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Dennis Houston Tampa Bay Buccaneers · #89

Wide Receiver · 6' 1", 190 lbs · San Antonio, TX · Age 27

Dennis Houston is a Wide Receiver for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, an undrafted signing. In 2022 he caught 2 passes for 16 yards and 0 touchdowns.

Wide ReceiverUndrafted1-yr veteran
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Dennis Houston
Season avg2 rec · 16 yds · 0 td
Career avg2 rec · 16 yds · 0 td
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Scouting report

Dennis Houston — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Wide Receiver · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Dennis Houston is a Wide Receiver for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, an undrafted signing. In 2022 he caught 2 passes for 16 yards and 0 touchdowns.
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Receiving
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Big-play
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Scoring
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Receiving yards
Solid · offense
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Volume
Solid · offense
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Big-play
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Scoring
Solid · offense
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Target share
Strong · offense
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Act II

Where Dennis Houston stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
✦ Balladex Consensus: Rotation piece tier — a blend of Impact, production and résumé.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
4Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Dennis Houston — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Receiving
16 YDS
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Volume
2 REC
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Big-play
8.0 Y/R
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Scoring
0 TD
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The engine

How the model sees Dennis Houston

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2023  modeled
2
rec
2–2
16
rec yds
15–17
0
td
0–0
6
targets
6–6
2
games
2–2
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 1-season history below.
What moves the rec line vs last season
Last season 2 → projected 2 rec
Baseline (recency-weighted)
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Age curve
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Net vs last season+0.0 rec
Everything it reads
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1 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 27 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 2
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Dennis Houston career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGRecYdsTDTgtY/R
20222216068.0
Career221606
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the Tampa Bay Buccaneers built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

10–7proj record
75off index
76def index
+17net
64%playoff odds
59roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades B- (75), defense B- (76) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 59, pass rush 53, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 10–7 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Dennis Houston

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

1999-04-24

The beginning

Dennis Houston is a Wide Receiver for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, in his 1st NFL season.

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Dennis Houston is a Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver, an undrafted find.

Chapter

Across 1 season (2022) he has caught 2 passes for 16 yards and 0 touchdowns.

Chapter

Most recently he caught 2 passes for 16 yards and 0 touchdowns in 2022.

Where things stand

Where Houston goes from here.

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Houston's story
The documentary, narrated
Highlights
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Off the field

Measurables
Height
6' 1"
Weight
190 lbs
Born
San Antonio, TX
Age
27
Jersey
#89
Background

Dennis Houston is from San Antonio, TX and is 27 years old. He entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent and plays wide receiver at 6' 1", 190 lbs.

Over his 2022 season he has caught 2 passes for 16 yards and 0 touchdowns. Houston is currently on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers roster.

The person

Dennis Houston is a depth receiver who has caught 2 passes for 16 yards and 0 touchdowns across his 2022 rookie season.

Receiving2 career catches, 16 yards, 0 touchdowns.
Best season2 catches for 16 yards in 2022.
Yards per catch8.0 yards per reception over his career.
UndraftedEarned a roster spot after going undrafted.
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FAQ

Dennis Houston — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Dennis Houston, answered.

What position does Dennis Houston play?
Dennis Houston is a Wide Receiver for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
When was Dennis Houston drafted?
Dennis Houston entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent.
How many seasons has Dennis Houston played?
1 (2022).
What are Dennis Houston's career stats?
He has caught 2 passes for 16 yards and 0 touchdowns.
Dennis Houston career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Depth chart
WR12
behind the starter

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Weekly matchups

Fantasy points allowed by position · 2026 schedule · Balladex
Next matchup
@ CIN
Week 1 · Tough
Season outlook
53
avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
3 / 7
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
57
Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 @ CINW2 vs CLEW3 vs MINW4 vs GBW5 @ DALW6 vs PITW7 @ CARW8 vs ATLW9 @ CHIW10 · BYEW11 @ DETW12 vs CARW13 vs LACW14 @ BALW15 vs NOW16 @ ATLW17 vs LAW18 @ NO

Each week grades Dennis Houston's opponent by the fantasy points that defense allowed to his position (2025), tiered Smash → Avoid. A transparent Balladex model estimate; see the full weekly matchups grid.

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