(1984-07-28) July 28, 1984 (age 39) Bessemer, Alabama, U.S.
Height:
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:
247 lb (112 kg)
Career information
High school:
Jess Lanier (Bessemer)
College:
Alabama (2002–2005)
NFL draft:
2006 / Round: 2 / Pick: 33
Career history
As a player:
Houston Texans (2006–2011)
Philadelphia Eagles (2012–2015)
As a coach:
San Francisco 49ers (2017) Defensive quality control coach
San Francisco 49ers (2018–2020) Inside linebackers coach
San Francisco 49ers (2021–2022) Defensive coordinator
Houston Texans (2023–present) Head coach
Career highlights and awards
As a player:
NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year (2006)
First-team All-Pro (2007)
2× Pro Bowl (2007, 2009)
NFL solo tackles leader (2006)
PFWA All-Rookie Team (2006)
Lott Trophy (2005)
SEC Defensive Player of the Year (2005)
Unanimous All-American (2005)
First-team All-SEC (2005)
2× Second-team All-SEC (2003, 2004)
As a coach:
Assistant coach of the Year (2022)
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:
971
Sacks:
13.5
Forced fumbles:
7
Fumble recoveries:
10
Interceptions:
7
Head coaching record
Regular season:
10–7 (.588)
Postseason:
1–1 (.500)
Career:
11–8 (.579)
Player stats at PFR
Coaching stats at PFR
DeMeco Ryans (/dɪˈmiːkoʊ/; born July 28, 1984) is an American football coach and former linebacker who is the head coach for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). Ryans played college football at the University of Alabama, 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.
DeMecoRyans (/dɪˈmiːkoʊ/; born July 28, 1984) is an American football coach and former linebacker who is the head coach for the Houston Texans of the...
2023, the Texans hired former player and 49ers defensive coordinator DeMecoRyans as their new head coach, making him the sixth head coach in franchise...
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in the National Football League (NFL) and the second under head coach DeMecoRyans. The team introduced new uniforms for the first time since the franchise's...
offseason, DeMecoRyans was hired as the Texans' next head coach; Ryans served as defensive coordinator with the San Francisco 49ers. Ryans also was drafted...
coordinator for the Houston Texans on February 12, 2023, by new head coach DeMecoRyans, who Slowik had previously worked with in San Francisco. Slowik was part...
in the National Football League (NFL) and the first under head coach DeMecoRyans. While the team went into the season with low expectations as a rebuilding...
first training camp, he competed against Mychal Kendricks, Kiko Alonso, DemecoRyans, and Najee Goode for a starting inside linebacker job in defensive coordinator...
During training camp, Alonso competed against Mychal Kendricks and DeMecoRyans for a job as a starting inside linebacker. Head coach Chip Kelly named...
strongside linebacker, along with Akeem Jordan and middle linebacker DeMecoRyans. He started the Eagles' season-opener at the Cleveland Browns and recorded...
hiring process for the next coach. Ultimately, the franchise selected DeMecoRyans for the vacant position. After the selection of quarterback C. J. Stroud...
replacement of "definately" (misspelling of "definitely") with "defiantly", "DeMecoRyans" with "Demerol" (in The New York Times), "Voldemort" with "Voltmeter"...
on January 9, 2023. Retrieved January 9, 2023. "Houston Texans hire DeMecoRyans as Head Coach". houstontexans.com. January 31, 2023. Archived from the...
third-round selection after Houston hired former 49ers defensive coordinator DeMecoRyans as head coach. The Los Angeles Rams received a third-round selection...
Kownack, Bobby (February 9, 2023). "Former 49ers defensive coordinator DeMecoRyans named AP NFL Assistant Coach of the Year". NFL.com. Retrieved February...
Carthon as general manager and Houston hired 49ers defensive coordinator DeMecoRyans as head coach. The 49ers traded Jeff Wilson to Miami in exchange for...
years as the defensive coordinator of the Philadelphia Eagles under Buddy Ryan. During Phillips' tenure in Philadelphia, defensive end Reggie White recorded...
was claimed off waivers by the Houston Texans. Jackson and head coach DeMecoRyans were teammates on the Texans during the 2010 and 2011 seasons. Hines...
109 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2005 Jonathan Vilma 128 New York Jets 2006 DeMecoRyans 126 Houston Texans 2007 Patrick Willis 136 San Francisco 49ers 2008 Jon...
roster on September 9, 2014, after Najee Goode was injured. Following DeMecoRyans' season-ending injury in Week 9, he was thrust into a prominent role...
award winners. DeMecoRyans was named by the coaches' as the SEC Defensive Player of the Year. Kenneth Darby, Roman Harper and Ryans were named to the...
Bears won the game 9–0 and thus won the championship. Fan interest in the de facto championship game led the NFL, beginning in 1933, to split into two...
Philadelphia Eagles on November 3, 2014. He took the roster spot of DeMecoRyans, who had suffered a season-ending injury one day earlier. Prosinski was...
first selection in the second round they selected Alabama linebacker DeMecoRyans. Ryans would prove to be a steal as he would eventually be named the Defensive...
Riley Cooper on February 8, 2016. They later cut veteran linebacker DeMecoRyans on February 24, 2016. Notes The Eagles traded their second-round selection...
(New England), Raheem Morris (Atlanta), Antonio Pierce (Las Vegas), DeMecoRyans (Houston), and Mike Tomlin (Pittsburgh) are African-American; Dave Canales...
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