The depth of Howard’s incredible success goes even further too. Kevin Fishbain of the Northwest Herald delivered some fascinating stats from his rookie seasons. Turns out it was even more special than this revelation indicates.
43 of Jordan Howard’s 252 carries went for 10+ yards. That 17.1% clip was the highest among RBs with more than 131 carries.
— Kevin Fishbain (@kfishbain) January 3, 2017
That 17.1% rate is the best in the NFL (minimum 200 carries) since Adrian Peterson in 2012.
— Kevin Fishbain (@kfishbain) January 3, 2017
These are the only Bears in team history to average 5.0+ yards per carry in a season (minimum 200 carries). Pretty good company pic.twitter.com/UAJjInsjBQ
— Kevin Fishbain (@kfishbain) January 3, 2017
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Howard’s 5.2 yards per carry in a season ranks 3rd all-time among players drafted in the 5th round or later (minimum 200 carries).
— Kevin Fishbain (@kfishbain) January 3, 2017
(Last Howard fun fact) These are the only players in NFL history to average 5.0+ yards per as a rookie (minimum 200 carries, of course) pic.twitter.com/HfTvM9iUA2
— Kevin Fishbain (@kfishbain) January 3, 2017
Howard is keeping some pretty special company with these lists. Including a couple Hall of Famers. It’s way too soon to think about what he might become 8-10 years down the road. Nevertheless it is apparent they Bears got themselves a potential superstar at a bargain price. The dream of every GM, coaching staff and fan base. Moving forward the Bears now know that whenever they get in trouble on offense, they can just give it to Howard.
Made a highlight video of some of my favorite Jordan Howard runs and touchdowns from this season. #Bears pic.twitter.com/mj0XgaoiIm
— george (@thegeorgeyou) January 3, 2017
Here’s hoping the team doesn’t waste his best years by failing to put a proper offense in place with a quarterback and quality receivers. The ceiling of this offense could be limitless if Ryan Pace and his people don’t screw it up.
