University of Northern Iowa Athletics
2011 Football Roster
Roster
Darion Howard
- Position:
- Tight End
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Cedar Falls, Iowa
- High School:
- Cedar Falls
2010: Saw action in eight games as a blocking tight end and on special teams.
2009: Redshirted.
High School: Third-team all-state pick as a senior ... all-conference and all-metro selection ... a standout two-year starter for the Cedar Falls Tigers, despite an injury that sidelined him for part of the 2008 season ... led the Tigers with 24 receptions for 334 yards and grabbed six touchdowns in 2008 ... hauled in 47 career receptions for 641 yards and nine touchdowns from his tight end position ... also a three-year starter on the basketball team as a power forward ... averaged 11 points and eight rebounds per game in hoops.
Personal: Son of Denise Overmohle and Sherrod Howard, who resides in Chicago ... Sherrod was a standout football player at UNI from 1985-1988, earning first-team all-conference honors at tight end in 1987 and 1988 ... majoring in movement and exercise science: sport psychology.
