{{Short description|American football player (born 1989)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Delano Howell | number = 36, 26 | position = Safety | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|11|17|mf=y}} | birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S. | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 11 | weight_lbs = 196 | high_school = Hart (Newhall, California) | college = Stanford | undraftedyear = 2012 | highlights = * Jack Huston Award (2011) * First-team All-Pac-12 (2011) * Second-team All-Pac-10 (2010) | pastteams = * Buffalo Bills ({{NFL Year|2012}}) * Indianapolis Colts ({{NFL Year|2012}}–{{NFL Year|2014}}) | statlabel1 = Total tackles | statvalue1 = 21 | statlabel2 = Pass deflections | statvalue2 = 1 | statlabel3 = Total touchdowns | statvalue3 = 1 }} '''Delano Andre Howell'''<ref>{{cite web | title=ESPN Profile | work= ESPN.com | url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/15229 }}</ref> (born November 17, 1989) is a former safety. He was originally signed by the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent in 2012. Howell played his four years of college football at Stanford University first as a running back, before switching to safety. He is the younger brother of Dan Howell, who played football for the University of Washington.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.gohuskies.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/howell_dan00.html |title=Washington Football: Dan Howell |access-date=August 20, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101210001059/http://www.gohuskies.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/howell_dan00.html |archive-date=December 10, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==High school== Howell attended William S. Hart High School in Newhall, California where he played football for the Indians as a running back and ran track as a sprinter, long jumper, and triple jumper. Rivals.com selected him as the number 16 all-purpose back in the country and was chosen by PrepStar to be part of the All-West Region for the class of 2008 as well as a first-team all-state selection.<ref name="Stanford">{{Cite web |url=http://www.gostanford.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/howell_delano00.html |title=Stanford Football: Delano Howell |access-date=August 20, 2012 |archive-date=March 29, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130329024735/http://www.gostanford.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/howell_delano00.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Howell set multiple school records in his time at Hart, including rushing yards (4,502), total touchdowns (82), points scored (494), and yards from scrimmage (5,930).<ref name="Stanford"/> He was named the 2007 CIF-Southern Section Northern Division Offensive Player of the Year.<ref>[http://www.the-signal.com/archives/106/ ''The Signal'': Surprise, It's Howell] January 27, 2008</ref>
==Collegiate career== Howell competed in both football and track & field at Stanford University where he wore number 26 on the field. In track & field, he owned Stanford's best mark of 2011 in the long jump at 23–8 <sup>3</sup>/<sub>4</sub>.<ref name="Stanford"/>
As a freshman, Howell played football as a running back where he had a season best 59 rushing yards and 94 passing yards against San Jose State and as a kickoff returner where he averaged 25.8 yards per return.<ref name="Stanford"/>
In his second year, he transferred to defense as a strong safety and totaled two interceptions, three pass breakups, and one fumble recovery.<ref name="Stanford"/> When he played the University of Washington he became the first Stanford player to have two interceptions in one game since 2007 and had a career-high 15 tackles against California.<ref name="Stanford"/>
Junior year Howell made the All-Pac-10 second-team and had 60 tackles, including 8 against USC, 11 against the University of Arizona and 12 against Notre Dame.<ref name="Stanford"/> Against the University of Oregon, Howell picked up 8 tackles, an interception, and a fumble recovery.<ref name="Stanford"/>
In his final year at Stanford, Howell missed three games due to a hand injury.<ref name="Stanford"/> He went on, however, to total seven tackles against Oklahoma State in Cardinal's 41–38 loss in the 2012 Fiesta Bowl.<ref name="Stanford"/> He was awarded the Jack Huston Award for "the player who best exemplifies aggressiveness, exceptional performance and unheralded efforts" and was named to the All-Pac-12 Conference first-team.<ref name="Stanford"/>
Howell ended his career at Stanford with 190 total tackles and seven interceptions in his 34 games.<ref name="Stanford"/>
==Professional career== {{NFL predraft | height ft = 5 | height in = 10 7/8 | weight = 210 | dash = 4.50 | ten split = 1.59 | twenty split = 2.65 | shuttle = 4.15 | cone drill = 6.97 | vertical = 38.5 | broad ft = 10 | broad in = 1 | bench = 21 | arm span = 31 1/4 | hand span = 9 1/4 | note = All values from NFL Combine<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/delano-howell/3200484f-5753-8133-11b0-1316037bd8e8 |title=Delano Howell Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |website=NFL.com |access-date=November 19, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=83077&DraftYear=2012 |title=Delano Howell College Football Profile |website=DraftScout.com |access-date=November 19, 2025}}</ref> }}
Howell was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Buffalo Bills in April 2012 as a strong safety — the same position he played for three years in college.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.buffalobills.com/team/roster/Delano-Howell/45e468e9-e2fa-4d1a-b99e-3fe94ea22cc8 |title=Buffalo Bills: Delano Howell |access-date=August 20, 2012 |archive-date=August 19, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120819084114/http://www.buffalobills.com/team/roster/delano-howell/45e468e9-e2fa-4d1a-b99e-3fe94ea22cc8/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> He is the seventh Hart High School graduate to play professionally after Miami quarterback Matt Moore and former Oakland quarterback Kyle Boller.<ref>[http://www.the-signal.com/archives/64537/, Joe Kapp (Minnesota Vikings), Fred DeBernardi (Baltimore Colts), Darryl Ingram (Green Bay), and John McLaughlin (Tampa Bay)''The Signal'': Delano Howell inks with Bills] April 29, 2012</ref>
He was signed by the Indianapolis Colts on November 28, 2012.<ref>[http://www.colts.com/news/article-1/COLTS-SIGN-DELANO-HOWELL/34012126-6362-4dea-b60b-24c6b214e9ef Colts Sign Delano Howell]</ref> On October 6, 2013, Howell returned a field goal blocked by Lawrence Guy 61 yards for a Touchdown, with the Colts trailing 12–7 at the time. The play turned out to be one of the key moments in the Colts 34–28 win over the eventual Super Bowl XLVIII champion Seattle Seahawks.
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==External links== *[http://www.gostanford.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=30600&ATCLID=208440780 Stanford Cardinal bio]
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