University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2025 Football Roster
Howard, Walker
Jersey Number 4
Walker Howard
- Position:
- Quarterback
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 195
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Lafayette, La.
- High School:
- St. Thomas More
- Prev School:
- Ole Miss/LSU
Bio
2024 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Entered the transfer portal following the regular season ... served as backup quarterback to All-SEC selection Jaxson Dart … Played in two games, attempted two passes on the season … vs. Furman (08/31/24): Went 0-2 passing on six offensive snaps … at Wake Forest (09/14/24): Played one offensive snap.
2023 (Redshirt Freshman)
Played in two games at Ole Miss ... 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.
2022 (Freshman)
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 (1/2/23) 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 where he led the Cougars 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.
Entered the transfer portal following the regular season ... served as backup quarterback to All-SEC selection Jaxson Dart … Played in two games, attempted two passes on the season … vs. Furman (08/31/24): Went 0-2 passing on six offensive snaps … at Wake Forest (09/14/24): Played one offensive snap.
2023 (Redshirt Freshman)
Played in two games at Ole Miss ... 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.
2022 (Freshman)
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 (1/2/23) 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 where he led the Cougars 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.
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