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James Houston
James Houston
DE · DAL
27 yrs
Jackson State
Description
Position
DE
Team
DAL
Status
ACT
Born
1998-11-16
Age
27
Height
6'1"
Weight
241 lb
College
Jackson State
Draft
2022 · R6 · Pick 38 · DET
Rookie yr
2022
Contract
ACTIVE
APY
$1.1M/yr
Total
$2.2M
Guaranteed
$0K
% of cap
0.4%
Term
2025–2027 (2y)
Career Résumé
5 seasons
Seasons5 2022–2025
Games33
Tackles54
Sacks14.5
TFL14
INT0
2026 Projection
StatFloorMedianCeilingvs ’25ΔRange
Forced Fumbles0.050.692.441.00-0.31
QB Hits4.1110.919.113.0-2.08
Sacks1.733.597.935.50-1.91
Solo Tackles9.9219.627.218.0+1.56
Tackles for Loss0.473.938.276.00-2.07
Floor · Median · Ceiling · assumes a full 17-game season
YearTmGSoloAstCombSkQBHTFLIntPDFFFRTD
2025DAL161817355.513600100
2024CLE3———————————
2024DET54371.02100000
2023DET21010.01000000
2022DET7101118.011700110
College
YearSchoolGCarRu YdsRu TDRecRc YdsRc TD
2021Jackson St———————
2020Florida———————
2019Florida———————
2018Florida———————
Career Milestones
league finishes · all-time rank
StatCareerAll-TimeLedTop 5Top 10
Sacks14.5462nd———
Solo Tkl332210th———
League finishes among qualifying seasons (≥6 GP) · all-time rank since 1999
Stat Profile
2025 · vs 469 peers
Sk/gQBH/gTFL/gFF/gSolo/g
Sk/g
0.383
QBH/g
0.884
TFL/g
0.467
FF/g
0.176
Solo/g
1.150
PlayerMedian (50th)
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Career Highs
regular season
StatGameWhenSeason
Tackles52025 Wk6 vs CAR35'25
Sacks32022 Wk17 vs CHI8'22
TFL22022 Wk12 vs BUF7'22
INT02022 Wk12 vs BUF0'22
Athletic Profile
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