2023 SEASON
Defense
Field Position
G | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | TDS | YDS | AVG | LNG | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Own 21-50 - by Yard Line | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Game Halves
G | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | TDS | YDS | AVG | LNG | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st Half | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last Two Minutes of Half | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Home vs Road
G | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | TDS | YDS | AVG | LNG | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Home Games | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Road Games | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Margin of Victory
G | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | TDS | YDS | AVG | LNG | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Margin 0-7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Margin 15+ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Point Differential
G | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | TDS | YDS | AVG | LNG | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ahead | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tied | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Quarters
G | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | TDS | YDS | AVG | LNG | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2nd Quarter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Stadium Surfaces
G | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | TDS | YDS | AVG | LNG | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Grass | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Turf | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Biography
TRANSACTIONS: Signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent on April 28, 2010...Re-signed with the Texans on March 5, 2012...Signed a contract extension with the Texans on Sept. 7, 2015…Re-signed with the Texans on March 21, 2020...Released by the Texans on Sept. 5, 2020…Signed by the Texans on Sept. 7, 2020...Re-signed by the Texans on March 29, 2021...Re-signed by the Texans on March 1, 2022...Re-signed by the Texans on March 2, 2023...Re-signed by the Texans on Feb. 1, 2024.
TRANSACTIONS: Signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent on April 28, 2010...Re-signed with the Texans on March 5, 2012...Signed a contract extension with the Texans on Sept. 7, 2015…Re-signed with the Texans on March 21, 2020...Released by the Texans on Sept. 5, 2020…Signed by the Texans on Sept. 7, 2020...Re-signed by the Texans on March 29, 2021...Re-signed by the Texans on March 1, 2022...Re-signed by the Texans on March 2, 2023...Re-signed by the Texans on Feb. 1, 2024.
CAREER:
- Named to the 2015 Pro Bowl
- Nominated as the Texans 2023 Walter Payton Man of the Year
- Signed by the Texans during the 2010 offseason and made the roster out of training camp
- Has handled every extra point, field goal and punt snaps and has contributed with 39 special teams tackles over 14 seasons with the team
- Holds the record for the most games played in Texans franchise history (227), having played in every game since 2010
- Owns a streak of 227 consecutive regular season games played, the longest streak in Texans history and the NFL's third-longest active streak
- The only Texan to play in every postseason game in team history
- One of only 10 players across the NFL to play in every game of the 2010s decade
2023 (Houston 17/0, 2/0):
- Appeared in all 17 regular season games, and now owns a streak of 227 consecutive regular season games played, the longest streak in Texans history and the NFL's third-longest active streak
- Contributed on special teams in the Wild Card win vs. Cleveland (1/13)
- Saw action on special teams in the Divisional Round at Baltimore (1/20), becoming the only Texan to play in every postseason game in team history (2011-12, 2015-16, 2018-19, 2023)
2022 (Houston 17/0):
- Appeared in all 17 games of the season and reached his 200th consecutive career game vs. Tennessee (10/30)
- Led all long snappers with six special teams tackles (one solo)
- Led the team with three assisted special team tackles at Denver (9/18)
2021 (Houston 17/0):
- Played in all 17 games for the Texans, extending his franchise record of both consecutive and total games played with 193 appearances
- Logged a season-high 13 special teams snaps in the season opener vs. Jacksonville (9/12)
- Made his first special teams tackle of the season at Indianapolis (10/17)
- Handled the snap for K Ka'imi Fairbairn's franchise-record 61-yard field goal vs. Seattle (12/12)
- Posted his second special teams tackle of the season at San Francisco (1/2/22)
