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James Houston
Born November 16, 1998 · College Jackson State University · Drafted 2022, round 6, pick 217 (DET) · 6-1, 248 lb
Defence
Counting stats from the play-by-play credits (QB hits from 2006, tackles for loss and passes defensed from 2009).
| Season | Team | G | Tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Tackles for loss | INT | Passes defensed | Forced fumbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | DET | 7 | 12 | 8.0 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | DET | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | DET | 4 | 8 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | DAL | 15 | 35 | 5.5 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | DAL | 5 | 10 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | DAL | 33 | 66 | 15.5 | 29 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Playing time
Scrimmage snaps from 2016, in the games he played (share: of his team’s snaps in those games). A season’s snaps appear after its playoffs, when the data is published. Who was on the field: NFL Next Gen Stats via nflverse (2016–22) and FTN Data via nflverse (2023 on), CC BY-SA 4.0. Aggregated by Red Zone Math; this table is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 too.
| Season | Team | G | Offensive snaps | Share of the offence’s snaps | Defensive snaps | Share of the defence’s snaps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | DET | 7 | – | – | 140 | 32.0 |
| 2023 | DET | 2 | – | – | 31 | 23.0 |
| 2023 playoffs | DET | 1 | – | – | 11 | 17.2 |
| 2024 | DET/CLE | 11 | – | – | 138 | 20.1 |
| 2025 | DAL | 17 | – | – | 296 | 27.5 |
Game logs
2026 game log (5 games)
2025 game log (15 games)
2025 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-09-04 | @ PHI | L 20–24 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2025-09-14 | vs NYG | W 40–37 OT | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2025-09-21 | @ CHI | L 14–31 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2025-09-28 | vs GB | T 40–40 OT | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2025-10-05 | @ NYJ | W 37–22 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2025-10-12 | @ CAR | L 27–30 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2025-10-19 | vs WAS | W 44–22 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2025-11-03 | vs ARI | L 17–27 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2025-11-17 | @ LV | W 33–16 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2025-11-23 | vs PHI | W 24–21 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2025-11-27 | vs KC | W 31–28 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2025-12-04 | @ DET | L 30–44 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2025-12-21 | vs LAC | L 17–34 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2025-12-25 | @ WAS | W 30–23 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 2026-01-04 | @ NYG | L 17–34 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |