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O.J. Howard

Retired

Houston Texans · TE

O.J. Howard recorded 62 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 6 rostered seasons with Houston Texans, Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

▶Best highlights

30.4

rec yds/gm

0.0

rush yds/gm

2

playoff games

62

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to O.J. Howard's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2017
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
BUFFALOBILLS
OCT 22, 2017

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Oct 22, 2017

6 rec · 98 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Regular Season
2018
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
NOV 4, 2018

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Carolina Panthers

Regular Season · Nov 4, 2018

4 rec · 53 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Regular Season
2018
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
SEP 16, 2018

Philadelphia Eagles vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Sep 16, 2018

3 rec · 96 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
2022
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
HOUSTONTEXANS
SEP 11, 2022

Indianapolis Colts vs Houston Texans

Regular Season · Sep 11, 2022

2 rec · 38 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Regular Season
2018
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
OCT 28, 2018

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Oct 28, 2018

4 rec · 68 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from O.J. Howard's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 98 receiving yards

Regular Season
2017
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
BUFFALOBILLS
OCT 22, 2017

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Oct 22, 2017

6 rec · 98 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Career high: 6 receptions

Regular Season
2021
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
OCT 14, 2021

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Oct 14, 2021

6 rec · 49 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Career high: 2 receiving touchdowns

Regular Season
2022
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
HOUSTONTEXANS
SEP 11, 2022

Indianapolis Colts vs Houston Texans

Regular Season · Sep 11, 2022

2 rec · 38 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Career high: 9 targets

Regular Season
2018
CLEVELANDBROWNS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
OCT 21, 2018

Cleveland Browns vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Oct 21, 2018

5 rec · 67 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career high: 1 reception of 40+ yards

Regular Season
2018
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
SEP 16, 2018

Philadelphia Eagles vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Sep 16, 2018

3 rec · 96 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped O.J. Howard's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2014–2019

01
TBHOWARD—O.J. Howard
TBEVANS13Mike Evans
TBDAVID54Lavonte David

Evans becomes the constant

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · Building an offense

Evans and David produced elite careers through losing seasons while the franchise assembled pieces that would become vital to a sudden contender.

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Franchise era

2020–2022

02
TBHOWARD—O.J. Howard
TBBRADY12Tom Brady
TBEVANS13Mike Evans

A veteran quarterback turns potential into a title

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · Brady brings another banner

Brady chose Tampa Bay, attracted veteran help and led three road playoff wins before routing Kansas City in the franchise's home stadium.

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Franchise era

2021–2022

03
HOUHOWARD—O.J. Howard
HOUMILLS10Davis Mills
HOUCOOKS13Brandin Cooks

Accumulating picks and clearing the roster

Houston Texans · The full reset

The Texans accepted a ground-up rebuild, converted veteran value into draft capital and searched for the leadership structure to use it.

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Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 20206 NFL seasons62 career games129 career receptions1,882 career receiving yards17 career receiving touchdowns8 career solo tacklesCollege: AlabamaDrafted by: TBDraft pick: 19Jersey: 832 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 17, 2017Most recent: Jan 1, 2023

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history