They have a high opinion of Howell so I think that is abundantly clear.
Howell according to what I could find is that he played in 37 collegiate games. A lot of analytics tends to lean on QB's that played at least 30+ college games tend to have higher chance of success in the pros. Same reason why most NFL teams judge QB's with 32 NFL starts aka old 16 game schedule or 2 seasons worth. Howell is near that boundary as a pro but his collegiate resume is impressive and an indicator he has a shot of maybe sticking around in the NFL.
The evaluation of Justin Fields, Trey Lance and Mac Jones has been tricky due to their lack of college experience. What does history say about NFL teams' potential concerns?
theanalyst.com
There’s obviously nothing stating Fields, Lance and Jones can’t or won’t be successful because of their lack of games in college, but to develop into the franchise quarterbacks their new teams will be counting on them to become would be to make history.
That article is from 2021 but there is more work done before 2021 and beyond 2021 that shows QB's with very few collegiate attempts and games played tend to be more of a gamble. As we can see with the power of time in 2024 that Fields, Lance and Jones are all on different teams now.
Howell had 1117 attempts at the collegiate level.
Bottom line is that Howell either can ascend as a starter or be a quality backup.
