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The Texans were so thrilled with Hunter's production last year in the first year of a two-year contract that they extended him another year. His contract makes him the second-highest paid defensive end behind Myles Garrett. That's heady company. Hunter recorded 12.0 sacks, the sixth time in nine seasons he's reached double digits, along with a team-high 17 tackles for a loss and 90 quarterback pressures (second highest in NFL). He forms a scary bookend for offenses along with Will Anderson. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a one-year, $35.6 million contract with the Texans in March of 2025.
Doesn't let up in win
Hunter recorded six tackles, including 2.0 sacks, in Thursday's 23-16 win over the Bills in Week 12.
ANALYSIS
It was quite a competition between Hunter and teammate Will Anderson, who came away with 2.5 sacks. Hunter now has 7.0 sacks over the last three weeks and ranks third in the league with 11.0, half a sack more than Anderson.
It was quite a competition between Hunter and teammate Will Anderson, who came away with 2.5 sacks. Hunter now has 7.0 sacks over the last three weeks and ranks third in the league with 11.0, half a sack more than Anderson.
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Measurables Review
How do Danielle Hunter'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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In what essentially was a trade of edge rushers, Hunter, a former Viking, signed with the Texans hours after Jonathan Greenard left Houston for Minnesota. Hunter has Pro Bowl pedigree and racked up career highs in sacks (16.5) and tackles (83) in his eighth and final year with Minnesota. He'll turn 30 this season and has a lot of miles, which is likely the reason the Vikings were so willing to let him walk, but Hunter has not shown any drop-off and produced five seasons of double-digit sacks. He enters an ideal situation, book-ending a line that has the talented Will Anderson on the other end.
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Another dominant performance Sunday
Hunter recorded four total tackles (one solo), including 1.5 sacks, in Sunday's 16-13 win over the Titans.
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Field day in Week 10
Hunter recorded seven total tackles (five solo), including 3.5 sacks, while also forcing a fumble in Sunday's 36-29 win over the Jaguars.
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Blanked in Week 5
Hunter didn't record any stats while playing 20 defensive snaps in Sunday's 44-10 win over the Ravens.
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Notches 2.0 sacks in dominant win
Hunter posted four tackles, including 2.0 sacks, in Sunday's 26-0 win over Tennessee in Week 4.
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Monster performance in Week 2
Hunter tallied five total tackles (three solo), including 2.0 sacks, and one forced fumble during Monday night's 20-19 loss to the Buccaneers.
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Expected to age gracefully
Hunter was ranked the league's ninth-best edge rusher based on votes from a combination of NFL executives, scouts and coaches, per Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com, and one AFC executive expects the 30-year-old Hunter to remain an elite pass rusher for a few more years. "He can get a few more double-digit-sack seasons," the executive said of Hunter. "He has the body type that will age well."
ANALYSIS
Hunter battled some neck issues in 2021 but has played in all 17 regular-season games each of the past three seasons while posting an impressive 39.0 sacks over that span. A change in scheme didn't slow down his production, as Hunter racked up 12.0 sacks in his first season with the Texans in 2024 after finding his previous success with the Vikings. Hunter and Will Anderson, who was ranked eighth among edge rushers, form arguably the most formidable pass rushing duo in the NFL for Houston.
Hunter battled some neck issues in 2021 but has played in all 17 regular-season games each of the past three seasons while posting an impressive 39.0 sacks over that span. A change in scheme didn't slow down his production, as Hunter racked up 12.0 sacks in his first season with the Texans in 2024 after finding his previous success with the Vikings. Hunter and Will Anderson, who was ranked eighth among edge rushers, form arguably the most formidable pass rushing duo in the NFL for Houston.