No. 30 – Houston Texans | |||||||||||||
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Position: | Safety | ||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||
Born: | Woodford, Virginia, U.S. | April 13, 1993||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 202 lb (92 kg) | ||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||
High school: |
Massaponax ( Fredericksburg, Virginia) | ||||||||||||
College: | William & Mary (2011–2015) | ||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 2016 / Round: 6 / Pick: 185 | ||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||||
Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||||||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
DeAndre Houston-Carson (born April 13, 1993) is an American football safety for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at William & Mary.
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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6 ft 0+3⁄4 in (1.85 m) |
201 lb (91 kg) |
30+1⁄8 in (0.77 m) |
9+1⁄8 in (0.23 m) |
4.54 s | 1.47 s | 2.62 s | 4.28 s | 7.15 s | 32.5 in (0.83 m) |
9 ft 7 in (2.92 m) |
13 reps | |
All values from NFL Combine [1] [2] |
Houston-Carson was selected in the sixth round, 185th overall by the Chicago Bears in the 2016 NFL Draft. [3] On May 9, 2016, he signed a four-year contract with the Bears. [4]
On September 2, 2017, Houston-Carson was waived by the Bears and was signed to the practice squad. [5] [6] He was promoted to the active roster on September 19, 2017. [7]
After becoming a free agent following the 2018 season, he was re-signed by the Bears to a one-year deal on March 29, 2019. [8] During the 2019 season, Houston-Carson played every game as he recorded six tackles on special teams, the third-most on the team. [9]
On March 31, 2020, Houston-Carson was re-signed by the Bears. [9] In Week 5 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday Night Football, Houston–Carson broke up a pass thrown by Tom Brady on fourth down with less than a minute left in the game to help secure a 20–19 Bears' win. [10] In the following week's game, he intercepted a pass thrown by Teddy Bridgewater of the Carolina Panthers with 1:32 remaining in the game to seal the 23–16 Bears' victory. [11]
Houston-Carson signed another one-year contract with the Bears on March 25, 2021. [12] He suffered a fractured forearm in Week 14 and was placed on season-ending injured reserve on December 13, 2021. [13]
On March 20, 2022, Houston-Carson re-signed with the Bears. [14]
On August 14, 2023, Houston-Carson signed with the Baltimore Ravens. [15] He was released on August 28, 2023. [16]
On September 12, 2023, Houston-Carson signed with the Houston Texans practice squad. [17] He was promoted to the active roster on September 23. [18] He was released on September 30. [19]
On October 3, 2023, Houston-Carson was signed to the Ravens practice squad. [20]
On October 31, 2023, Houston-Carson was signed by the Texans off the Ravens practice squad. [21]