HONORS AND AWARDS
2023 SEC All-Defensive Team
2023 - FIFTH YEAR
Played and started in 57 of 58 games, finishing his career with more games played (248) than any player in program history … turned in a .276/.377/.467 slash line … ranked second on the team, fourth in the conference and 23rd in the country with a career-high 23 doubles … tied for the program record with 71 career doubles … scored 38 runs and collected 59 hits with three doubles, four homers and a career-high 39 RBI … was 6-for-6 in stolen bases … raised his average to .288 in SEC play … led the team and ranked tied fourth in the league with 10 doubles in conference play … collected 13 multi-hit games and nine multi-RBI games, including a team-high five games with four or more RBI … set the tone for the season with two hits and a RBI in the season opener vs. Indiana (Feb. 17) … went 3-for-5 with two RBI and matched a career best with three doubles in the series opener vs. Lipscomb (Mar. 3) … collected multiple hits four times in a span of seven games from Mar. 11-21, hitting .344 (11-for-32) with four doubles, three homers and seven RBI during the span … went 3-for-5 with a double, homer and four RBI vs. South Alabama (Mar. 21) … went on a season-high, eight-game hitting streak from Apr. 6-18 … matched a season high with four RBI twice in a span of three games on Apr. 18 and Apr. 22 … went 3-for-5 with a triple, homer and four RBI in the middle game vs. Mississippi State (Apr. 22) … went 2-for-4 and drove in a pair of runs in the series-clinching win at South Carolina (Apr. 29) … tripled twice and matched a career high with five RBI in the series-clinching win vs. top-ranked LSU (May 7) … went 4-for-4, matching a career high in hits, with three doubles and four RBI in the series opener at Ole Miss (May 12) … drove in a combined nine runs in the back-to-back league games … tied Todd Faulkner for the program record with his 71st career double in the middle game vs. Missouri (May 19) … set Auburn’s games played record by taking the field in the regional opener vs. Penn (June 2) … started in 246 of his record 248 games played, including 170 of the last 171 games of his career dating back to 2021 … was named to the SEC All-Defensive Team, turning in a .994 fielding percentage with three outfield assists.
2022 – SENIOR SEASON
Turned in a .287/.385/.402 slash line in 65 games … was one of two position players to start all 65 games and has started in 113 consecutive games in center field … led the team and ranked tied for fifth in the SEC with 19 doubles … added two triples and two homers … registered career bests in runs (50), hits (72), RBI (35), walks (28) and hit-by-pitches (14) … stole 11-of-13 bases … registered multiple hits in 20 games, including three or more hits on nine occasions … drove in multiple runs on four occasions in a six-game span from Feb. 20-Mar. 1 … collected three hits in back-to-back games against Yale (Feb. 25-26) … hit a walk-off solo homer to lead off the ninth inning in game two against the Bulldogs … went 3-for-3 with two doubles and two RBI against Alabama State (Mar. 1), reaching base five times in the game … turned in his fourth three-hit game in a span of six contests against Rhode Island (Mar. 4) … went on a season-best, nine-game hitting streak from Mar. 1-13, hitting .424 with nine runs, five doubles and nine RBI during the span … hit his second homer of the season and drove in a season-high three runs in the middle game against Ole Miss (Mar. 18) … collected multiple hits the following day and finished the series against the Rebels 5-for-15 … went 3-for-5 in the middle game at Texas A&M (Mar. 26) and at Mississippi State (Apr. 15) … finished the series at Mississippi State 6-for-15 … down a run and down to the last out, hit a game-tying RBI double in the team’s comeback win at No. 1 Tennessee (Apr. 30) … went 3-for-5 with two RBI at Troy (May 10) … collected a career best four hits, including three doubles, and reached base six times in the regional win against Florida State (June 4) … was the only Auburn player to hit three doubles in a game during the season … was ultimately named to the Auburn Regional All-Tournament Team … went 2-for-4 in the team’s College World Series win against Stanford (June 20) … followed it up by going 1-for-3 against Arkansas (June 21) … turned in a .988 fielding percentage in 160 chances in center field … registered three outfield assists.
