Dylan Horton
{{Short description|American football player (born 2000)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Dylan Horton
| image = Dylan Horton.png
| alt =
| caption = Horton in 2023
| current_team = Houston Texans
| number = 92
| position = Defensive end
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2000|8|21}}
| birth_place = Frisco, Texas, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4
| weight_lb = 275
| high_school = Frisco
| college = New Mexico (2018–2019)
TCU (2020–2022)
| draftyear = 2023
| draftround = 4
| draftpick = 109
| pastteams =
- Houston Texans ({{NFL Year|2023}}–present)
| status = Active
| highlights =
| statweek =
| statseason = 2024
| statlabel1 = Total tackles
| statvalue1 = 29
| statlabel2 = Sacks
| statvalue2 =
| statlabel3 = Forced fumbles
| statvalue3 =
| statlabel4 = Fumble recoveries
| statvalue4 = 1
| statlabel5 = Pass deflections
| statvalue5 = 1
| statlabel6 = Interceptions
| statvalue6 =
| statlabel7 = Touchdowns
| statvalue7 =
| pfr = HortDy00
}}
Dylan Samuel Horton (born August 21, 2000) is an American professional football defensive end for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the New Mexico Lobos and TCU Horned Frogs.
Early life
Horton grew up in Frisco, Texas and attended Frisco High School, where he played safety on the football team. He initially committed to play college football at SMU.{{Cite web |last=Holland |first=EJ |date=August 2, 2017 |title=Frisco safety Dylan Horton commits to SMU |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/2017/08/02/frisco-safety-dylan-horton-commits-to-smu/ |access-date=January 3, 2023 |website=Dallas Morning News}} Horton flipped his commitment to New Mexico during his senior year following the departure of SMU head coach Chad Morris.{{Cite web |last=Holland |first=EJ |date=February 6, 2018 |title=Ex-SMU pledge, Frisco DB Dylan Horton commits to New Mexico |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/2018/02/06/ex-smu-pledge-frisco-db-dylan-horton-commits-to-new-mexico/ |access-date=December 29, 2022 |website=Dallas Morning News}}
College career
Horton began his college career playing for the New Mexico Lobos. The New Mexico coaching staff moved him from safety to outside linebacker.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4047308/2022/12/31/tcu-michigan-cfp-recruiting/|title=How TCU built a CFP-worthy roster without relying on 5-stars and top-ranked classes|first=Sam|last=Khan Jr.|website=The Athletic|date=December 31, 2022|access-date=January 3, 2023}} Horton played in 17 games over the course of two season. Following the end of the season he entered the NCAA transfer portal.{{cite web|url=https://www.abqjournal.com/1405597/trio-of-lobos-could-be-on-their-way-out.html|title=Four Lobo football players could be on their way out|work=Albuquerque Journal|date=December 31, 2019|access-date=December 29, 2022}}
Horton ultimately transferred to TCU. He was granted waiver to play immediately by the NCAA.{{cite web|url=https://247sports.com/college/tcu/Article/Marcel-Brooks-and-Dylan-Horton-granted-waivers-from-NCAA-151079359/|title=TCU's Marcel Brooks and Dylan Horton granted waivers from NCAA|first=Jeremy|last=Clark|website=247Sports.com|date=September 4, 2020|access-date=January 3, 2023}} Horton was moved from linebacker to defensive end in his first season playing for the Horned Frogs.{{cite web|url=https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/college/big-12/texas-christian-university/article254051853.html|title=TCU football: Dylan Horton's path to starting defensive end|work=Fort Worth Star-Telegram|date=September 9, 2021|access-date=December 29, 2022}} He became a starter in 2021 and led the team with nine tackles for loss and tied for the team lead with four sacks.{{cite web|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/tcu-horned-frogs/2022/08/10/three-tcu-horned-frogs-named-to-bruce-feldmans-cfb-freaks-list/|title=TCU DE Dylan Horton, WR Quentin Johnston, CB Tre'Vius Hodges-Tomlinson among CFB 'freaks'|work=Dallas Morning News|date=August 10, 2022|access-date=December 29, 2022}} Horton was named honorable mention All-Big 12 Conference as a senior.