Leander Wallace was named an offensive quality control coach for the Houston Texans in 2023. He enters his second season as an NFL coach after holding various roles in the Texans football operations department since 2021.
In 2023, Wallace served in an integral role as an offensive quality control coach, helping the Texans explosive offense reach the 12th-best ranking in the league in total offense (342.4) and seventh-best ranking in the league in passing offense (245.5). Under Wallace's assistance, Houston's passing attack ranked second in the NFL in pass plays over 25 yards (41) and the team finished the regular season with the fewest giveaways in the NFL (14). Rookie QB C.J. Stroud put together one of the best rookie seasons by a quarterback in NFL history, completing 319-of-499 passes for 4,108 yards, 23 touchdowns, five interceptions and a passer rating of 100.8. Stroud's 4,557 passing yards, including the postseason, finished as the second-most passing yards by a rookie in NFL history, earning him a Pro Bowl nod, PFWA Offensive Rookie of the Year and Rookie of the Year honors, as well as AP Offensive Rookie of the Year. WR Nico Collins had the best year of his career, recording 80 catches for 1,297 yards and eight touchdowns, joining DeAndre Hopkins and Andre Johnson as the only receivers in franchise history to eclipse 1,200 single-season receiving yards. Rookie WR Tank Dell finished the season with 47 receptions, 709 yards and seven touchdowns, and currently owns three of the five top performances by a first-year wideout in club history, including a 149-yard performance in the Week 11 win vs. Arizona, which was the most receiving yards in a single game by a Texans rookie. Additionally, Wallace helped RB Devin Singletary amass 216 rushing attempts for 898 yards and four rushing touchdowns, marking his most productive season to date, while reeling in 30 receptions for 193 yards. Singletary finished the season with 1,091 scrimmage yards, marking his third season with 1,000-plus yards from scrimmage.
Wallace served as the Football Strategy and Participation Lead for the Texans in 2022. He worked closely with the coaching staff, analytics staff and scouting department to complete projects while also collecting information/data that would assist the team. His responsibilities included knowing the offensive and defensive playbooks/scheme, creating profiles of opposing teams, entering data from practice reps, writing reports for feedback on practice and using Visio and Pro Quick Draw to help coaches build drawings and diagrams.
Wallace landed his first role in the NFL as a video assistant for player skill development for the Houston Texans in 2021. Prior to this role, he coached for seven seasons at the high school level, serving as the wide receivers and passing game coordinator for Hewitt-Trussville High School (2018-21), the wide receivers coach for Deshler High School (2017-18) and the offensive coordinator for Hatton High School (2015-17).
Wallace earned a bachelor's degree in English and education from the University of North Alabama (2010-14) before earning his master's degree in educational leadership and administration from the University of Alabama (2018-19).
The Tuscumbia, Ala. native and his wife, Madison, have two sons, Hudson and Noah.
Pro Bowl Players Coached (2): T Laremy Tunsil (2023), QB C.J. Stroud (2023)
