UTAH: Transfer from Montana State had to sit a year in residence in 2018 after walking on with the Utes in the summer … has two years to play two.
PRIOR TO UTAH: Played in eight games with one start in his only season at Montana State in 2017 when he had 47 carries for 270 yards and also caught three passes for 35 yards … all-California Community College Region III first team at Saddleback College (Calif.) in 2016 … SCFA first-team National Division Southern League … 188 carries for a league-best 1,074 rushing yards and 18 touchdowns … averaged 97.6 rushing yards per game and had 33 receptions for 309 yards in 2016 … finished fourth in Saddleback history in scoring (110 points) … Gauchos won the 2016 National Division Southern League title … played at both Paramount HS (2012-13, 2015) and JSerra Catholic HS (2014) … Cal-Hi Sports second-team all-state, first-team all-Orange County and first-team all-Trinity League as a junior at Jserra when he had 186 rushes for 1,388 yards and 22 TDs … his senior season at Paramount HS, he had 42 carries for 485 rushing yards and seven touchdowns along with 28 receptions for 675 yards and five touchdowns … averaged 42.8 yards on six kickoff returns (257 yards) … 44 tackles, three interceptions and four passes defended as a sophomore safety … also played running back as a sophomore, rushing 12 times for 80 yards and a touchdown … averaged 44.2 yards on five kick returns (221 yards) … played varsity as a freshman … also played basketball.
PERSONAL:Son of Kendra Howard … two brothers and a sister … cousin Jeffrey Manning is a defensive back at Oregon State … family, community and human development major.