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DeMeco Ryans

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DeMeco Ryans

DeMeco Ryans ( dih-MEE-koh; born July 28, 1984) is an American professional football coach and former linebacker who is the head coach of the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, where he was named a unanimous All-American. Ryans was selected by the Texans in the second round of the 2006 NFL draft, where he was recognized as the Defensive Rookie of the Year. Ryans was selected to two Pro Bowls before being traded to the Philadelphia Eagles in 2012, where he spent four seasons before retiring. Ryans joined the San Francisco 49ers as a coaching assistant in 2017 and coached the inside linebackers from 2018 to 2020 before being named their defensive coordinator in 2021. Ryans was hired as the head coach for the Texans in 2023, taking the team to the playoffs in his first season in that role.

Infobox

Title
Head coach
Born
(1984-07-28) July 28, 1984 (age 41)Bessemer, Alabama, U.S.
Height
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight
247 lb (112 kg)
High school
Jess Lanier (Bessemer)
College
Alabama (2002–2005)
NFL draft
2006: 2nd round, 33rd overall pick
Position
Linebacker, No. 59
Total tackles
971
Sacks
13.5
Forced fumbles
7
Fumble recoveries
10
Interceptions
7
Regular season
31–19 (.620)
Postseason
2–2 (.500)
Career
33–21 (.611)

