DeAndre Houston-Carson in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Safety, William & Mary, 2012–⁠15

DeAndre Houston-Carson

Born
Apr 13, 1993, in Woodford, Virginia

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DeAndre Houston-Carson played safety at William & Mary (2012–⁠15). The Chicago Bears took Houston-Carson in round 6, No. 185 overall in the 2016 NFL Draft.

Team titles: Coastal Athletic Association Football champions, 2015

Defense

SeasonTeamInt
2012‡William & Mary1
2015‡William & Mary1
Career2

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Every season here is summed from the game box scores (the source has no season lines for them; a game missing from the box scores is missing here). ‡ Short by nine games in 2012 (Sep 8 vs. Lafayette; Sep 22 vs. Delaware; Sep 29 vs. Georgia State; Oct 6 at Pennsylvania; Oct 13 at James Madison; Oct 27 vs. Maine; Nov 3 at New Hampshire; Nov 10 at Old Dominion; Nov 17 vs. Richmond) and 12 games in 2015 (Sep 5 at Lafayette; Sep 26 vs. Stony Brook; Oct 3 at Delaware; Oct 10 at Villanova; Oct 17 vs. New Hampshire; Oct 24 vs. Hampton; Oct 31 vs. James Madison; Nov 7 at Elon; Nov 14 vs. Towson; Nov 21 at Richmond; Nov 28 vs. Duquesne; Dec 5 at Richmond): the source has no box score for them. Before 2016 our source records only interceptions for most defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so these lines count interceptions only. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.

Defense before 2016

SeasonGSoloAstTklTFLSacksIntPBU
2012113619550016
2013123527624.51211
On file71461174.51317

Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: NCAA statistics, via octonion/football, the season’s official lines (G: games played). A dash: the source has no number for it.

Game by game

2015 William & Mary 1 game with an interception on file, 1 INT
DateOpponentResultInt
Sep 19atVirginiaL 29–⁠351

No box score in the source for Sep 5 at Lafayette; Sep 26 vs. Stony Brook; Oct 3 at Delaware; Oct 10 at Villanova; Oct 17 vs. New Hampshire; Oct 24 vs. Hampton; Oct 31 vs. James Madison; Nov 7 at Elon; Nov 14 vs. Towson; Nov 21 at Richmond; Nov 28 vs. Duquesne; Dec 5 at Richmond, so those games are not listed.

2012 William & Mary 1 game with an interception on file, 1 INT
DateOpponentResultInt
Sep 1atMarylandL 6–⁠71

No box score in the source for Sep 8 vs. Lafayette; Sep 22 vs. Delaware; Sep 29 vs. Georgia State; Oct 6 at Pennsylvania; Oct 13 at James Madison; Oct 27 vs. Maine; Nov 3 at New Hampshire; Nov 10 at Old Dominion; Nov 17 vs. Richmond, so those games are not listed.

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file. Before 2016 our source’s box scores record only interceptions for defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so only those games are listed. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.

Before the draft

Played in the 2016 Senior Bowl (South team, won 27–⁠16).

DrillCombine 2016
Height6′0¾″
Weight201 lb
Arm length30⅛″
Hand size9⅛″
Wingspan75″W
40-yard dash4.54 s
10-yard split1.47 sW
Vertical jump32½″
Broad jump9′7″
Bench press13 reps
3-cone drill7.15 s
20-yard shuttle4.28 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

8 seasons, 68 games with a stat; latest team: Houston Texans.

SeasonTeamGTklSacksInt
2016Chicago Bears4200
2017Chicago Bears61000
2018Chicago Bears8900
2019Chicago Bears4600
2020Chicago Bears101501
2021Chicago Bears124601
2022Chicago Bears133801
2023Houston Texans113602
NFL career6816205

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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