Reggie Howard (2024) - M Club Hall of Fame - University of Memphis Athletics

Reggie Howard

Induction:
2024

Howard lettered for two seasons and finished his career with 91 total tackles in the blue and gray. He went on to play seven seasons in the NFL (2000-06) for three teams (New Orleans, Carolina and Miami). Howard's famous play in the 2004 Super Bowl for the Carolina Panthers came when he intercepted New England Patriots quarterback, Tom Brady. Howard finished his NFL career with 251 tackles, six interceptions, 4.5 sacks and five forced fumbles.

Following his playing career, Howard has been in the coaching ranks for nine seasons at the high school, college and professional levels. Currently, Howard is in his third stint with the University of Memphis. In his first time, Howard was part of the staff in 2017 as a defensive assistant, where the Tigers appeared in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl and finished the season with a 10-3 record and a perfect 7-0 clip at home. He returned in 2020 to work as the Director of High School Relations under then first-year head coach Ryan Silverfield.

In 2024, Howard returned to the university as an assistant coach for cornerbacks and coached Davion Ross to First Team All-AAC accolades while the Tigers finished the year with a Scooter's Coffee Frisco Bowl Championship and an 11-2 record overall.

Other schools he has coached at include Lane College (2015), Central Arkansas (2018, 2019), and Campbell University (2021, 2022). At Campbell, he served as the Co-Defensive Coordinator, where three members of his defensive unit earned All-Big South honors in 2022. During his first season with the Fighting Camels, while serving as an assistant coach for defensive backs, the unit ranked fourth in the FCS in turnovers gained (25) and defensive touchdowns (4).

Howard completed several professional programs offered to former players by the National Football League: NFL Entrepreneurship Internship Program at Stanford University, NFL Business Internship at Northwestern and the NFL Wealth Management Internship at Wachovia Bank. This is all in addition to earning his Bachelor of Marketing Management degree at Memphis in 2000.