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| Height: | 6-4 |
| Weight: | 310 |
| College: | Southern California |
| Experience: | 5th season |
95 Shaun Cody - Biography
HEIGHT: 6-4
WEIGHT: 310
COLLEGE: Southern California
NFL EXP: 5th season
| Career Statistics | ||||||||||||
| Year | Team | G | GS | tckls | solo | ast | sacks | int | yds | avg | lg | td |
| 2009 | HOU | 7 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 7 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
CAREER: Young veteran who looks to add depth to the Texans' defensive line…contributed at the nose tackle and under tackle positions in Detroit…has 140 career tackles in four seasons…has appeared in 53 career games with 12 starts…made 1.5 career sacks…one career interception.
2008 (Detroit 16/5): Finished the season with a career-high 37 tackles for the Lions…contributed at both nose and under tackle for Detroit…played in all 16 games for the second time in his career…had a stretch in the middle of the season where he recorded six tackles in consecutive games…started at defensive tackles at San Francisco (9/21)…finished with two tackles…started nose tackles at Houston (10/19)…tied a career high with six tackles.
2007 (Detroit 15/0): Rotated at the defensive tackle position, ending the year with 34 tackles (13 solo)…had his lone career interception…garnered first interception vs. Minnesota (9/16)…made a diving catch off a deflected pass by S Gerald Alexander…posted three tackles (one solo) and a pass defense...played at Philadelphia (9/23)…making four tackles (three solo)…tied a season high with four tackles (one solo) against Denver (11/4)…inactive against Green Bay (11/22).
2006 (Detroit 6/5): Registered 15 tackles (seven solo) in six games with five starts…placed on the reserve/injured list with a dislocated left toe on 11/24/06…made his third career start, and first opening day start, at defensive tackle against Seattle (9/10) to record five tackles (one solo)…had five tackles (four solo) at Chicago (9/17)…inactive against Buffalo (10/15), at the New York Jets (10/22), vs. Atlanta (11/5) and vs. San Francisco (11/12) with a dislocated left toe…returned to the lineup at Arizona (11/19) after missing four games with a dislocated left toe, but left the game after re-aggravating the injury.
2005 (Detroit 16/2): Quickly became a regular in the defensive line rotation as a rookie, playing in all 16 games with two starts after being drafted in the second round (37th overall) of the 2005 Draft…made his first professional appearance vs. Green Bay (9/11)..recorded 2 total tackles (1 solo)…recorded the first sack of his career vs. Carolina (10/16)…he totaled 1.5 sacks for a loss of 15.0 yards on the game…made his first career start against Chicago (10/30)…had first career forced fumble, which was recovered by DE Kalimba Edwards…had his first career fumble recovery at Minnesota (11/6)...recorded 5 tackles, a single-game best.
CAREER: Prior to his senior season in 2004, moved to end from tackle and finished with a career-high 45 tackles (29 solo), 10 sacks, 13 stops for losses, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and three pass deflections…team captain and voted PAC-10 co-Defensive Player of the Year; SportsIllustrated.com 2004 All-American first team; Associated Press All-American first team; Football Writers Association of American first team…finalist for the Lombardi Award and Hendricks Award and semifinalist for the Bednarik Award and Lott Trophy.
Drafted by Detroit Lions in the second round (37th pick overall) in the 2005 NFL Draft…signed by Lions on July 29, 2005…signed by Houston Texans as unrestricted free agent on March 30, 2009.
Attended Los Altos High in Hacienda Heights (Calif.)…had 105 tackles with 22 sacks in 2000…USA Today All-USA first team Defensive MVP…Parade All-American; Super Prep All-American; PrepStar All-American and Dream Team...played basketball.
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