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2025 Defensive
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CMB
Total Tackles
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SCK
Sacks
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FUM
Forced Fumbles
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| Regular Season | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Top Denico Autry News
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Texans' Denico Autry: Cleared to play Week 13
Autry (knee) doesn't carry an injury designation into Sunday's game against the Colts.
Autry has dealt with knee issues for most of the season but is ready to roll as a rotational lineman up front for Houston. The 35-year-old has logged three tackles (three solo), including 1.0 sacks, and one pass breakup across six appearances this season.
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Texans' Denico Autry: Doesn't practice again Thursday
Autry (knee) did not practice Thursday.
Autry has missed consecutive practices with a knee injury he has dealt with throughout the 2025 campaign. The rotational defensive end has one more chance to return to practice prior to Sunday's divisional matchup with the Colts.
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Texans' Denico Autry: Absent from practice
Autry (knee) did not participate at practice Wednesday, DJ Bien-Aime of ESPN.com reports.
Autry has played in six consecutive contests since being activated from the reserve/PUP list in early October following a knee injury, so his appearance on the injury report Wednesday could simply be the result giving the veteran a day off. The defensive lineman will have two more chances to return to practice prior to Sunday's matchup with the Colts.
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Texans' Denico Autry: Good to go against 49ers
Autry (knee) is active for Sunday's game against San Francisco.
Despite not practicing Friday, Autry has been cleared to play in Week 8 after going through pregame warmups without issue. He made his 2025 regular-season debut in Week 7 against the Seahawks, when he logged two solo tackles, including 1.0 sacks, while playing 10 snaps on defense.
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Texans' Denico Autry: Questionable for Week 8
Autry (knee) is questionable for Sunday's game against the 49ers.
Autry logged a DNP on Friday after limited practices Wednesday and Thursday, putting his Week 8 status in question. Autry made his season debut last week against the Seahawks, logging just 10 defensive snaps.
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Texans' Denico Autry: Makes impact in 2025 debut
Autry recorded two total tackles (both solo), including 1.0 sacks, and blocked a field-goal attempt in Monday night's 27-19 loss to the Seahawks.
The veteran defensive lineman played 17 total snaps (10 on defense, seven on special teams) and made an instant impact in his regular-season debut, sacking Sam Darnold in the fourth quarter. Autry also blocked a 53-yard field-goal try from Jason Myers late in the second quarter, helping the Texans pull within one score before half time. The 35-year-old is expected to remain a key reserve defensive lineman heading into Houston's Week 8 matchup against the 49ers.
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Texans' Denico Autry: Still working through knee issue
Autry (knee) was a limited participant in Wednesday's practice.
Autry was activated from the reserve/PUP list and cleared to make his 2025 debut against the Seahawks on Monday, when he logged two solo tackles, including 1.0 sacks, and a blocked field-goal attempt in a 27-19 loss. Autry is still working through the knee injury that caused him to miss the first five games of the regular season, but he'll have two more chances to increase his practice participation and avoid an injury designation heading into Sunday's game against the 49ers.
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Texans' Denico Autry: All set for season debut
Autry (knee) is active for Monday night's contest in Seattle.
Autry will make his regular-season debut after missing the team's first five games of the year while on the reserve/PUP list with a knee injury. The 35-year-old will operate in a depth role on the defensive line behind Will Anderson and Danielle Hunter against the Seahawks in Week 7.
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Texans' Denico Autry: Activated Monday
Autry (knee) was activated to the Texans' active roster Monday.
The 35-year-old began Houston's 2025 campaign on the reserve/PUP list due to a knee injury. However, he's since been activated to the Texans' active roster and has a chance to make his season debut in Monday night's matchup against the Seahawks. Autry recorded 13 total tackles, including 3.0 sacks, and three passes defended over 10 regular-season games in 2024. If active in Week 7, he's expected to play a reserve role on Houston's defensive line.
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Texans' Denico Autry: Could be back Monday
Autry (knee) is listed as questionable for Monday's game against the Seahawks.
Autry has been on the PUP list since late July as he recovered from a knee injury. He has been practicing for two full weeks, so he could be ready for his season debut Monday. Autry should have a key role along the Texans' defensive line once he gets fully ramped up.
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Texans' Denico Autry: Not ready to return
Autry (knee) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against Baltimore.
Autry opened the regular season on the reserve/PUP list due to lingering knee injury from the 2024 campaign. His practice window to return from the PUP list opened Wednesday, but he's not quite ready to make his 2025 debut after putting together an LP/LP/DNP practice log. Autry will have additional time to rest due to the Texans being on a bye for Week 6, which puts him in a better spot to make his regular-season debut in Week 7 against the Seahawks on Monday, Oct. 20.
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Texans' Denico Autry: Practice window opens
Autry (knee) was designated to return from the reserve/PUP list Wednesday.
The veteran defensive lineman missed the Texans' first four games this season due to a lingering knee injury from 2024, but it now appears he'll return to the field soon. Autry appeared in 10 regular-season games for Houston last season, recording 13 total tackles, including 3.0 sacks, and three passes defended. He now has 21 days to be added to the active roster before reverting to IR and will likely serve as a rotational defensive end once healthy.
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Texans' Denico Autry: Should come off PUP this week
Autry (knee) is expected to be activated this week, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.
Week 5 is the first week that Autry is eligible to come off the physically unable to perform list. Once the club makes his activation official, Autry's 21-day window will begin. The veteran defensive end recorded 13 tackles and 3.0 sacks over 10 games as a backup in 2024. Autry missed six contests last season in violation of the league's performance-enhancing drug policy.
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Texans' Denico Autry: Sidelined to begin season
Autry (knee) was placed on the reserve/PUP list Tuesday.
Autry played through a knee injury for most of 2024, so his placement on the active/PUP list to begin training camp was viewed as a precaution. However, he'll now be forced to remain sidelined for at least the first four games of the regular season.
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Texans' Denico Autry: Lands on active/PUP list
Autry (knee) was placed on the active/PUP list Wednesday, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.
The team is likely taking precaution with the veteran, as Autry played through a knee injury throughout much of last season. The 35-year-old is entering his 12th NFL campaign and tallied 3.0 sacks over 10 regular-season games in his first year with Houston last season. He played a rotational role on the defensive line and will likely reprise a similar role for a largely unchanged front four.
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Player Bio
| HT/WT: 6-5, 285 lbs |
| Birthplace: Albemarle, NC |
| Age: 35 |
| School: Miss. State |
| Experience: 12 |