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DT · HOU
32 yrs
Louisville
Description
Position
DT
Team
HOU
Status
ACT
Born
1994-04-02
Age
32
Height
6'2"
Weight
305 lb
College
Louisville
Draft
2016 · R1 · Pick 12 · NOR
Rookie yr
2016
Contract
ACTIVE
APY
$8.5M/yr
Total
$17.0M
Guaranteed
$12.0M
% of cap
2.8%
Term
2026–2028 (2y)
Value#316/433
3.06DEF pts per $1M APY
Career Résumé
10 seasons
Seasons10 2016–2025
Games118
Tackles258
Sacks33.5
TFL43
INT1
2026 Projection
StatFloorMedianCeilingvs ’25ΔRange
Forced Fumbles0.000.042.290.00+0.04
QB Hits2.635.6117.79.00-3.39
Sacks0.653.088.453.00+0.08
Solo Tackles7.6815.024.414.0+0.96
Tackles for Loss0.963.559.945.00-1.45
Floor · Median · Ceiling · assumes a full 17-game season
YearTmGSoloAstCombSkQBHTFLIntPDFFFRTDPrssHrryP→S%MTklMT%
2025HOU151420343.0950000014621.4%410.3%
2024CIN778151.011000002150.0%314.3%
2023HOU12228306.01070010012350.0%511.9%
2022NYJ152118393.0730010011427.3%24.4%
2021NYJ151217293.0750000011527.3%513.5%
2020NO11127191.5920100012312.5%29.1%
2019NO673102.052000008425.0%19.1%
2018NO162514398.0151101100251232.0%37.0%
2017NO121610262.09511100
2016NO9125174.06200100
College
No college stats linked.
Career Milestones
league finishes · rank since 1999
StatCareerSince '99LedTop 5Top 10
Sacks33.5193rd
INTs11132nd
Solo Tkl148970th
League finishes among qualifying seasons (≥6 GP) · rank among recorded seasons since 1999 (excludes pre-1999)
Stat Profile
2025 · vs 462 peers
Sk/gQBH/gTFL/gFF/gSolo/g
Sk/g
0.266
QBH/g
0.676
TFL/g
0.361
FF/g
066
Solo/g
0.939
PlayerMedian (50th)
Postseason
team record · since 1999
RoundWL
Playoffs34
Conf. Championship00
Super Bowl00
NextGen Stats
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Career Highs
regular season
StatGameWhenSeason
Tackles62018 Wk2 vs CLE39'18
Sacks32023 Wk10 vs CIN8'18
TFL22017 Wk10 vs BUF11'18
INT12017 Wk10 vs BUF1'17
Athletic Profile
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Comparable Players
2025 · stat-profile similarity