Will Howard
23-Year-Old
IR
Injury Hand
Est. Return 10/12/2025
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2025 Fantasy Outlook
Howard spent the first four years of his collegiate career at Kansas State before taking over as Ohio State's starting quarterback in 2024, surpassing 4,000 passing yards in a season that culminated in a national championship. Across his 16 appearances as a Buckeye, he totaled 4,010 passing yards, 35 passing touchdowns and 10 interceptions along with 105 rushing attempts for 226 yards and seven scores. Howard fell to the sixth round in the 2025 NFL Draft and will have some time to develop behind a veteran in 2025 after the Steelers signed Aaron Rodgers to serve as their starter. Read Past Outlooks
RANKS
Signed a four-year contract with the Steelers in May of 2025.
Sent to IR
The Steelers placed Howard (hand) on injured reserve Thursday, Teresa Varley of the team's official site reports.
ANALYSIS
Howard will have to miss at least the first four games of the regular season as he works his way back from a fractured bone in his left hand suffered during practice Aug. 5. That injury caused him to miss the entire preseason. Once healthy, the rookie sixth-round pick figures to operate as Pittsburgh's emergency No. 3 quarterback behind Aaron Rodgers and Mason Rudolph.
Howard will have to miss at least the first four games of the regular season as he works his way back from a fractured bone in his left hand suffered during practice Aug. 5. That injury caused him to miss the entire preseason. Once healthy, the rookie sixth-round pick figures to operate as Pittsburgh's emergency No. 3 quarterback behind Aaron Rodgers and Mason Rudolph.
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6' 4"Weight
236 lbsShuttle Time
4.33 secCone Drill
7.13 secVertical Jump
31.5 inBroad Jump
112 inHand Length
9.00 inArm Length
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Should practice soon
Coach Mike Tomlin said Monday that Howard (hand) is expected to be a full participant in practice "soon," Chris Adamski of TribLive.com reports.
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Not playing Thursday
Howard (hand) isn't suited up for Thursday's preseason contest at Carolina, Alan Saunders of SteelersNow.com reports.
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Could play in preseason finale
Howard (hand) hasn't been ruled out from playing in Pittsburgh's final preseason game, Mark Kaboly of 93.7 The Fan Pittsburgh reports.
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Suffers fractured bone
Howard suffered a fractured small bone in his right hand Tuesday, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
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Leaves practice with hand injury
Howard left Tuesday's training camp practice after injuring his throwing hand, Ray Fittipaldo of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
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Sustains broken finger
Head coach Mike Tomlin confirmed Howard suffered a broken finger on his throwing hand during Tuesday's practice and is week-to-week, Brooke Pryor of ESPN.com reports.
ANALYSIS
The rookie sixth-round pick banged the hand Tuesday, and Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports Howard is expected to miss at least three weeks. Howard will still have additional tests, but it doesn't appear likely that he'll need surgery.
The rookie sixth-round pick banged the hand Tuesday, and Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports Howard is expected to miss at least three weeks. Howard will still have additional tests, but it doesn't appear likely that he'll need surgery.