Skyler Gill-Howard

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• Selected by the Lions in the sixth round (205th overall) of the 2026 NFL Draft out of Texas Tech.
• First defensive player Detroit has drafted from Texas Tech since LB Ed Mooney in 1968.

COLLEGE

• Split his FBS career at Texas Tech (2025) and Northern Illinois (2022-24), compiling 88 career tackles, 14.5 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks and one interception. Began his career at Upper Iowa (2021), appearing in four games and registering three tackles (two solo).
• 2025 (Texas Tech): Started the six games he played in, logging 13 tackles (nine solo), 2.5 tackles for loss and 0.5 sacks.
• Logged a 55-yard pick-six vs. Kent State (9/6/25)
• Posted an 88.6 overall grade from PFF
• 2024 (Northern Illinois): Appeared in 12 games with one start, notching 51 tackles (27 solo), 8.0 tackles for a loss and 5.0 sacks.
• Third-Team All-MAC
• Burlsworth Trophy Nominee, given to the most outstanding football player in American who began his career as a Walk-On
• Ranked second on team in TFLs and was third in sacks
• Earned an 83.8 overall grade from PFF
• 2023 (Northern Illinois): Played in 12 games, finishing with 24 tackles (15 solo), 4.0 tackles for a loss and 1.0 sack.
• 2022 (Northern Illinois): Utilized a redshirt year.
• 2021 (Upper Iowa): Appeared in four games and registering three tackles (two solo).

PERSONAL

• Attended Greenfield (Wis.) High School
• Named All-Region and All-State in 2020 and 2021
• Selected as a first team All-Conference following each of his four preseasons
• Qualified for the state tournament in the 220-pound division and finished as the back-to-back Division I state runner-up as both a junior and senior