James Houston

James Houston

26-Year-Old LinebackerLB
Detroit Lions
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Houston is looking to leave behind an ankle injury that limited him to just two games in 2023, operating as a top reserve option behind Aidan Hutchinson and Marcus Davenport on the defensive line. Read Past Outlooks
$Signed a contract with the Lions in April of 2024.
Records sack in preseason finale
LBDetroit Lions
August 25, 2024
Houston (knee) recorded three total tackles (one solo), including a sack, in Saturday's 24-17 win over the Steelers.
ANALYSIS
Houston had been nursing a knee injury that he suffered in the team's preseason opener against the Giants, but he made the most of his opportunity in his return against Pittsburgh. The linebacker notched a sack on quarterback Kyle Allen in the second quarter while playing 22 defensive snaps with Detroit in the contest. Although Houston has proven himself when healthy, head coach Dan Campbell said following the game that he and general manager Brad Holmes will have a tough decision to make on whether the linebacker cracks the 53-man roster, Justin Rogers of the Detroit Football Network reports.
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Snap Distribution / Depth Chart
Snap Counts
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Detroit LionsLions 2024 LB Snap Distribution See more data like this | See last season's snap counts
#% of Team Snaps

50582%
23496%
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11346%
11418%
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10317%
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3615%
539%
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2023 Fantasy Outlook
Houston had an up-and-down rookie campaign in 2022, when the sixth-round draft pick earned 134 defensive snaps as a pass-rushing specialist. Although most of Detroit's snaps at linebacker will go to Alex Anzalone and first-round pick Jack Campbell, Houston should still have plenty of chances to get to the quarterback as a rotational piece in 2023.
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Dealing with bone bruise in knee
LBDetroit Lions
Knee
August 8, 2024
Houston suffered a bone bruise in his knee during Thursday night's preseason loss to the Giants, Kyle Meinke of MLive.com reports.
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Signs as ERFA
LBDetroit Lions
April 15, 2024
The Lions re-signed Houston as an exclusive rights free agent Monday.
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Season ruined by injury
LBDetroit Lions
February 27, 2024
Houston recorded one tackle in two games during the 2023 regular season.
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Full go in Wednesday's walkthrough
LBDetroit Lions
January 24, 2024
Houston (ankle) was a full participant in Wednesday's walkthrough practice.
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Will stay sidelined
LBDetroit Lions
Ankle
January 21, 2024
Houston (ankle) is inactive Sunday against the Buccaneers.
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