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HOU · SS · #6

Reed Blankenship

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Reed Blankenship is the starting SS for the Houston Texans.

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Reed Blankenship this week

The Houston Texans play next in Week 6, against the Jacksonville Jaguars at a neutral site on Sun, Oct 18 (NFL Net). Reed Blankenship is listed as the starter at SS going into that game.

At SS for the Houston Texans, Kamari Ramsey is next in line behind him.

Reed Blankenship's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: W 26-3 at TEN (Oct 11); L 30-34 vs DAL (Oct 4); L 17-19 at IND (Sep 27).

Reed Blankenship wears No. 6, is 27 years old, is listed at 6' 1", 203 lbs, has 5 years of NFL experience, came out of Middle Tennessee.

Is Reed Blankenship playing this week?

Reed Blankenship is expected to start at SS for Houston Texans. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).

HOU SS Depth

1Reed BlankenshipStarter

Houston Texans Starting Lineup

Age
27
Height
6' 1"
Weight
203
Experience
5 yrs

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    Season Stats

    SeasonTeamGTklTFLSacksINTPD
    2026HOU5211013
    2025PHI16531014
    2024PHI15480046
    2023PHI157620311
    2022PHI9190012
    Career5 yrs60217401026

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

    2026 vs. 2025

    Tackles
    21
    +0.9/gm vs 2025
    Sacks
    0
    even with 2025 per game
    INT
    1
    +0.1/gm vs 2025

    Career Totals

    Seasons
    5
    Games
    60
    Tackles
    217

    #14 of 124 at SAF in Interceptions (2026)

    WHY THIS RATING

    Reed Blankenship is rated 75 (Solid): production and role rank 108th of 263 qualifying defensive backs (outperforms 59% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.

    Rating basis
    Production
    On-field production
    72nd percentile
    Beats 72% of 263
    Sample
    5 + 16 games
    2026 + 2025 · 1,373 snaps
    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

    Oct 11W@ TENTKL 4
    TKL
    4
    TFL
    1
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    1

    Final W 26-3

    Oct 4Lvs DALTKL 5
    TKL
    5
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 30-34

    Sep 27L@ INDTKL 5
    TKL
    5
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    1
    PD
    2

    Final L 17-19

    Sep 20Lvs CINTKL 3
    TKL
    3
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 6-20

    Sep 13Lvs BUFTKL 4
    TKL
    4
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 31-36

    Reed Blankenship's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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    Team Role

    Starter
    Reed Blankenship plays 93% of his team's defensive snaps in games he appears in (2026, 5 games).
    Snap share93%

    College

    Middle Tennessee

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