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38
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2025 Fantasy Outlook
Al-Shaair returns to anchor the second level of Houston's defense. After signing a three-year deal prior to the 2024 season, Al-Shaair finished with 70 tackles (seven for losses), seven quarterback hits, 2.0 sacks and two forced-fumbles over 11 games. He missed time with a knee injury and four games while on suspension for hit on a sliding Trevor Lawrence. A team captain, Al-Shaair will patrol the middle and call signals for the defense. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a three-year, $34 million contract with the Texans in March of 2024.
Logs four tackles vs. Baltimore
Al-Shaair registered four tackles (two solo) and one pass defense during the Texans' 44-10 win over the Ravens on Sunday.
ANALYSIS
Al-Shaair played a season-low 38 defensive snaps Sunday, but the Texans had just 43 snaps on defense as the offense dominated time of possession in a Week 5 blowout win. The veteran linebacker has just seven tackles over the past two games and is up to 32 tackles (19 solo), three pass defenses and one forced fumble over the first five games of the regular season.
Al-Shaair played a season-low 38 defensive snaps Sunday, but the Texans had just 43 snaps on defense as the offense dominated time of possession in a Week 5 blowout win. The veteran linebacker has just seven tackles over the past two games and is up to 32 tackles (19 solo), three pass defenses and one forced fumble over the first five games of the regular season.
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Measurables Review
How do Azeez Al-Shaair's measurables compare to other linebackers?
This section compares his draft workout metrics with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that metric and it would be considered average.
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6' 2"Weight
228 lbsBench Press
16 repsHand Length
9.50 inArm Length
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Signing Al-Shaair was the first move the Texans made when free agency opened up in March. In his age-27 season, the linebacker reunites with coach DeMeco Ryans, who served as Al-Shaair's defensive coordinator with the 49ers. He's a durable workhorse with a high motor and finished fifth in the NFL last season with 163 tackles for the Titans. Obviously, Ryans is familiar with all of his skills and plans to install Al-Shaair as the unit's signal-caller and middle linebacker, replacing the departed Blake Cashman.
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Logs three stops in Week 4
Al-Shaair finished Sunday's 26-0 win over Tennessee with three tackles (two solo) and a defensed pass.
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Racks up eight stops in Week 3
Al-Shaair recorded eight tackles (four solo) in a loss to the Jaguars on Sunday.
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Double-digit tackles Monday
Al-Shaair recorded 10 total tackles (eight solo) and one pass defended in Monday night's 20-19 loss to the Buccaneers.
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Tallies seven tackles vs. LAR
Al-Shaair registered seven tackles (three solo) during the Texans' 14-9 loss to the Rams on Sunday.
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Past knee injury
Al-Shaair (knee) participated in Wednesday's organized team activities, Drew Dougherty of the Texans' official site reports.
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Suspension upheld by league
Al-Shaiir's three-game suspension for his hit on the Jaguars' Trevor Lawrence in Week 13 was upheld by the NFL on Wednesday following an appeal, ESPN.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Al-Shaiir's hit on Lawrence came as the quarterback was already well into a slide and resulted in Lawrence sustaining a concussion. With the three-game suspension upheld, Al-Shaair won't be eligible to return until the Texans' Week 18 game against the Titans.
Al-Shaiir's hit on Lawrence came as the quarterback was already well into a slide and resulted in Lawrence sustaining a concussion. With the three-game suspension upheld, Al-Shaair won't be eligible to return until the Texans' Week 18 game against the Titans.