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Justin
HOWELL
#21 Defensive Back
Justin
HOWELL
#21 Defensive Back
Height 5'11
Weight 198 lbs
Birth Date (Age) 1993-12-04 (31)
Born Bradford, ON
School Carleton
Status NAT
Defensive Tackles 7
Special Teams Tackles 4
Interceptions 0
Sacks 0
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Drafted: Seventh round, 55th overall by Ottawa in 2018

CFL

2018-Present: Howell made his CFL debut with the Redblacks in 2018, suiting up for 13 games, starting in two, and recording seven tackles on Ottawa’s run to their appearance in the 106th Grey Cup.

Howell doubled his statline the following season in an injury-shortened 14-game campaign, registering 14 tackles and a sack.

On December 18, 2020, Howell signed a contract extension with the Redblacks.

College: Howell played for the Carleton Ravens (U Sports) from 2014 to 2017

Seasons

Defence

YEAR TEAM GP DT ST SACKS INT TD FF
2018
OTT 8 7 8 0 0 0 0
2019
OTT 8 14 8 1 0 0 0
2021
OTT 9 25 9 0 0 0 2
2022
OTT 5 14 2 0 0 0 2
2023
OTT 13 39 0 0 0 0 1
2024
OTT 13 7 4 0 0 0 0
Total
56 106 31 1 0 0 5

Game Log

Game Participation Count

Year Team Regular Semi-Final Final Greycup Total
2018
OTT 13 0 1 1 15
2019
OTT 16 0 0 0 16
2021
OTT 13 0 0 0 13
2022
OTT 5 0 0 0 5
2023
OTT 13 0 0 0 13
2024
OTT 13 1 0 0 14

Defence

DATE WEEK OPP DT ST SACKS INT TD FF
06-20
3 MTL 0 1 0 0 0 0
06-30
4 HAM 2 1 0 0 0 0
07-06
5 WPG 1 0 0 0 0 0
08-08
10 SSK 0 0 0 0 0 0
08-16
11 CGY 0 0 0 0 0 0
08-24
12 BC 0 0 0 0 0 0
08-31
13 BC 0 0 0 0 0 0
09-07
14 TOR 0 0 0 0 0 0
09-14
15 HAM 0 0 0 0 0 0
09-21
16 MTL 2 0 0 0 0 0
09-28
17 SSK 0 1 0 0 0 0
10-14
19 MTL 0 1 0 0 0 0
10-19
20 TOR 2 0 0 0 0 0
Total
7 4 0 0 0 0

Player Transactions

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