Tables

Pre-draft measurables · Professional career
mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- 6 ft 1+1⁄4 in(1.86 m)
mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- 6 ft 1+1⁄4 in(1.86 m)
Height
mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- 6 ft 1+1⁄4 in(1.86 m)
Weight
236 lb(107 kg)
Arm length
31+3⁄8 in(0.80 m)
Hand span
8+5⁄8 in(0.22 m)
40-yard dash
4.67 s
10-yard split
1.62 s
20-yard split
2.73 s
20-yard shuttle
4.17 s
Three-cone drill
7.19 s
Vertical jump
39 in(0.99 m)
Broad jump
10 ft 9 in(3.28 m)
Bench press
23 reps
All values from NFL Combine
All values from NFL Combine
Height
All values from NFL Combine
Height
Weight
Arm length
Hand span
40-yard dash
10-yard split
20-yard split
20-yard shuttle
Three-cone drill
Vertical jump
Broad jump
Bench press
mw- .mw- 6 ft 1+1⁄4 in(1.86 m)
236 lb(107 kg)
31+3⁄8 in(0.80 m)
8+5⁄8 in(0.22 m)
4.67 s
1.62 s
2.73 s
4.17 s
7.19 s
39 in(0.99 m)
10 ft 9 in(3.28 m)
23 reps
All values from NFL Combine
· NFL career statistics
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Career high
Legend
Led the league
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Career high
· NFL career statistics › Regular season
GP
GP
Year
GP
Team
GS
Games
Cmb
Games
Solo
Tackles
Ast
Tackles
Sck
Tackles
PD
Tackles
Int
Interceptions
Yds
Interceptions
Avg
Interceptions
Lng
Interceptions
TD
Interceptions
FF
Interceptions
FR
Fumbles
Yds
Fumbles
TD
2006
2006
Year
2006
Team
HOU
Games
16
Games
16
Tackles
156
Tackles
126
Tackles
30
Tackles
3.5
Interceptions
5
Interceptions
1
Interceptions
16
Interceptions
16.0
Interceptions
16
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2007
2007
Year
2007
Team
HOU
Games
16
Games
16
Tackles
128
Tackles
99
Tackles
29
Tackles
2.0
Interceptions
7
Interceptions
1
Interceptions
1
Interceptions
1.0
Interceptions
1
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
3
Fumbles
26
Fumbles
1
2008
2008
Year
2008
Team
HOU
Games
16
Games
16
Tackles
112
Tackles
86
Tackles
26
Tackles
1.0
Interceptions
4
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
2
Fumbles
3
Fumbles
47
Fumbles
0
2009
2009
Year
2009
Team
HOU
Games
16
Games
16
Tackles
123
Tackles
93
Tackles
30
Tackles
1.0
Interceptions
2
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
29
Fumbles
0
2010
2010
Year
2010
Team
HOU
Games
6
Games
6
Tackles
54
Tackles
32
Tackles
22
Tackles
1.0
Interceptions
2
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2011
2011
Year
2011
Team
HOU
Games
16
Games
16
Tackles
64
Tackles
44
Tackles
20
Tackles
0.0
Interceptions
4
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2012
2012
Year
2012
Team
PHI
Games
16
Games
16
Tackles
113
Tackles
86
Tackles
27
Tackles
1.0
Interceptions
4
Interceptions
1
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2013
2013
Year
2013
Team
PHI
Games
16
Games
16
Tackles
127
Tackles
102
Tackles
25
Tackles
4.0
Interceptions
7
Interceptions
2
Interceptions
46
Interceptions
23.0
Interceptions
36
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2014
2014
Year
2014
Team
PHI
Games
8
Games
8
Tackles
45
Tackles
36
Tackles
9
Tackles
0.0
Interceptions
4
Interceptions
1
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2015
2015
Year
2015
Team
PHI
Games
14
Games
13
Tackles
49
Tackles
32
Tackles
17
Tackles
0.0
Interceptions
5
Interceptions
1
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Career
Career
Year
Career
Team
140
Games
139
Games
970
Tackles
735
Tackles
235
Tackles
13.5
Tackles
41
Interceptions
7
Interceptions
63
Interceptions
9.0
Interceptions
36
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
7
Fumbles
10
Fumbles
102
Fumbles
1
Year
Team
Games
Tackles
Interceptions
Fumbles
GP
GS
Cmb
Solo
Ast
Sck
PD
Int
Yds
Avg
Lng
TD
FF
FR
Yds
TD
2006
HOU
16
16
156
126
30
3.5
5
1
16
16.0
16
0
1
1
0
0
2007
HOU
16
16
128
99
29
2.0
7
1
1
1.0
1
0
1
3
26
1
2008
HOU
16
16
112
86
26
1.0
4
0
0
0.0
0
0
2
3
47
0
2009
HOU
16
16
123
93
30
1.0
2
0
0
0.0
0
0
1
1
29
0
2010
HOU
6
6
54
32
22
1.0
2
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2011
HOU
16
16
64
44
20
0.0
4
0
0
0.0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2012
PHI
16
16
113
86
27
1.0
4
1
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2013
PHI
16
16
127
102
25
4.0
7
2
46
23.0
36
0
0
0
0
0
2014
PHI
8
8
45
36
9
0.0
4
1
0
0.0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2015
PHI
14
13
49
32
17
0.0
5
1
0
0.0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Career
140
139
970
735
235
13.5
41
7
63
9.0
36
0
7
10
102
1
· NFL career statistics › Postseason
GP
GP
Year
GP
Team
GS
Games
Cmb
Games
Solo
Tackles
Ast
Tackles
Sck
Tackles
PD
Tackles
Int
Interceptions
Yds
Interceptions
Avg
Interceptions
Lng
Interceptions
TD
Interceptions
FF
Interceptions
FR
Fumbles
Yds
Fumbles
TD
2011
2011
Year
2011
Team
HOU
Games
2
Games
1
Tackles
11
Tackles
4
Tackles
7
Tackles
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2013
2013
Year
2013
Team
PHI
Games
1
Games
1
Tackles
10
Tackles
8
Tackles
2
Tackles
0.0
Interceptions
1
Interceptions
1
Interceptions
23
Interceptions
23.0
Interceptions
23
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Career
Career
Year
Career
Team
3
Games
2
Games
21
Tackles
12
Tackles
9
Tackles
0.0
Tackles
1
Interceptions
1
Interceptions
23
Interceptions
23.0
Interceptions
23
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Year
Team
Games
Tackles
Interceptions
Fumbles
GP
GS
Cmb
Solo
Ast
Sck
PD
Int
Yds
Avg
Lng
TD
FF
FR
Yds
TD
2011
HOU
2
1
11
4
7
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2013
PHI
1
1
10
8
2
0.0
1
1
23
23.0
23
0
0
0
0
0
Career
3
2
21
12
9
0.0
1
1
23
23.0
23
0
0
0
0
0
· Head coaching record
Won
Won
Team
Won
Year
Lost
Regular season
Ties
Regular season
Win %
Regular season
Finish
Regular season
Won
Regular season
Lost
Postseason
Win %
Postseason
Result
HOU
HOU
Team
HOU
Year
2023
Regular season
10
Regular season
7
Regular season
0
Regular season
588
Regular season
1st in AFC South
Postseason
1
Postseason
1
Postseason
500
Postseason
Lost to Baltimore Ravens in AFC Divisional Game
HOU
HOU
Team
HOU
Year
2024
Regular season
10
Regular season
7
Regular season
0
Regular season
588
Regular season
1st in AFC South
Postseason
1
Postseason
1
Postseason
500
Postseason
Lost to Kansas City Chiefs in AFC Divisional Game
HOU
HOU
Team
HOU
Year
2025
Regular season
11
Regular season
5
Regular season
0
Regular season
688
Regular season
TBD in AFC South
Postseason
—
Postseason
—
Postseason
—
Postseason
TBD
Total
Total
Team
Total
Year
31
Regular season
19
Regular season
0
Regular season
620
Regular season
2
Postseason
2
Postseason
500
Team
Year
Regular season
Postseason
Won
Lost
Ties
Win %
Finish
Won
Lost
Win %
Result
HOU
2023
10
7
0
588
1st in AFC South
1
1
500
Lost to Baltimore Ravens in AFC Divisional Game
HOU
2024
10
7
0
588
1st in AFC South
1
1
500
Lost to Kansas City Chiefs in AFC Divisional Game
HOU
2025
11
5
0
688
TBD in AFC South
—
—
—
TBD
Total
31
19
0
620
2
2
500

References

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    https://www.houstonchronicle.com/texas-sports-nation/texans/article/houston-texans-demeco-ryans-17763257.php
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    https://www.al.com/sports/2019/01/demeco-ryans-still-carrying-alabamas-love-for-football-as-49ers-coach.html
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    https://rivals.com/position_rankings/football/2006/ILB
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    https://247sports.com/Player/DeMeco-Ryans-50023/high-school-84842/
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