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1:36Geico Feel Good Moment: Texans Drafting DL Kayden McDonald In 2nd Round
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2025 Defensive
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CMB
Total Tackles
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SCK
Sacks
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FUM
Forced Fumbles
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INT
Interceptions
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TD
Interceptions Returned For Touchdown
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| Regular Season | 65 | 3.0 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Texans' Kayden McDonald: Selected by Texans
The Texans selected McDonald in the second round of the 2026 NFL Draft, 36th overall.
The Texans traded up with the Raiders to take McDonald, a classic nose tackle in stature (6-foot-2, 326 pounds) but one who finds the ball carrier much more often than most two-gap defensive tackles. McDonald set the interior anchor for Ohio State's smothering defense in 2025, yet even while working through the thickest part of the trenches McDonald managed to accumulate 65 tackles (nine for a loss) in 14 games. The Texans run defense and pass rush were both already strong, yet with McDonald in the rotation it gets even tougher to block the Texans.
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Player Bio
| HT/WT: 6-3, 326 lbs |
| Birthplace: Suwanee, GA |
| Age: 21 |
| School: Ohio State |
| Experience: R |