Georgia State University Athletics

AT GEORGIA STATE: Two-year letterwinner (2013-14) as a backup running back ... Junior college transfer from Northeastern Oklahoma A&M who enrolled at GSU for the spring 2013 semester.

2014: Backup running back who rushed for 157 yards and one touchdown on 54 carries ... Also played on special teams and was credited with one tackle ... Made his first start of 2014 at South Alabama and rushed for a career high 53 yards on 13 carries ... Scored his first touchdown on a 2-yard run against Arkansas State. Rushed for 29 yards in the game ... Added 29 yards on four carries against Texas State ... Missed the early part of the season after suffering a broken hand in preseason camp.

2013: Played in two games in 2013 ... Carried the ball 14 times for 29 yards, all in the season opener against Samford ... Hampered by an ankle injury.

JUNIOR COLLEGE/HIGH SCHOOL: Rushed for 652 yards and 10 touchdowns in 2012, although he was slowed by an ankle injury for part of the season ... First-team all-conference selection in the Southwest Junior College Football Conference ... Helped NEO to a 9-3 record and a No. 13 national ranking ... Top game came in an upset of No. 9-ranked Blinn, when he rushed for 153 yards and four touchdowns and was named state Player of the Week by the Daily Oklahoman ... Added 120 yards and two scores in a win over Ellsworth CC ... Coached by Dale Patterson ... All-region, all-county and all-mid-state at Siegel High School ... Rushed for 1,072 yards and nine touchdowns as a senior.

PERSONAL: Full name is Gerald Paxton-Myles Howse Jr. ... Son of Tracey and Gerald Howse Sr. ... Born Nov. 11, 1991.