in the secondary ... Had 32 tackles on the season with one tackle for loss, one forced fumble, one interception and one pass breakup ... Earned start in debut against Boise State (9/3) finishing with four tackles ... Earned start at Texas State (10/22), recording a season-high seven tackles with one stop for loss ... Registered six tackles with an interception against Appalachian State (10/12) ... Had four tackles in games against ULM (12/3) and Southern Miss (12/17) ... Recorded two tackles with a forced fumble at Georgia (11/19) ... Earned first letter.
Junior College
A first-team MACJC all-state and NJCAA all-region pick in 2015 at Mississippi Delta Community College … Named the 2015 Mississippi Junior College Defensive Player of the Year ... Had four interceptions in 2014 and three in 2015 … A junior college teammate of current Ragin' Cajun Jarvis Jeffries.
High School
Lettered in football his final two years at Amanda Elzy High School ... Coached by Eric House ... Rushed for a team-high 800 yards and nine touchdowns as a junior ... Named to the 2013 Preseason All-Commonweath Team by the Greenwood Commonwealth ... Played first two seasons at West Tallahatchie High School where he rushed for over 1,200 yards with 13 TDs as a sophomore ... Added 10 tackles with five interceptions at WTHS.
Personal
Born Oct. 22, 1994 in Greenwood, Miss. ... The son of Andrew and Martha Hill ... Has one brother and two sisters ... General studies major.
Saw action in seven games ... Played primarily on the special teams unit ... Did see time in the Ragin' Cajuns secondary ... Finished the season with 10 tackles ... Credited with eight stops (four solo) at Tulsa (9/9) ... Had one solo tackle at Texas A&M (9/16) ... Recorded one assisted tackle against ULM (9/23) ... Earned second letter.
2016 (Junior)
Played in all 13 games in his first season with the Ragin' Cajuns, earning a pair of starts in the secondary ... Had 32 tackles on the season with one tackle for loss, one forced fumble, one interception and one pass breakup ... Earned start in debut against Boise State (9/3) finishing with four tackles ... Earned start at Texas State (10/22), recording a season-high seven tackles with one stop for loss ... Registered six tackles with an interception against Appalachian State (10/12) ... Had four tackles in games against ULM (12/3) and Southern Miss (12/17) ... Recorded two tackles with a forced fumble at Georgia (11/19) ... Earned first letter.
Junior College
A first-team MACJC all-state and NJCAA all-region pick in 2015 at Mississippi Delta Community College … Named the 2015 Mississippi Junior College Defensive Player of the Year ... Had four interceptions in 2014 and three in 2015 … A junior college teammate of current Ragin' Cajun Jarvis Jeffries.
High School
Lettered in football his final two years at Amanda Elzy High School ... Coached by Eric House ... Rushed for a team-high 800 yards and nine touchdowns as a junior ... Named to the 2013 Preseason All-Commonweath Team by the Greenwood Commonwealth ... Played first two seasons at West Tallahatchie High School where he rushed for over 1,200 yards with 13 TDs as a sophomore ... Added 10 tackles with five interceptions at WTHS.
Personal
Born Oct. 22, 1994 in Greenwood, Miss. ... The son of Andrew and Martha Hill ... Has one brother and two sisters ... General studies major.
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