| Number: | 49 |
| Position: | Halfback |
| Birth Date: | 4 December 1915 |
| Birth Place: | Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Scottsbluff, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 10 |
| Weight Lb: | 185 |
| High School: | Central (Nebraska) |
| College: | Nebraska |
| Draftyear: | 1938 |
| Draftround: | 9 |
| Draftpick: | 77 |
| Pastteams: | |
| Highlights: | |
| Statlabel1: | Games played |
| Statvalue1: | 6 |
| Statlabel2: | Rushing attempts |
| Statvalue2: | 7 |
| Statlabel3: | Rushing yards |
| Statvalue3: | 7 |
| Pfr: | HoweJo20 |
John Searl Howell (December 4, 1915 - June 28, 1946) was a halfback in the National Football League (NFL).
Howell was born on December 4, 1915, in Omaha, Nebraska.[1] He was struck and killed by lightning on June 28, 1946, in Scottsbluff, Nebraska.[2]
Howell was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the ninth round of the 1938 NFL draft and played that season with the team.[3] He played at the collegiate level at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.[4]