Dylan Horton holds the LDE · Backup spot in Houston Texans’s edge room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Dylan Horton played 18 games in 2025 with a 25% snap share.

Dylan Horton is a 26-year-old defensive end for the Houston Texans standing 6'4" and weighing 275 pounds. The Texans selected him in the fourth round (109th overall) of the 2023 NFL Draft out of TCU, where he played three seasons and recorded 108 total tackles, 24.5 tackles for loss, and 15.0 sacks across 35 games. He also spent two seasons at New Mexico, appearing in 17 games with 36 tackles and 2.5 sacks. In his 2023 rookie season, Horton appeared in 10 games, recording multiple tackles and a fumble recovery. Through 2025, he has accumulated 0.5 sacks with the Texans.

TCUthrough 2022

Texans2023 — present

CollegeTCUDraftRound 4 · No. 109 overall · 2023 · HOUHometownFrisco, TX