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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#314/432
3.06DEF pts per $1M APY
Career Résumé
10 seasons
Seasons10 2016–2025
Games118
Tackles258
Sacks33.5
TFL43
INT1
2026 Projection
StatFloorMedianCeilingvs ’25ΔRange
Forced Fumbles0.000.051.790.00+0.05
QB Hits2.659.1113.39.00+0.11
Sacks0.373.346.613.00+0.34
Solo Tackles7.6415.624.314.0+1.62
Tackles for Loss0.363.527.835.00-1.48
Floor · Median · Ceiling · assumes a full 17-game season
YearTmGSoloAstCombSkQBHTFLIntPDFFFRTD
2025HOU151420343.09500000
2024CIN778151.01100000
2023HOU12228306.010700100
2022NYJ152118393.07300100
2021NYJ151217293.07500000
2020NO11127191.59201000
2019NO673102.05200000
2018NO162514398.0151101100
2017NO121610262.09511100
2016NO9125174.06200100
College
No college stats linked.
Career Milestones
league finishes · all-time rank
StatCareerAll-TimeLedTop 5Top 10
Sacks33.5193rd
INTs11132nd
Solo Tkl148970th
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
0.265
QBH/g
0.677
TFL/g
0.362
FF/g
066
Solo/g
0.941
PlayerMedian (50th)
Postseason
team record · since 1999
RoundWL
Playoffs34
Conf. Championship00
Super Bowl00
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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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