Xavien
Howard
CB
#4
Xavien Howard
Indianapolis ColtsHeight : 6' 1" · Weight : 203 lbs · Age : 33
NFL record
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Indianapolis Colts | 4 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | Miami Dolphins | 13 | 45 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Miami Dolphins | 15 | 45 | 35 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 |
| 2021 | Miami Dolphins | 16 | 50 | 39 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 49 |
| 2020 | Miami Dolphins | 16 | 51 | 40 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Miami Dolphins | 5 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Miami Dolphins | 12 | 35 | 25 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | Miami Dolphins | 16 | 48 | 42 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Miami Dolphins | 7 | 40 | 29 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Advanced stats, 2025 Cornerbacks
NFL stats →2025 season. The percentile ranks the player among regular cornerbacks: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Interceptions
0
15th percentile
Passes defended
0
1th percentile
Targets in coverage
21
Yards allowed
176 yd
Yards allowed per target
8.4 yd
11th percentile
Passer rating allowed
124.3
5th percentile
Tackles
11
0th percentile
Missed tackle rate
8.3 %
57th percentile
Tackles for loss
0
10th percentile
Defensive snaps
211
0th percentile
Regular season. Data: nflverse (play-by-play, snap counts), Next Gen Stats, Pro Football Reference. EPA: expected points added. CPOE: completion percentage over expected.
2026 projection
NFL trends →Projected WAR
0.0
Games
4
WAR 2025
-0.1
Games played
4
The pace of the last three seasons (WAR per game, 60/25/15), pulled toward the group average, over the games expected from his availability in the last two, adjusted for age.
Trend
→ Stable (0)
- 20210.8 WAR · 0.050 per game
- 2022-0.6 WAR · -0.040 per game
- 20230.2 WAR · 0.015 per game
- 2025-0.1 WAR · -0.025 per game
The trend compares this season's WAR per game with last season's, weighted by games played.
Outlook, age included
-30 · 32 y.o. · the age when performance usually declines
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2025
All ratings →Ratings from 0 to 100, computed over four seasons from data, never by hand, against regulars in the same position group. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
45
Backup or prospect
- COV
- Coverage
- 60
- BAL
- Ball skills
- 62
- TCK
- Tackling
- 63
- DUR
- Durability
- 35
- EX
- Experience
- 83
Why these ratings?Hide details
- COV — Coverage : Yards and passer rating allowed per target
- BAL — Ball skills : Ball carrier: fumbles avoided. Defender: interceptions and passes defended
- TCK — Tackling : Tackles made and missed tackles
- DUR — Durability : Games played out of his team's, over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the NFL
WAR and PAL Rating, 2025
How we rate →WAR: the EPA (expected points added) of every play, above replacement level, shared among those who made it, then converted to wins (35.3 points = one win). PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same group (50 = median).
PAL: dimensions
Where WAR comes from (in wins)
Half the EPA of his sacks, interceptions, passes defended, forced fumbles, tackles for loss and QB hits, against his position's average per snap.
Yards allowed per target against his position's average, 0.12 points per yard (measured).
Replacement level: the share of defense the league spends on his position (by payroll), prorated by snaps.
How much better or worse than average his team's defense was (EPA allowed), minus what is already credited to players, prorated by snaps.
The individual part is splash plays and coverage. The rest is the position share and his team's defense, split by snaps played.
| Season | Team | G | WAR | PAL | OV | INT | PD | Yds/tgt | Rtg allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | IND | 4 | -0.1 | 9 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 8.4 | 124.3 |
| 2023 | MIA | 13 | 0.2 | 63 | 79 | 1 | 12 | 6.8 | 81.3 |
| 2022 | MIA | 15 | -0.6 | 6 | 77 | 1 | 12 | 9.3 | 101.2 |
| 2021 | MIA | 16 | 0.8 | 94 | 93 | 5 | 16 | 6.6 | 72.6 |
Xavien Howard in five questions
What are Xavien Howard's stats in 2025?
Xavien Howard has 0 interceptions and 0 passes defensed in 4 games in 2025.
How old and how tall is Xavien Howard?
Xavien Howard is 33 years old. He is 6'1" (185 cm) and weighs 203 lb (92 kg).
How good is Xavien Howard?
Xavien Howard produced -0.1 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025. His PAL rating is 9 out of 100: very poor for his position.
What number does Xavien Howard wear, and what team does he play for?
Xavien Howard plays for Indianapolis Colts in the NFL, at CB, and wears number 4.
What is Xavien Howard's projection for 2026?
Our projection has him at 0.0 WAR in 2026, based on his weighted recent seasons and age.
