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Mario Edwards Jr.

No. 3 on the depth chartInjured Reserve

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Is Mario Edwards Jr. starting?

Mario Edwards Jr. is listed No. 3 at RDT on the Houston Texans depth chart. Sheldon Rankins is listed ahead of him at No. 1. Currently listed Injured Reserve.

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Mario Edwards Jr. this week

The Houston Texans play next in Week 6, against the Jacksonville Jaguars at a neutral site on Sun, Oct 18 (NFL Net). Mario Edwards Jr. is listed No. 3 at RDT going into that game.

At RDT for the Houston Texans, Sheldon Rankins and Jaden Crumedy sit ahead of him.

Mario Edwards Jr.'s 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: L 17-19 at IND (Sep 27); L 6-20 vs CIN (Sep 20); L 31-36 vs BUF (Sep 13).

Mario Edwards Jr. wears No. 97, is 32 years old, is listed at 6' 3", 280 lbs, has 11 years of NFL experience, came out of Florida State.

Is Mario Edwards Jr. playing this week?

Availability not confirmed. Check back closer to game day (updated date unavailable, ESPN).

HOU RDT Depth

1Sheldon RankinsStarter
2Jaden Crumedy
3Mario Edwards Jr.

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Age
32
Height
6' 3"
Weight
280
Experience
11 yrs

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    Season Stats

    SeasonTeamGTklTFLSacksINTPD
    2026HOU310100
    2025HOU9621.500
    2024HOU13113302
    2023SEA11125201
    2022TEN12114301
    2021CHI821201
    2020CHI11105401
    2019NO662300
    2018NYG10102200
    2017LV111733.500
    2016LV210000
    2015LV11263202
    Career12 yrs107113302708

    Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.

    2026 vs. 2025

    Tackles
    1
    -0.3/gm vs 2025
    Sacks
    1
    +0.2/gm vs 2025
    INT
    0
    even with 2025 per game

    Career Totals

    Seasons
    12
    Games
    107
    Tackles
    113

    #16 of 138 at DT in Sacks (2026)

    WHY THIS RATING

    Mario Edwards Jr. is rated 66 (Depth): production, role and draft slot rank 142nd of 211 qualifying defensive linemen (outperforms 33% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.

    Rating basis
    Production + draft
    On-field production
    39th percentile
    Beats 39% of 211
    Sample
    3 + 9 games
    2026 + 2025 · 338 snaps
    Draft slot
    5% of rating
    Pick 35 · 2015 draft
    Updated
    Through week 5

    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

    Sep 27L@ INDTKL 1
    TKL
    1
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 17-19

    Sep 20Lvs CINTKL 0
    TKL
    0
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0.5
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 6-20

    Sep 13Lvs BUFTKL 0
    TKL
    0
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0.5
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 31-36

    Mario Edwards Jr.'s 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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    Team Role

    Rotation
    Mario Edwards Jr. plays 30% of his team's defensive snaps in games he appears in (2026, 3 games).
    Snap share30%

    College

    Florida State

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