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92 days until the Texans' 2025 season opener: Who has worn No. 92?
92 days until the Texans' 2025 season opener: Who has worn No. 92? Who is the best No. 92 of all-time?
The Houston Texans are less than 100 days away from kicking off the 2025 season in Los Angeles against the Rams at SoFi Stadium and we're counting down the days until a victory ensues on the west coast.
Texans Wire will each day tell you which player has worn the number of the day leading up to kickoff and pick the player who ensured the number best during their time at NRG Stadium. As for today, let's take a look at who has won No. 92 since the inaugural season in 2002.
Texans players to wear No. 92
No. 93 currently belongs to Dylan Horton, who returned to near-full strength after missing time due to his battle with Stage IV Hodgkin lymphoma in December. He's been a solid depth piece since joining Houston as a fourth-round pick out of TCU in 2023 and could be a solid rotational option that only continues to improve with another season in DeMeco Ryans' defense.
But is Horton the player to don the number in the last 20 years? There's several other names who deserve some recognition for their efforts while playing on Sunday for the back-to-back AFC South champions over the last two decades.
DE Dylan Horton (2023-present)
DE Rasheem Green (2022)
DE Chris Smith (2021)
NT Brandon Dunn (2015-2020)
DL Louis Nix III (2014)
NT Earl Mitchell (2010-2013)
DT Jeff Zgonina (2007-2009)
DE Anthony Weaver (2006)
DL Corey Sears (2002-2004)
Best Player: Brandon Dunn
Horton might eventually catapult over Dunn, but the longtime nose tackle gets the nod entering this fall. Not only was he the longest-tenured player to wear the jersey, he was also the most productive during the peak of Houston's success under Bill O'Brien.
In six seasons, Dunn started 32 games, collecting 111 tackles and a sack. He also forced two fumbles and had 11 tackles for loss. Pro Football Focus graded Dunn as a top 10 run defender in both 2017 and 2018, where he started 18 total games during the regular season.
