Thomas A. Howard began his college career as a walk-on at the University of Texas at El Paso and was then redshirted.

He had a mediocre senior season after being named pre-season defensive player of the year in the state of Texas.

In 2008, Howard recorded his first career forced fumble during a week 2 victory against the division rival Kansas City Chiefs.

At the end of the season, Thomas Howard had 97 tackles, 80 solo, 5 pass deflections, 1 interception, 1 sack, and 2 forced fumbles.

[4] On September 13, 2012, Joe Reedy of The Cincinnati Enquirer reported that the Bengals had placed Howard on injured reserve after tearing his ACL in practice.

Students attend the program for four hours each day after school, doing their homework, creating art, and playing sports.

Howard returned to his college town of El Paso for special programs honoring Walk-On athletes.