Player facts
- Team
Dallas Cowboys- Position
- Linebacker
- Number
- 41
- Born
- Nov 16, 1998 (age 27)
- Birthplace
- Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Weight
- 248 lbs
- College
- Jackson State
- Experience
- 5 seasons
- Status
- Active
Stats
2026 Defense
| TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD | STF | STFYDS | KB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 58 | 35 | 23 | 14.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 |
Recent games
| Tackles | Fumbles | Interceptions | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Opponent | Result | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD | KB |
vs  BAL | L 34-31 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
@  NYG | L 28-20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Last 2 games. Click a game for its box score.
About
James Houston IV (born November 16, 1998) is an American professional football outside linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida Gators before transferring to the Jackson State Tigers, and was selected in the sixth round of the 2022 NFL draft by the Detroit Lions.
From Wikipedia’s article on James Houston (American football), shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.1
Background
Early life
Houston grew up in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and attended the American Heritage School. He was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at Florida over offers Wisconsin, South Carolina, Michigan, and Miami.
College career
Houston began his college career at Florida. He redshirted his true freshman season after being suspended along with eight other players due to his involvement in a credit card fraud scheme. As a redshirt freshman, Houston played in all 13 of the Gators' games as a reserve linebacker and made 28 tackles with two tackles for loss, two forced fumbles, and one blocked punt. He had 38 tackles with six tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks in his redshirt sophomore season. Houston recorded 37 tackles, 3.5 tackles for a loss, one sack, and one forced fumble as a redshirt junior. Following the end of the season he entered the NCAA transfer portal.
Houston ultimately transferred to Jackson State. In his only season with the Tigers, he recorded 70 tackles, 24.5 tackles for loss, 16.5 sacks, seven forced fumbles, and an interception and was named first-team All-Southwestern Athletic Conference.
From Wikipedia’s article on James Houston (American football), shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.1
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Sources
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- 2Wikimedia CommonsPhoto of James Houston