CFL East All-Star nods
Howsare was a CFL East All-Star in 2022 and 2025.
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Julian Howsare
Stats, career and next gameJulian Howsare is a defensive lineman for the Montreal Alouettes who was a CFL All-Star in 2025.
136 CFL regular-season games8 seasons
Updated
About Julian Howsare
Julian Howsare, born on September 11, 1992, in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in the United States, is a defensive lineman for the Montreal Alouettes in the CFL and wears number 25. He played college football at Clarion.
Howsare played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats from 2018 to 2022 and the Calgary Stampeders from 2023 to 2024. In the 2023 regular season, in 18 games for the Calgary Stampeders, he had 48 tackles and 6 sacks. He returned to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats from 2025 to 2026 and has played for the Montreal Alouettes since 2026. Through the 2025 season he had 239 tackles, 45 sacks, 3 interceptions, 12 passes defended and 1 defensive touchdown in 118 regular-season CFL games.
Howsare had 1 tackle in a 16-12 loss at the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Oct 17, 2026. Earlier, on Oct 12, 2026, he had 1 tackle in a 44-24 win against the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Playing for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Sep 26, 2026, Howsare made 3 tackles and 1 pass defended in a 37-35 loss at the Edmonton Elks.
Agatha Research DeskUpdated Nov 11, 2026Season by season136
Every season, every CFL game of his career, newest season first.
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | HAM, MTL | 18 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 2025 | HAM | 18 | 43 | 13 | 1 | 7 |
| 2024 | CGY | 17 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | CGY | 18 | 48 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | HAM | 16 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 2021 | HAM | 14 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | HAM | 18 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | HAM | 17 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Career | 136 | 273 | 49 | 3 | 15 |
How he is doing now
2026 defense34 tackles34 tackles, 4 sacks and 3 passes defended, 18 games
Alouettes15-42026 regular season
Last gamePlayedno stats recorded, Oct 23 at Argonauts
Injury status
No injury reports on file.
Next game
Montreal Alouettes at Edmonton Elks (neutral site) - 6:00 PM ETAgatha predicts MTL 29, EDM 2758%PRED1U
Howsare against the Elks14 games, 23 tackles, 3 sacks and 4 passes defended
Last met Sep 26, 2026; his teams 8-6.
Did you know?!
4 sacks at Toronto
On Oct 4, 2025, in Week 18, Howsare had 4 tackles and 4 sacks for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in a 47-29 win at the Toronto Argonauts.
Career
Hamilton Tiger-Cats2018 to 2022 - 65 games
Calgary Stampeders2023 to 2024 - 35 games
Hamilton Tiger-Cats2025 to 2026 - 33 games
Montreal Alouettes2026 to now - 3 games8years2018 to 2026
- 2018CFL debut28-14 loss vs Stampeders
- 2025Best gamevs Argonauts
- 2025Best season43 tackles, 13 sacks, 1 INT in 18 games
- Oct 23, 2026Latest gameat Argonauts
Honors
- James P. McCaffrey Trophy (2025)
- CFL All-Star (2025)
- 2x CFL East All-Star (2022, 2025)
Regular season
136 games
273 tackles, 49 sacks, 3 INT
First CFL game
Jun 16, 2018: 1 tackle, 1 sackStampeders 28, Tiger-Cats 14
Latest game
Oct 23, 2026: no stats recordedAlouettes 33, Argonauts 16
Most often against
The teams he has faced most, with his teams' record and his line against each.
Toronto Argonauts24 games
13-11his teams
His line: 56 tackles, 8 sacks and 5 passes defended
Last met Oct 23, 2026
Montreal Alouettes19 games
7-11his teams
His line: 30 tackles, 7 sacks and 1 pass defended
Last met Sep 18, 2026
Saskatchewan Roughriders19 games
8-11his teams
His line: 43 tackles and 6 sacks
Last met Oct 17, 2026
Ottawa RedBlacks16 games
10-6his teams
His line: 38 tackles, 8 sacks and 1 pass defended
Last met Oct 24, 2025
BC Lions15 games
7-8his teams
His line: 33 tackles, 7 sacks, 2 interceptions and 3 passes defended
Last met Aug 8, 2026
Winnipeg Blue Bombers15 games
6-9his teams
His line: 29 tackles and 8 sacks
Last met Jul 5, 2026
Sources and updates
Stats, scores and injury reports come from Agatha's own records: the CFL's own game records (regular season) and its rosters' injured lists.
Updated Nov 11, 2026, 5:14 PM ET. Results and form refresh after every game; biography facts are checked weekly.