Jasper Tyrone "Jazz" Howard (January 28, 1989 – October 18, 2009) was an American football cornerback for the University of Connecticut Huskies from 2007 to 2009.

John William Lomax III, 21, who was not a student at UConn, was scheduled to appear in court on Wednesday, October 28, 2009, on charges of murder and conspiracy to commit assault in the death of Jasper Howard and his bond was set at $2 million.

[6] On January 14, 2011, Lomax – who had gone to his vehicle with Muhammad to retrieve weapons after an initial incident, then sought out Howard and his friends for the deadly follow-up – pleaded no contest to first degree manslaughter and on March 25, 2011, he was sentenced to 18 years in prison.

[7] On Tuesday, October 20, Connecticut students held a Day of Silence in memory of Jasper, during which the community wore dark clothes to indicate that they are united in mourning.

Additionally, Edsall established a foundation that will help urban kids pay for college and also aid families of terminally ill players, something that Howard believed was important.

[12][13] During the Fiesta Bowl on January 1, 2011 against the Oklahoma Sooners, teammate Kashif Moore wore Jasper's number six jersey in tribute.

On November 1, 2014, during that year's Homecoming, UConn unveiled a monument dedicated to Howard at Rentschler Field in front of the scoreboard on the concourse level.