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Dylan Horton Houston Texans · #92

Defensive End · 6' 4", 275 lbs · Frisco, TX · Age 26

Dylan Horton is a Defensive End for the Houston Texans, drafted 109th overall, 2023. In 2025 he recorded 26 tackles, 0.5 sacks.

Defensive EndDrafted 109th overall3-yr veteran
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Houston Texans · #92 · Defensive End
Dylan Horton
Season avg26 tkl · 0.5 sacks · 0 int
Career avg55 tkl · 0.5 sacks · 0 int
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
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0.5sacks
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Scouting report

Dylan Horton — 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.

C+
Defensive End · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Dylan Horton is a Defensive End for the Houston Texans, drafted 109th overall, 2023. In 2025 he recorded 26 tackles, 0.5 sacks.
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Pass rush
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Run defense
Solid · defense
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Disruption
Solid · defense
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Splash plays
Elite · defense
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Ball skills
Solid · defense
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Act II

Where Dylan Horton 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
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #584 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
32Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Dylan Horton — every number, three levels deep

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

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Tackling
26 TKL
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Pass rush
0.5 SACK
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Coverage
0 PD
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The engine

How the model sees Dylan Horton

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 2026  modeled
0.3
sacks
0.1–0.5
21
tackles
16–26
1
ff
0–1
0
pd
0–1
14
games
12–16
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 3-season history below.
What moves the sacks line vs last season
Last season 1 → projected 0 sacks
Baseline (recency-weighted)
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Age curve
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Net vs last season-0.2 sacks
Everything it reads
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3 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 26 — 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: 10 / 13 / 16
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Dylan Horton career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGTklSackFFPDINT
202310130000
202413160010
202516260.5100
Career39550.5110
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 Houston Texans built to win?

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

12–5proj record
83off index
99def index
+48net
95%playoff odds
65roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades B+ (83), defense A+ (99) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 73, pass rush 99, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 12–5 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 Dylan Horton

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

2000-08-21

The beginning

Dylan Horton is a Defensive End for the Houston Texans, in his 4th NFL season.

Houston Texans

Turning pro

Drafted 109th overall, 2023 as a Defensive End.

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Dylan Horton is a Houston Texans defensive end, drafted 109th overall, 2023.

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Across 3 seasons (2023–2025) he has recorded 55 tackles, 1 sack and 0 interceptions.

Chapter

Most recently he posted 26 tackles, 1 sack and 0 interceptions in 2025.

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 4"
Weight
275 lbs
Draft
109th overall, 2023
Born
Frisco, TX
Age
26
Jersey
#92
Background

Dylan Horton is from Frisco, TX and is 26 years old. He was drafted 109th overall, 2023 and plays defensive end at 6' 4", 275 lbs.

Over 3 seasons (2023–2025) he has recorded 55 tackles, 0.5 sacks and 0 interceptions. Horton is currently on the Houston Texans roster.

The person

Dylan Horton is a depth defensive lineman who has generated 0.5 sacks and 55 tackles across 3 seasons (2023–2025).

Pass rush0.5 career sacks with 1 forced fumbles.
Run defense55 career tackles up front.
Best season0.5 sacks in 2025.
Draft pedigree109th overall, 2023.
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FAQ

Dylan Horton — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Dylan Horton, answered.

What position does Dylan Horton play?
Dylan Horton is a Defensive End for the Houston Texans.
When was Dylan Horton drafted?
Dylan Horton was drafted 109th overall, 2023.
How many seasons has Dylan Horton played?
3 (2023–2025).
What are Dylan Horton's career stats?
He has recorded 55 tackles, 1 sack and 0 interceptions.
Dylan Horton 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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Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
6
since 2023
Games missed
0
listed Out
Lower-body
3
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2025 Wk17 · Hip2025 Wk10 · Knee2025 Wk9 · Knee (Questionable)2024 Wk11 · Shoulder2024 Wk10 · Illness2024 Wk5 · Illness (Questionable)

Home surface: astroturf (artificial turf). Artificial turf is associated with higher rates of non-contact lower-body injuries — ankle, foot and knee — in NFL studies. It is not linked to concussion risk, which is contact-driven.

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 3 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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