Sophomore (2014): Made the move from defensive line to offensive line and saw action in 11 games, the last five as a starter ... Was named to the 2014 PFL Academic Honor Roll.
Freshman (2013): Saw action in all 11 games, two as a starter at defensive tackle ... Was credited with nine total tackles, including 1.5 TFL ... Had a season-high three stops vs. Dayton (10/12) ... Was named to the PFL Academic Honor Roll.
High School: Was a three-year letter winner, starting on both the offensive and defensive line, at Langley HS ... Helped his team earn a berth in the Northern Region playoffs all three years ... Was twice named to the VHSCA All-State team ... Was twice named to the Virginia Preps All-State team as an offensive lineman ... Was a two-time All-Metro selection by the Washington Post ... Was an All-Northern Region selection three times at guard and once as a defensive lineman ... Was named to the Roanoke Times Top 100 Seniors list ... Set several school records in weight lifting, including 500 pounds in the bench press, 675 in the squat and 325 in the clean ... Was selected as the Scholar Athlete of the Year by the Pigskin Club of Washington, DC ... Was a four-time winner of the Langley High Scholar-Athlete Award and the Langley High Academic Award.
Personal: Full name is John Pope Howerton ... Was born on February 3, 1995, in Alexandria, Va. ... Is the son of Nancy and John Howerton ... Has one brother, Tyler (17) ... His father was an All-American and was selected to the Hall of Fame at Shepherd University ... His grandfather, Cig Howerton, was an All-American at Randolph-Macon College and is a member of the RMC Hall of Fame ... His other grandfather, Jim Ford, played at Notre Dame ... His uncle, Cal Howerton, also played at Randolph-Macon College ... Is an Integrative Health Science major.
