21 Jasper Howard
This was a tragic death for the University of Conneticut football team. After the team defeated Louisville in their 2009 homecoming game, they celebrated at an on-campus dance. During the dance, Howard was found stabbed to death outside the student union where the dance was being held.
In the end, four people were arrested for connection to Howard’s death. Howard was the first person in his family to attend college. He didn’t start a single game his freshman year as a defensive back but worked his way up to the starting cornerback his sopomore year. He led the Big East Conference in punt returns and also had a game changing fumble recovery the night of his death.
