Koby Howard, a wideout from Chaminade-Madonna Prep in Hollywood, Fla., will pay an official visit to the University of Florida from May 31 to June 2, he said on Wednesday. Howard is one of the first Florida targets in the 2025 class to schedule an official visit to Gainesville during the first weekend of the summer OV period, while several additional prospects are anticipated to follow suit and visit UF in June. This will be Howard’s sixth visit to campus, dating back to April 2022.
Standing at 5-foot-11, 185 pounds with an 11.7 100-meter dash on record, Howard fits the billing to occupy a role out of the slot at the next level, sporting impressive speed and change of direction ability with the ball in his hand.
Florida has placed a recent emphasis on restocking the wide receiver room with speed out of the slot. It is just one class removed from reeling in two capable slot prospects in the form of Jerrae ‘Tank’ Hawkins Jr. and Tawaski Abrams, and seemingly strives to continue adding smaller statured prospects with quick burst to its offensive arsenal of weapons in 2025. The South Florida prospect is regarded as a top choice to fill the need for head coach Billy Napier, wide receiver coach Billy Gonzales and wideouts assistant David Doeker.
Howard will be a key player to watch on the prep scene this fall as he assumes top target responsibilities in his first year with the Lions — transferring from Western High School, where he caught 65 passes for 1,065 yards and eight touchdowns while adding 224 yards and four scores on the ground as a junior. He also passed for 108 yards and returned a punt for a touchdown on the season.
Chaminade-Madonna’s offense will look to keep up production despite losing five-star 2024 pass catchers Jeremiah Smith (Ohio State) and Joshisa Trader (Miami). The versatile athlete will be a strong candidate to replace the vacancy in the unit’s attack.
According to the 247Sports Composite rankings, he is the No. 34 wide receiver and No. 297 overall athlete in the 2025 class.