{{cite web|url=https://247sports.com/college/tcu/Article/TCU-Horned-Frogs-All-Big-12-Max-Duggan-Quentin-Johnston-Sonny-Dykes-Johnny-Hodges-199195425/|title=TCU football dominates All-Big 12 selections|first=Jeremy|last=Clark|website=247Sports.com|date=December 1, 2022|access-date=January 3, 2023}} He had four sacks, a forced fumble, and broke up a pass in TCU's 51-45 win over Michigan in the 2022 Fiesta Bowl.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/35354430/tcu-rewrites-history-fiesta-bowl-make-national-title-game|title=Sonny Dykes and Max Duggan lead TCU to the CFP national championship game|first=Dave|last=Wilson|website=ESPN.com|date=December 31, 2022|access-date=January 3, 2023}}
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 4
| weight = 257
| dash = 4.74
| ten split = 1.68
| twenty split = 2.71
| shuttle = 4.53
| cone drill = 7.43
| vertical = 34.0
| broad ft = 10
| broad in = 0
| bench = 18
| arm span = 33 1/8
| hand span = 9 1/2
| note = Sources:{{Cite web |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/dylan-horton/3200484f-5255-5159-2676-1def569b8a93 |title=Dylan Horton Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |website=NFL.com |access-date=April 26, 2023}}{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1018286&DraftYear=2023 |title=2023 NFL Draft Scout Dylan Horton College Football Profile |access-date=April 26, 2023 |website=DraftScout.com}}
}}
Horton was selected by the Houston Texans in the fourth round with the 109th pick of the 2023 NFL draft.{{cite web|url=https://www.houstontexans.com/news/texans-select-tcu-dl-dylan-horton-with-pick-109-2023-nfl-draft|title=Texans select TCU DE Dylan Horton with Pick 109 |website=HoustonTexans.com|access-date=April 29, 2023}}
On November 22, 2023, Horton announced he was stepping away from football due to a personal health matter, and was placed on the non-football illness list.{{cite web | last=Bien-Aime | first=DJ | title=Texans' Horton steps away due to health issue | website=ESPN.com | date=2023-11-22 | url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/38961051/de-dylan-horton-steps-away-texans-due-health-issue | access-date=2024-07-28}}{{Cite web |date=November 23, 2023 |title=Houston Texans Transactions (11-23-2023) |url=https://www.houstontexans.com/news/houston-texans-transactions-11-23-2023 |access-date=2024-07-28 |website=HoustonTexans.com}} He was diagnosed with Stage IV Hodgkin lymphoma in December, which entered remission in March 2024. Horton completed radiation therapy in May.{{cite news|last=Bien-Aime|first=DJ|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/40161123/texans-dylan-horton-rings-bell-final-cancer-treatment|title=Texans' Dylan Horton rings bell after final cancer treatment|website=ESPN.com|date=May 16, 2024|access-date=May 16, 2024}}
On July 18, 2024, Horton was placed on the active/NFI list, and placed on reserves to begin the season.{{Cite web |date=July 18, 2024 |title=Houston Texans Transactions (07-18-2024) |url=https://www.houstontexans.com/news/houston-texans-transactions-07-18-2024 |access-date=2024-07-28 |website=HoustonTexans.com |language=en-US}}{{cite web|title=Houston Texans Transactions (08-27-2024)|url=https://www.houstontexans.com/news/houston-texans-transactions-08-27-2024|website=HoustonTexans.com|date=August 27, 2024}} He was activated on October 5.
References
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External links
- [https://www.houstontexans.com/team/players-roster/dylan-horton/ Houston Texans bio]
- [https://golobos.com/roster/dylan-horton-3/ New Mexico Lobos bio]
- [https://gofrogs.com/sports/football/roster/dylan-horton/14368 TCU Horned Frogs bio]
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Category:Players of American football from Frisco, Texas
Category:American football defensive ends
Category:New Mexico Lobos football players
Category:TCU Horned Frogs football players