Tayon Howard Jr.

Title

Assistant Football Coach - Defensive Backs
Email

tshoward@millikin.edu
At Millikin Since

2025
Alma Mater(s)

Otterbein University, 2023
Hometown

Columbus, OH

Tayon Howard Jr. will enter his 2nd season with the Millikin Football program in the fall of 2026. Howard Joined the Big Blue in the summer of 2025, and serves as the defensive backs coach for the Big Blue.

Howard came to Millikin after a one-year stint at his alma mater, Otterbein University. In his one season at Otterbein, he served as an Assistant Safeties Coach, helping guide Randy Cochran to a first team All-OAC selection, as well as a third team all-region honor.

Howard was a three-year member of the football program at Otterbein. In his senior season was picked to wear jersey number 5. The number is given each season to the student-athlete who best represents all of the positive attributes needed to move the program forward.

A native of Columbus, Ohio, Howard graduated from Otterbein University in December of 2023. He earned a B.S. in Sports Management, with a minor in Business Management and Administration.