New: Be a GM College lets you run your NIL budget, fight the portal, and play the season. Try it. →
FreeBe a GM: College · run your program's NIL budget and rosterRun the program
Illinois logo
Class of 2027 · safety

Tyrone Howard Jr.

6-1, 165 · St. John Neumann · Naples, FL

Committed to Illinois since Jun 23

21offer strength · No. 1798
0.8567composite · 3-star
2offers · 1 power

His offers

2 offers · visited 2
Illinois logoIllinois
Big Ten · strength 71
Committed
offered May 18
South Florida logoSouth Florida
American Athletic · strength 44
cool
official visit Jun 5
Best programs first, by what each offer is worth in our grade: program strength times how rarely that program offers (how it is made). Warm means an offer, visit or camp in the last 60 days or an official visit in the last 120; cool, contact in the last 180; cold, older or a decommit. A count is the offers on record, not every offer the staffs made.

Where he fits

best 3 of 2 offers
Best fits
Illinois logoIllinois Committed
2 in their last year, so a spot opens for his first season; even at defensive back (13 with 2+ years left); has not started his size at defensive back since 2022
No. 1South Florida logoSouth Florida
Has started 1 defensive back his size since 2022
No. 2
Need (how thin the program is at his spot) x fit (whether it starts players his size) x room (who leaves after this season), and while he is uncommitted, STM odds. How it is made. Not advice, and never a dollar figure.
Where his size starts

129 of the 1,120 FBS starters at safety since 2022 were his size (6-0 to 6-2, 153 to 177 pounds): most in the ACC (19), Mid-American (17) and Big Ten (17). Programs that start it most: LSU (5), Georgia Tech (4) and Ball State (3). Of his offers, South Florida (1) have started it.

Who needs him

Of his 2 offers, Illinois has the thinnest room at defensive back: 13 with 2+ years left of 20, 2 in their last year, 14 portal exits in 3 seasons, 4 commits this cycle (him included). He committed to a spot that is even by our count.

Starter seasons 2022-2026: six or more games in one of the position's starting slots by volume (college snap counts are not public). How it is made. Room is 2+ years left plus 2027 commits at the spot against the 68 programs mapped (the power conferences and Notre Dame); exits are the 2024-2026 portal feeds. How it is made.

Boards that looked like his

1 of 10 drafted, 1 in rounds 1-2
Cameron Nelson
Class of 2025 · CB · signing not on record
3 offers; Howard had 2
In college now
match 52
Samford logoSam Pettway
Class of 2013 · S · signed Samford
4 offers; Howard had 2; both about 6-1, 175
Not drafted
match 51
Tyron Barnes
Class of 2023 · CB · signing not on record
4 offers; Howard had 2
Not drafted yet
match 51
Marshall logoLaDerrick Hammond
Class of 2014 · S · signed Marshall
3 offers; Howard had 2; both about 6-1, 175
Not drafted
match 50
Army logoAddison Holstein
Class of 2011 · S · signed Army
3 offers; Howard had 2; 6-1, 184
Not drafted
match 48
Show all 10
Bowling Green logoTrevahn Beery
Class of 2014 · CB · signed Bowling Green
3 offers; Howard had 2; both about 6-1, 170
Not drafted
match 46
Terrell EdmundsTerrell Edmunds
Class of 2014 · CB · signed Virginia Tech
3 offers; Howard had 2; 6-2, 186
Drafted 2018, round 1, No. 28 · 6 NFL seasons as a starter
match 45
Wave Ryder
Class of 2010 · DB · signing not on record
3 offers; Howard had 2; 6-2, 185
Not drafted
match 45
Western Michigan logoStefan Claiborne
Class of 2016 · S · signed Western Michigan
3 offers; Howard had 2; both about 6-1, 170
Not drafted
match 45
North Texas logoJamone Greer
Class of 2011 · CB · signed North Texas
3 offers; Howard had 2; 5-11, 165
Not drafted
match 44
Past recruits whose offer boards looked most like his: same position, about the same size, offers from programs of the same strength, about as many. Past boards are offers at signing day; his is the board he holds today (Nov 2, 2026). Classes 2016 to 2026 are thin in our record today, so most matches come from 2010 to 2015. 8 of these 10 have finished their draft window. History, not a forecast for him.

Timeline

6 dated moves since May 18, 2026
Illinois logoCommitted IllinoisJun 23
Illinois logoOfficial visit IllinoisJun 19
Wake Forest logoOfficial visit Wake ForestJun 12
South Florida logoOfficial visit South FloridaJun 5
South Florida logoOffered South FloridaJun 1
Illinois logoOffered IllinoisMay 18
Newest first, from recruit posts and the national recruiting data. An offer with no posted date sits in the offers list only.
Is this your page?

Claim it free: add offers we missed, measurables and a film link. A parent or guardian claims for a recruit under 18, and we never publish contact details, handles or dollars.

Claim this page
Step 1 · Who you are
Is Tyrone under 18?
Step 2 · Parent or guardian

Under 18, only a parent or guardian can claim. We never publish the address you give here.

Step 3 · What to fix

Illinois recruitingIllinois Team HQEvery 2027 classHow the grades are made