TRANSACTIONS: Selected by the Houston Texans with the 23rd pick in the first round (23rd overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft.
2019 PFWA All-Rookie Team
Played in eight games (eight starts) at right tackle before being placed on the Reserve/Injured list on Nov. 30
Blocked for 396 total net yards of offense vs. Indianapolis (11/21), the Texans eighth game on the season with over 350 total net yards
Started at right tackle in the win over Jacksonville at Wembley Stadium in London as part of an offensive line that paved the way for 216 total rushing yards, the most rushing yards in a single game since Week 12 of the 2018 season vs. Tennessee (281) and the second-most yards in a game under Head Coach Bill O'Brien
Started at right tackle at Kansas City (10/13) and was part of an offensive line that did not allow a sack on QB Deshaun Watson for the second-consecutive week, the first time the Texans had accomplished the feat since Weeks 1-2 of 2014
Started at right tackle vs. Atlanta (10/6) and protected QB Deshaun Watson, who threw for 426 yards and five touchdowns
Made his second-career start and first at right tackle, playing every snap in the Week 3 win over the L.A. Chargers (9/22)
Started at left guard in his NFL debut vs. Jacksonville (9/15) and played every snap of the Texans' first win of the season
Played four seasons (2015-18) at Alabama State University in Montgomery, Ala. after redshirting the 2014 campaign
Three-year starter and three-year captain along the offensive line
Began his career as a walk-on tight end before transitioning to offensive line
Grew two inches and gained more than 100 pounds over the duration of his college career
Started 10 games along the offensive line
Earned FCS First-Team All-America honors from HERO Sports
Played and started all 11 games at tackle in 2017
Led the team in pancakes and allowed just one sack
Helped the hornets win five of the final six games of the season
Started in seven games along the offensive line
Appeared in eight games with six starts in 2015
Helped the Hornets average 373.5 yards per game on offense
Attended Monroe County High School in Monroeville, Ala.
Played quarterback in high school and rushed for 315 yards in a single game as a senior
Lettered in basketball in high school as well
Son of Tyran Rivers and Nathaniel Howard
Majored in criminal justice at Alabama State