2020 (Houston 16/0):
- Snapped for every punt and kick in 16 regular season games (126 total snaps)
- Appeared in the season opener at Kansas City (9/10)
- Notched his first special teams tackle of the season at Pittsburgh (9/27)
- Tied Andre Johnson for the most games played in franchise history (169) at Cleveland (11/15)
- Set the record for the most games played in Texans franchise history (170) vs. New England (11/22)
- Handled eight total kicks vs. Tennessee (1/3/21)
2019 (Houston 16/0, 2/0):
- Snapped for every punt and kick in 16 regular season games and two postseason contests
- Handled nine total kicks in the Wild Card Round vs. Buffalo (1/4/20), including the game-winning field goal in overtime
- Handled 10 total kicks including six punts, three field goals and one extra point at Tampa Bay (12/21)
- Snapped for 10 total kicks, including seven punts, two field goals and one extra point vs. Jacksonville (9/25)
2018 (Houston 16/0, 1/0):
- Snapped on all punts and kicks in all 16 games, helping K Ka'imi Fairbairn score 150 points, the most points in a single season in franchise history
- Handled Fairbairn's 37 made field goals, which set a single-season franchise record
- Set a new Texans franchise record by playing in his 129th consecutive game (2010-18), passing K Kris Brown (123 straight games from 2002-09)
2017 (Houston 16/0):
- Served as long snapper on extra points, field goals and punts in all 16 regular season games
- Notched a special teams tackle at Cincinnati (9/14)
- Played in his 115th straight game at New England (9/24), passing Chester Pitts for the second-longest streak in Texans history)
2016 (Houston 16/0, 2/0):
- Served as long snapper on extra points, field goals and punts in all 16 regular season games and both postseason contests
- Helped K Nick Novak set the franchise single-season record with 35 made field goals
- Played in the 100th regular season game of his career vs. Tennessee (10/2)
- Logged special teams tackles at New England (9/22) and vs. Tennessee (10/2)
2015 (Houston 16/0, 1/0):
- Named to his first Pro Bowl
- Served as long snapper on extra points, field goal and punts in all 16 games
- Notched a career-high eight special teams tackles
- Recovered a fumble on a punt return by Titans WR Harry Douglas in the first quarter at Tennessee (12/27). RB Alfred Blue forced the fumble on the play, which led to a 22-yard field goal by K Nick Novak
- Served as the long snapper in Wild Card Game vs. Kansas City (1/9/16), his fifth career postseason game
2014 (Houston 16/0):
- Served as long snapper on extra points, field goal and punts in all 16 games
- Made a special teams tackle at N.Y. Giants (9/21)
- Recorded a special teams tackle at Dallas (10/5)
2013 (Houston 16/0):
- Saw action on special teams in all 16 games and made a career-high six special teams tackles
2012 (Houston 16/0, 2/0):
- Served as long snapper on extra points, field goal and punts in all 16 games plus both playoff games
- Helped K Shayne Graham set the team scoring record with 138 points
- Helped P Donnie Jones set the team punting record with a net average of 40.5 yards
- Recorded a special teams tackle at Denver (9/30)
2011 (Houston 16/0, 2/0):
- Served as long snapper on extra points, field goal and punts for all 16 games of the season
- Helped K Neil Rackers set then-team records for field goals made (32) and points in a season (135)
- Made his postseason debut and saw action on special teams in AFC Wild Card Playoff vs. Cincinnati (1/7/12)
2010 (Houston 16/0):
- Served as long snapper on extra points, field goal and punts in all 16 contests
- Efforts helped K Neil Rackers convert 27-of-30 field goal attempts and 43-of-43 extra point opportunities
- Made his professional debut long snapping in the season opener vs. Indianapolis (9/12)
- Snapped on punt and field goal attempts at Washington (9/19) including Rackers' game-winning 35-yard field goal
- Contributed to Rackers hitting all three field goal attempts including a career long of 57 yards at Denver (12/26)
COLLEGE:
- Played four seasons (2004-07) at Baylor University in Waco, Texas
- Originally attended Baylor as an invited walk-on
- Earned a scholarship after his freshman season
- Was discovered at a special teams camp by the Baylor special teams coach
- Snapped for two-time Ray Guy Award winner Daniel Sepulveda
- Handled the long-snapping chores for Baylor from 2004-07 and earned four varsity letters
PERSONAL:
- Was in training to be an EMT when called by the Texans for a tryout
- An all-region offensive and defensive lineman for Mountain Ridge High School in Glendale, Ariz.
- Two-way player of the year selection
- Friday Night Fever Defensive Line Player of the Year
- Received the Curley Culp Award as Arizona's best defensive lineman