Justin Houston
Justin Houston
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Four seasons at Fresno State, three different head coaches: Lee Marks, Jeff Tedford and Tim Skipper. One game to point at: 2 tackles, 1 TFL against UNLV — Week 5, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Fresno State, 47 tackles — drafted at #70 overall by Kansas City.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Lee Marks, Jeff Tedford, and Tim Skipper. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
Kansas CityEntering 16th NFL season
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Entz
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Fresno State | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Fresno State | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Fresno State | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Fresno State | 37 | 23 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| Career | 47 | 28 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2024
W 46–30
vs Sacramento State
1 TOT
Edged out Sacramento State at home in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Derrick Langford’s 2021 season.
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As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Derrick Langford's sophomore season at Washington State (2021).
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