Player file
James Houston
No sourced #1 / top 5 / top 10 on this file.
EDG Edge Defender · official depth EDG2 · Jackson State · #53 · PRO
6' 1" · 248 lbs
age 27 · born 1998-11-16 · signed through 2026 · OTC APY $1,087,500
35 tkl · 5.5 sack · 0 INT2025 defensive · 17g
ESPN regular-season stats2026Signed through
Over The Cap
69.1PFF+ 2025 overall
481 snaps
PFF+ filePFF+
- 2025 · season · overall 69.1defense 69.1 · 481 snapsPFF+ · 2026-08-18
College by year
- 2021 · Jackson State · NCAA3 tkl · 0 sackCollegeFootballData player season stats · 2026-08-14
- 2020 · Florida · NCAA37 tkl · 1 sackHC Dan MullenCollegeFootballData player season stats · 2026-08-14CollegeFootballData coaches · 2026-08-15
- 2019 · Florida · NCAA38 tkl · 3.5 sackHC Dan MullenCollegeFootballData player season stats · 2026-08-14CollegeFootballData coaches · 2026-08-15
- 2018 · Florida · NCAA26 tkl · 0 sackHC Dan MullenCollegeFootballData player season stats · 2026-08-14CollegeFootballData coaches · 2026-08-15
Combine / pro day
No sourced combine / pro day on this file.
Draft
Year not on file
Draft year / round not on this file.
NFL by year
- 2025 · DAL · 16g35 tkl · 5.5 sack · 0 INTnflverse stats_player_reg · 2026-08-13
- 2024 · DET · 5g7 tkl · 1 sack · 0 INTnflverse stats_player_reg · 2026-08-13
- 2023 · DET · 2g1 tkl · 0 sack · 0 INTnflverse stats_player_reg · 2026-08-13
- 2022 · DET · 7g11 tkl · 8 sack · 0 INTnflverse stats_player_reg · 2026-08-13
Stack-up lives on leaders. Not a rank invented on this file.
Official games
- Preseason week 1 · DAL 17–7 SEA3 tackles (2-1)
Snaps not printed in the NFL Game Summary.
Open the book · NFL Game Summary - Preseason week 3 · NO 27–24 DAL1 tackles (0-1)
Snaps not printed in the NFL Game Summary.
Open the book · NFL Game Summary
Injuries
No sourced injury on this file. Not “healthy.”
Suspensions / discipline
No sourced suspension or discipline on this file.
Transactions
dallascowboys.com/team/transactions 404 (custom site). Re-probed 2026-08-14. Alternates also 404: /team/transactions-history, /news/transactions, /team/trans, /team/transactions.html. Sitemap 0 transaction locs. Will not invent.
Awards
No sourced award on this file.