A two-time national champion at Georgia, Kamari Lassiter broke out as a Pro Bowl cornerback in his second NFL season with Houston.
Kamari Lassiter is a cornerback who won back-to-back national titles at Georgia before Houston made him a second-round pick in 2024. He quickly grew into one of the Texans' top defensive backs, earning a Pro Bowl selection after a standout 2025 campaign.
Path to the league
Lassiter played three seasons at Georgia from 2021 to 2023, part of Bulldogs teams that won the 2021 and 2022 College Football Playoff national championships. He earned second-team All-SEC honors as a junior in 2023 before the Texans selected him in the second round, 42nd overall, of the 2024 NFL Draft.
Career highlights
As a rookie in 2024, Lassiter started all 14 games he played, racking up 58 tackles, 10 pass deflections and three interceptions. He built on that in 2025 with a full 16-game starting season, adding 91 tackles, 17 pass deflections and four interceptions.
2025 season recap
Lassiter took a significant step forward in his second season, starting all 16 regular-season games and earning his first Pro Bowl selection. He also started all four of Houston's playoff games, contributing 16 tackles, six pass deflections and an interception in the postseason.
Sources
- Wikipedia: Kamari Lassiter
- ESPN: Kamari Lassiter
Statistics
2025 season and career2025 Season · Defense
16 games played▶Defense · career
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | SACK | INT | FF | FR | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | texans | 16 | 91 | 62 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 2024 | texans | 14 | 58 | 42 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Player Profile
Background
- Position
- Cornerback
- Group
- defense
- College
- Georgia
- Hometown
- Savannah, GA, USA
- Age
- 23
- Status
- active
