CFL: 9
Tiger-Cats: 7
Acquired: Signed as a free agent February 24, 2025

AWARDS

All-CFL – 1 – (2025)
East Division All-CFL – 2 – (2022, 2025)

CAREER

2025: Tiger-Cats
Howsare made his return to the Hammer, appearing in all 18 regular season games, registering 43 defensive tackles, 13 sacks (a career high), one interception, one touchdown, and two forced fumbles…Playoffs: Suited up for the Eastern Final, recording three defensive tackles and one sack…Nominated for Most Outstanding Defensive Player, was named to the East Division All-CFL team, and received CFL Honour Roll recognition on four occasions, for weeks 5, 10, 14 and 18.

2023-2024: Stampeders
Howsare was a consistent presence on the Calgary Stampeders defensive line from 2023–2024, starting 35 of a possible 36 regular season games at defensive end. In his first season with Calgary in 2023, he recorded 48 defensive tackles, six sacks, and two forced fumbles, finishing second on the team in sacks while adding a two-sack performance against the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

He followed that with another strong campaign in 2024, starting 17 games and totaling 36 tackles, five sacks, and a blocked extra point, highlighted by a six-tackle, two-sack performance against the BC Lions. Across both seasons, Howsare established himself as a reliable and productive edge rusher for Calgary.

2022: Tiger-Cats
Howsare played and started 16 regular-season games for the Ticats as he was named an East Division all-star at defensive end. He shared the team lead with seven sacks and also recorded 30 defensive tackles including two tackles for loss, one special-teams stop, two interceptions and one knockdown. The interceptions – in Week 7 against BC and in Week 19 against Calgary – were the first two of his CFL career and he returned them for a total of 53 yards. Howsare had two sacks in Week 8 against Montreal. He started the Eastern Semi-Final and made seven tackles and also picked up a sack.

2021: Tiger-Cats
Howsare played and started 13 games for the Ticats. He recorded a career high with 34 tackles and also had two tackles for loss, five sacks one knockdown. Howsare established a personal single-game best with nine tackles in a Week 5 game against Toronto and had a pair sacks against Ottawa in Week 12. He was a post-season standout as in three games he had 12 tackles including one tackle for loss, one sack and one fumble recovery returned for 45 yards.

2020: Tiger-Cats
Howsare was under contract with the Ticats but did not play due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

2019: Tiger-Cats
Howsare played all 18 regular-season games and made 10 starts, accumulating 22 defensive tackles including three tackles for loss, four special-teams stops and six sacks. He had a two-sack game in Week 16 against Winnipeg. In the Eastern final, Howsare had five tackles and one sack in the Ticats’ victory over Edmonton. He was also in uniform for the Grey Cup and had one tackle.

2018: Tiger-Cats
In his first CFL season, Howsare played 15 regular-season games including seven starts. He recorded 26 defensive tackles including three tackles for loss, three sacks, one forced fumble and one knockdown. Howsare made his debut in Week 1 at Calgary’s McMahon Stadium and recorded a sack. In Week 6 against Saskatchewan, he had a season-high six tackles. Howsare was also in uniform for both of the Tiger-Cats’ post-season games and had one knockdown.

2015-2017: NFL Stints
After going undrafted in the 2015 NFL Draft, Howsare spent time on the practice squad with the New York Jets and Seattle Seahawks.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

First game: June 16, 2018, at Calgary
First tackle: June 16, 2018, at Calgary
First sack: June 16, 2018, at Calgary
First interception: July 21, 2022, at BC
East Division all-star: 2022, 2025

COLLEGE

2011-2014: Clarion University
Howsare played 43 games over four years at Clarion University of Pennsylvania. During his career with the Golden Eagles, he accumulated 256 tackles including 47.5 tackles for loss, 33 sacks, nine forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and three interceptions. Howsare was named the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference-West defensive player of the year in both 2013 and 2014. He was a third-team all-American in 2012 and 2013 and a second-team all-American in 2012.

PERSONAL

Howsare was a first-team all-conference and all-region all-star at Altoona Area High School. He played running back, linebacker and defensive end for the Mountain Lions.