Q&A: Cooper star recruit Jaxon Howard on whittling college list to 12
[anvplayer video=”5065612″ station=”998122″]
Robbinsdale Cooper junior DE / TE Jaxon Howard is the top-ranked Minnesota football recruit in many, many years. He has 54 college offers, including from Alabama, Ohio State, Oklahoma, and the Gophers.
Recently, Howard cut his list to these 12: The Gophers, Notre Dame, Florida, Michigan, Alabama, North Carolina, Ohio State, USC, Oklahoma, Oregon, Stanford, and Arizona State. However, Clemson recently came and watched him in a game and could enter the picture.
KSTP Sports recently spoke with Howard about the recruiting process.
***Click the video box above to watch our conversation with Howard, and to see him in action***
Recruiting website 247 ranks Howard as the 70th-best player nationally in the 2023 Class, and 8th-best athlete. He’s a 4-star recruit.
Robbinsdale Cooper junior TE / DE Jaxon Howard chatted recently with KSTP Sports.[KSTP/Jeff Brioschi]
Howard’s dad is former Vikings defensive lineman Willie Howard. Willie is an assistant principal at Robbinsdale Cooper and the head football coach.
Willie was a star in college at Stanford, and while the Cardinal are in the mix for Jaxon, he doesn’t feel any sort of obligation to follow in his dad’s footsteps.