CAREER HONORS
• 2022 Manning Award Star of the Week (Oklahoma State)
• 2022 Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week (Oklahoma State)
• 2021-22 First Team Academic All-Big 12
• 2020 Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (TCU)

CAREER: Enters the 2023 campaign ranked eighth in school history in career passing yards per game (142.9), and 10th in both career passing efficiency (130.9) and career touchdowns responsible for (34)... Is one passing touchdown shy of tying for 10th in school history for a career, while he needs 1,258 passing yards to enter the school’s career top-10 list.

2022: Played in seven games with six starts over the second half of the season, including the Big 12 Championship victory over TCU and in the Sugar Bowl against Alabama... Threw for 1,633 yards and 15 touchdowns with just four interceptions on 119-of-199 aim, while he rushed for three touchdowns... Ranked eighth in school history in passing efficiency at 149.6... Recorded multiple touchdown passes in six-straight games, the longest streak ever by a Wildcat in a single season and the longest overall since Josh Freeman did so in seven games (final three games of 2007, first four games of 2008)... Tied a school record with four touchdown passes against Oklahoma State while also setting a career high in passing yards (296) and tying his career high in completions (21)... Earned Manning Award Star of the Week and Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week accolades following the OSU game... It was the 17th time in school history a Wildcat had four touchdowns passes in a game, while it was the first time since Jesse Ertz against Central Arkansas in 2017 and the first against a Big 12 opponent since Jake Waters against Kansas in 2014... All four of Howard’s touchdown passes against the Cowboys came in the first half as he became the third Wildcat to throw four in a half (Michael Bishop – 1997 vs. Northern Illinois and Paul Watson –1988 vs. Louisiana Tech)... Nearly tied his career high in passing yards at West Virginia with 294... Had a career-long pass of 80 yards against Kansas, which tied for the 12th-longest pass play in school history... Had 35 pass attempts in the Sugar Bowl against Alabama to tie for third in K-State’s bowl history, while his 18 completions tied for sixth... Helped K-State average 418.8 yards per game and 210.5 passing yards per game, both the best marks by the Wildcats since 2014... A First Team Academic All-Big 12 performer who was nominated with a perfect 4.0 GPA.

2021: Played in six games with starts against Nevada, Oklahoma State and Texas... Finished the season throwing for 332 yards and a touchdown on 30-of-55 aim with just one interception, while he rushed 32 times for 184 yards and four scores... Had a career-high two rushing touchdowns against Nevada, both of which came in the fourth quarter as K-State broke a 17-17 tie... Tallied a 71-yard touchdown run at Texas, the longest for a score in his career and the second-longest overall (80 yards at TCU, 2020)... Tossed a 68-yard touchdown pass against Nevada, the second of his career over 65 yards (80 yards vs. Texas Tech, 2020)... A First Team Academic All-Big 12 honoree.

2020: Played in nine games with starts in each of the final seven contests, one of just four true freshmen quarterbacks in the nation to make at least seven starts during the 2020 season... Threw for 1,178 yards and eight touchdowns on 90-of-168 aim, while he rushed for 364 yards and three scores on 78 attempts... Set the school record for passing touchdowns by a freshman, while his passing yardage and total offense (1,542) total ranked third... Ranked fifth in school history among freshmen in rushing yards, and he is the only quarterback to reach the top-five in that category... Averaged 13.09 yards per completion, the second-highest nationally among true freshmen... Earned his first-career start at TCU, becoming the first true freshman quarterback in school history earn the win in his first-career road start... Busted an 80-yard run against the Horned Frogs, tied for the seventh-longest run in school history and was the second longest by a quarterback... His scamper at TCU was also the fifth-longest run among quarterbacks in the nation during the 2020 season and was the fourth longest by a true freshman regardless of position... Picked up Big 12 Newcomer of the Week honors following the TCU game... Backed up that with a win in his next start against Kansas as he became the first true freshman in school history to win his first two career starts... Tallied 243 passing yards against the Jayhawks, the fifth most by a true freshman quarterback in school history... Totaled 125 rushing yards against Oklahoma State, tied for the fifth most by a freshman in school history and the highest by a quarterback... Played a majority of the Texas Tech game, leading the Wildcats to a comeback victory after trailing, 21-17, in the fourth quarter... Had passing plays of 66 and 70 yards against the Red Raiders, the first Wildcat with two passes of at least 65 yards in the same game since the 2017 season opener and the first in a Big 12 game since 2013.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Downingtown West under head coach Mike Milano... Viewed as the 13th-best pro-style quarterback in the Class of 2020 by 247Sports, while ESPN ranked him as the 26th-best dual-threat quarterback in the class... Also regarded as the seventh-best overall prospect in the state of Pennsylvania by 247Sports and No. 11 by ESPN... Named the All-Southeastern Pennsylvania Player of the Year by the Philadelphia Inquirer, while he was named all-state by the Pennsylvania Football Writers... Also named the Maxwell Football Club Pennsylvania Player of the Year... Threw for 5,308 yards and 48 touchdowns during his prep career, including a 2,543-yard, 27-touchdown performance as a senior to lead the Whippets to a 13-2 record and a trip to the state semifinals... Led Downingtown West to its first district title since 1996... The Whippets went 11-2 and earned a trip to the state playoffs during his junior season... Rushed for 512 yards and 21 touchdowns as a prep... Also played basketball, earning a pair of all-area honors and was a 1,000-point scorer in his career.

PERSONAL: Will Howard was born September 24, 2001, in West Chester, Pennsylvania... Son of Bob and Maureen Howard... Has three siblings, Tori, Ryan and Grace... Majoring in accounting.