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Gavin Howard

Class: Senior Hometown: Owasso, Okla. High School: Owasso HS

Height / Weight: 6-4 / 300 Position: Offensive Line Experience: 2L

Career Honors: 2012: Named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll during spring semester... Earned Academic All-Big 12 First Team honors.

2012 (Jr.): Played in 11 games, making six starts at right tackle ... Missed the West Virginia game ... South Dakota State game marked his first career start ... Helped pave the way for a running game that averaged 4.6 yards per carry and had a 1,000-yard rusher.

2011 (So.): Played in ten games on the offensive line ... Helped Jayhawks rack up 534 yards of total offense, including 253 on the ground, against Northern Illinois ... Also helped the KU offense gain 404 yards, including 296 rushing yards, against Baylor.

2010 (RFr.): Saw some time as a backup offensive lineman... Played against New Mexico State, Baylor, Kansas State and Iowa State.

2009 (Fr.): Redshirted the season.

High School: A three-year letterwinner at Owasso HS... Played offensive tackle... A Tulsa World all-metro second team selection as a senior... Team was 6-5 his senior season and finished second in the district with a 6-1 record... Also an all-state basketball player... Named an Oklahoma Academic Scholar.

Personal: Son of Donny and Deidre Howard... Has two siblings... Plans to major in engineering... Likes to spend time with friends and play basketball.