High School: Three-year letterman at Blessed Trinity Catholic High where he saw time along the offensive and defensive lines for coach Ricky Turner...ranked No. 74 offensive guard by Scout.com...helped lead the Titans to a combined 18-13 record, including a regional championship as a sophomore...posted 92 pancake blocks during his prep career, grading out at 92 percent as a senior, 92.7 percent as a junior and 82 percent as a sophomore...earned first-team All-District 5-3A honors all three prep seasons...as a senior, claimed All-Northside honors from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, first-team all-county by Score Magazine, the Roswell News Super 7, and was selected to start at guard in the GACA North-South All-Star Game...named first-team All-North Fulton County as a junior...also earned three varsity letters in wrestling - where he won the area championship in 2007 - and two in track and field where he threw the shot...off the field, is a member of the Student Council, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Mu Alpha Theta and the symphonic band...chose Tulane over Army, Air Force and Navy.

Personal: Born Harris Kennedy Howard on March 3, 1990 in Atlanta, Ga...son of William and the late Dara Howard...has one brother, Jack, and one sister, Olivia...undecided on major.