Skyler Gill-Howard

Full Name: Skyler Gill-Howard

Date of Birth: March 21, 2002

Age (as of May 2025): 23

Hometown: Kansas City, Missouri

High School: Rockhurst High School (Kansas City, MO)

Current School: Texas Tech Red Raiders football

Conference: Big 12 Conference

Academic Major: Not publicly disclosed

Years at School: Entering 5th year (Senior class standing in 2025)

Transfer History: None

Redshirt Status: Utilized developmental year

Eligibility Remaining: Final season (2025)

FootBall Information

Position(s) Played: Defensive Tackle, Nose, 3-Tech

Primary Position: Interior Defensive Line

Pro Position Projection: Rotational 1-Tech / Interior Depth DL

Jersey Number: #0

Starter or Backup: Multi-year rotational contributor

Team Captain Status: Not publicly disclosed

Games Played / Started:

  • 2022: Rotational action

  • 2023: 13 games (5 starts)

  • 2024: 13 games (8 starts)

  • Injury History: Ankle Injury in october of 2025 that required surgery.He was sidelined the rest of the season

    Suspensions/Disciplinary Issues: None reported

Coach History:

  • Head Coach: Joey McGuire

    • Defensive Coordinator: Tim DeRuyter

    • Defensive Line Coach: Zarnell Fitch

Physical

Measurements

Height: 6010

Weight: 320 lbs

Arm Length: pending combine

Hand Size: pending combine

Wingspan: pending combine

summary

summary

Skyler Gill-Howard is a stout, space-eating interior defensive lineman with strong lower-body power and run-defense reliability. At 6'1", 320 lbs, Gill-Howard carries a dense, compact build that naturally creates leverage advantages inside.

Within Texas Tech’s defensive front, he has functioned primarily as a nose tackle and interior anchor, tasked with absorbing double teams, maintaining gap discipline, and controlling interior run lanes. His game is built on strength, pad level, and trench toughness rather than quick-twitch penetration or high-end pass-rush production.

His NFL projection centers on rotational nose tackle value in run-focused fronts.