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Azeez Al-Shaair
As of Oct 14, 7:16 PM ET
Is Azeez Al-Shaair starting?
Azeez Al-Shaair is the starting MLB for the Houston Texans. Currently listed Questionable.
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The Houston Texans play next in Week 6, against the Jacksonville Jaguars at a neutral site on Sun, Oct 18 (NFL Net). Azeez Al-Shaair is listed as the starter at MLB going into that game.
At MLB for the Houston Texans, K.C. Ossai is next in line behind him.
Azeez Al-Shaair's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: W 26-3 at TEN (Oct 11); L 17-19 at IND (Sep 27); L 6-20 vs CIN (Sep 20).
Azeez Al-Shaair wears No. 0, is 29 years old, is listed at 6' 2", 228 lbs, has 8 years of NFL experience, came out of Florida Atlantic.
Is Azeez Al-Shaair playing this week?
Azeez Al-Shaair is listed Questionable and may not start (updated Oct 14, ESPN).
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Questionable (as of Oct 14, ESPN)
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Doubtful (as of Oct 13, ESPN)
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Season Stats
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | HOU | 4 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | HOU | 16 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 2024 | HOU | 11 | 36 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 | TEN | 17 | 62 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2022 | SF | 11 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | SF | 13 | 51 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 2020 | SF | 11 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | SF | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 8 yrs | 93 | 263 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 25 |
Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.
2026 vs. 2025
Career Totals
#23 of 244 at LB in Solo Tackles (2026)
Azeez Al-Shaair is rated 78 (Solid): production and role rank 65th of 190 qualifying linebackers (outperforms 66% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.
Production per game depends partly on the offense or scheme around a player, so a player on a weak team can rate lower. Not a betting line. How we rank
2026 Game Log
Oct 11W@ TENTKL 5
- TKL
- 5
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 1
Final W 26-3
Sep 27L@ INDTKL 2
- TKL
- 2
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 17-19
Sep 20Lvs CINTKL 6
- TKL
- 6
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 6-20
Sep 13Lvs BUFTKL 5
- TKL
- 5
- TFL
- 1
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 31-36
| OPP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11 | W@ TEN | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 27 | L@ IND | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | Lvs CIN | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | Lvs BUF | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Azeez Al-Shaair's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
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