A former five-star recruit and Alabama transfer who has developed into one of Houston's most reliable tackling linebackers.
Henry To'oTo'o built his reputation as a hard-hitting linebacker across stops at Tennessee and Alabama before the Texans drafted him in 2023. Since then he has quietly become one of the most productive tacklers on Houston's defense, stringing together back-to-back seasons near the 100-tackle mark.
Path to the league
To'oTo'o started as a true freshman at Tennessee in 2019 and earned SEC All-Freshman honors, then led the Volunteers in tackles as a sophomore. He transferred to Alabama for 2021 and 2022, earning second-team All-SEC as a junior and first-team All-SEC as a senior after racking up 94 tackles. The Texans selected him in the fifth round, 167th overall, of the 2023 NFL Draft.
Career highlights
To'oTo'o has become a tackling machine in the NFL, reuniting in Houston with his Alabama teammate and close friend Christian Harris. Through the 2025 season he has totaled 261 tackles, four sacks and nine pass deflections across 46 career games.
2025 season recap
To'oTo'o finished the 2025 regular season with 95 tackles, 2.5 sacks, four passes defensed and a fumble recovery over 17 games, putting him on pace for a second straight near-100-tackle campaign and cementing his role as a defensive fixture for Houston.
Sources
- Wikipedia: Henry To'oTo'o
- Houston Texans: Henry To'oTo'o
Statistics
2025 season and career2025 Season · Defense
17 games played▶Defense · career
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | SACK | INT | FF | FR | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | texans | 17 | 95 | 42 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2024 | texans | 15 | 105 | 54 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | texans | 15 | 61 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Player Profile
Background
- Position
- Linebacker
- Group
- defense
- College
- Alabama
- Hometown
- Sacramento, CA, USA
- Age
- 25
- Status
- active
