Alex Howell 42 Class: Sophomore Hometown: Florence, SC High School: West Florence Height / Weight: 6-5 / 202 Position: P

2011: Redshirted.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned All-State second-team honors from SCVarsity.com as a senior kicker at West Florence High School ... selected as the 4A Kicker of the Year by the South Carolina Football Coaches Association ... chosen as the kicker on the Palmetto Champions All-Star Team; also gained Special Teams Player of the Year Award from the South Carolina Football Coaches Association ... was 29-for-29 on extra points and 8-for-12 on field goals in 2010; converted a 51-yard field goal against Darlington ... averaged 40.3 yards per punt ... served as team captain for Knights head coach Trey Woodberry ... played in the National Underclassmen Combine's All World Gridiron Classic on Dec. 31, 2010; captured NUC Special Team Player of the Year honors ... played for the South team in South Carolina's North-South All-Star Game on Dec. 11, 2010.

PERSONAL: Alexander Scott Howell, born September 3, 1993 ... enrolled in the Carroll School of Management ... Alex and his older brother Jimmy are the sons of April and James Howell ... his brother is the punter at the University of Virginia.