XAVIEN HOWARDHoward, Xavien DwaynePosition: DB Height: 6-1 Weight: 195 Born: July 4, 1993 Houston, TX High School: Phillis Wheatley (Houston, TX) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Baylor | Played |
| 2013 | Baylor | Lettered |
| 2014 | Baylor | Lettered |
| 2015 | Baylor | Lettered |
| Draft: 2nd round (38th overall) 2016 Miami Dolphins |
| NFL Game Logs |
| NFL Playoff Statistics |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2016 MIA NFL | 25 | RCB | 7 | 6 |
| 2017 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2017 MIA NFL | 25 | RCB | 16 | 16 |
| 2018 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2018 MIA NFL | 25 | LCB | 12 | 12 |
| 2019 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2019 MIA NFL | 25 | LCB | 5 | 5 |
| 2020 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2020 MIA NFL | 25 | RCB-LCB | 16 | 16 |
| 2021 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2021 MIA NFL | 25 | RCB | 16 | 16 |
| 2022 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2022 MIA NFL | 25 | LCB | 15 | 15 |
| 2023 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2023 MIA NFL | 25 | CB | 13 | 13 |
| 8 Years (NFL)8 Years NFL | 100 | 99 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 4/29/2016 | 2016 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2016 MIA NFL |
| Signed | 5/19/2016 | 2016 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2016 MIA NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 10/30/2019 | 2019 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2019 MIA NFL |
| Reserve/COVID | 8/11/2020 | 2020 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2020 MIA NFL |
| Activated | 8/27/2020 | 2020 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2020 MIA NFL |
| Released | 3/13/2024 | 2023 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2023 MIA NFL |
| Signed | 8/18/2025 | 2025 Indianapolis Colts (NFL)2025 IND NFL |
| AWARDS |
|---|
| 2018 Pro Football Writers of America All-AFC |
| 2020 Pro Football Writers of America All-AFC |
| 2021 Pro Football Writers of America All-AFC |
| SNAP COUNTS | TOTAL | OFF | OFF% | DEF | DEF% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2016 MIA NFL | 532 | 0 | 0.0 | 528 | 45.8 | 4 | 0.9 |
| 2017 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2017 MIA NFL | 1052 | 0 | 0.0 | 1024 | 97.2 | 28 | 6.3 |
| 2018 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2018 MIA NFL | 832 | 0 | 0.0 | 803 | 73.7 | 29 | 6.5 |
| 2019 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2019 MIA NFL | 354 | 0 | 0.0 | 325 | 28.8 | 29 | 6.2 |
| 2020 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2020 MIA NFL | 938 | 0 | 0.0 | 936 | 90.6 | 2 | 0.5 |
| 2021 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2021 MIA NFL | 1031 | 0 | 0.0 | 1026 | 91.1 | 5 | 1.1 |
| 2022 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2022 MIA NFL | 979 | 0 | 0.0 | 979 | 85.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2023 MIA NFL | 747 | 0 | 0.0 | 745 | 67.4 | 2 | 0.4 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 6465 | 0 | 6366 | 99 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2017 MIA NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2021 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2021 MIA NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 2022 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2022 MIA NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2017 MIA NFL | 4 | 71 | 17.8 | 30t | 1 |
| 2018 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2018 MIA NFL | 7 | 52 | 7.4 | 39 | 0 |
| 2019 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2019 MIA NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2020 MIA NFL | 10 | 77 | 7.7 | 29 | 0 |
| 2021 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2021 MIA NFL | 5 | 54 | 10.8 | 37t | 1 |
| 2022 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2022 MIA NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2023 MIA NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 29 | 254 | 8.8 | 39 | 2 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2017 MIA NFL | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| 2021 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2021 MIA NFL | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2.0 | 11.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2018 MIA NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2021 MIA NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 49 | 1 |
| 2022 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2022 MIA NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 1 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 65 | 2 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2016 MIA NFL | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 2017 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2017 MIA NFL | 48 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 2018 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2018 MIA NFL | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 2019 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2019 MIA NFL | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2020 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2020 MIA NFL | 51 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 0 |
| 2021 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2021 MIA NFL | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0 |
| 2022 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2022 MIA NFL | 45 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 2023 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2023 MIA NFL | 45 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 331 | 331 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 95 | 0 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2016 MIA NFL | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 Miami Dolphins2017 MIA NFL | 10 | 2 | 8 | 98 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2018 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2018 MIA NFL | 7 | 1 | 6 | 60 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2019 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2019 MIA NFL | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2020 MIA NFL | 7 | 1 | 6 | 67 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2021 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2021 MIA NFL | 8 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2022 MIA NFL | 7 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2023 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2023 MIA NFL | 8 | 2 | 6 | 38 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 55 | 17 | 38 | 349 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
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