2021 – JUNIOR SEASON
Was the only player to appear in all 52 games and started 51 of them in center field … recorded career highs in doubles (12), home runs (8), and RBI (30) … ranked fifth on the team in hits (46) and sported a .260 average (46-for-177) … drove in 30 runs and scored 29 of his own … drew 27 walks, which was second on the team … tied for second on the team in doubles (12) … lead the team in stolen bases (8) and sacrifice bunts (5) … collected multiple hits in three straight games from Feb. 24-27 and drove in five during the span ... went 5-for-9 with a run and three RBI against Oklahoma, Baylor and Texas A&M in the Round Rock Classic (Feb. 26-28) … hit his first career homer at Lipscomb (Mar. 16) … didn’t homer in his first 314 career at-bats and registered eight homers in his next 127, inlcuding a pair of multi-HR games … six of his eight home runs came during SEC play ... went 2-for-3 with a home run, double, three RBI and a run scored against Kentucky (Mar. 27) … went 5-for-8 in the first two games against Alabama (Apr. 15-16), hitting a pair of home runs, including an inside-the-parker, in the series opener … was 2-for-3 with three RBI against Texas A&M (May 16) … went 3-for-6 and hit two home runs with a career high five RBI in the 15-6 win over Missouri (May 20) … had at least one hit in five of the last six games, with 10 total in that span … was second on the team with a 17-game reached base streak (Apr. 9-May 7) … collected 13 multi-hit games … turned in a .993 fielding percentage with 143 putouts and five assists.
2020 – SOPHOMORE SEASON
Played in 11 games and made 10 starts in center field and as designated hitter … hit .359 (14-for-39) with seven doubles and six RBI … ranked tied for second on the team and tied for sixth in the league in doubles despite missing seven games with an injury … finished the season on a six-game hitting streak … went 11-for-24 with six runs, five doubles and five RBI during the span … collected multiple hits in four of the last five contests … matched a career high with three hits, three runs and three RBI in the series-clinching win vs. Chicago State (Mar. 7) … didn’t commit an error in 15 chances in center field.
2019 – FRESHMAN SEASON
Played and started in 63 games in center field … ranked fifth on the team with a .262 average … collected 59 hits, including 10 doubles, and drove in 28 runs … also scored 31 runs and ranked second on the team with 14 stolen bases in 16 attempts … went 1-for-4 with a RBI in his Auburn debut in the season opener vs. Georgia Southern (Feb. 15) … collected a pair of hits in game two and drew a bases-loaded, walk-off walk in the series finale against the Eagles … went 5-for-8 with five runs in two games against Alabama A&M (Feb. 19-20) … went 2-for-3 with a season-high three RBI in the series finale vs. UTSA (Mar. 9) … drove in the game-winning run in the eighth inning of the team’s comeback win in the series opener at Mississippi State (Mar. 22) … matched a season high with three hits in the finale against the Bulldogs (Mar. 24) … turned in three straight two-hit games and went 6-for-13 in the series at South Carolina (Mar. 29-31) … went 2-for-4 in the series opener vs. Arkansas (Apr. 5), capping off a stretch of multiple hits in six of seven SEC games … went 2-for-4 with two runs and a RBI in the middle game at Texas A&M (Apr. 13) … went 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBI in the series finale vs. Alabama (May 5) … hit .300 with two doubles and two RBI in eight NCAA Tournament games … totaled four hits and scored four runs in the Atlanta Regional … turned in his 15th multi-hit game of the season in the decisive game three of the Chapel Hill Super Regional (Jun. 10) … turned in a hit in both College World Series games, also driving in a run against Louisville (Jun. 19) … turned in a .983 fielding percentage and threw out a pair of runners from center field.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played at Liberty Christian (Texas) School for coach Johnny Isom … rated the No. 24 outfielder in the state and a top-500 player nationally … hit .462 with six home runs and 39 RBI as a senior … set the school record for most doubles (16) in a season as a sophomore and most hits (63) in a season as a junior … named TAPPS First Team All-State in 2017 and 2018 and Second Team All-State in 2016 … also a two-time All-District I honoree and the 2017 District I Offensive Player of the Year … helped lead team to 2018 TAPPS Division I State Championship … drafted in the 20th round by the Boston Red Sox ... also a four-year starter at free safety on the football team, where he was a two-time TAPPS All-District and All-State performer … state champion in the long jump.
PERSONAL
Son of Eric and Kristy Howell … his dad served on the Auburn football staff under Tommy Tuberville in 2006 and went on to become the defensive coordinator at Faulkner University ... has three siblings, Jon Aaron, Kyleb and Julia ... enrolled in the College of Business ... Apr. 1, 1999.