A fifth-round pick out of Virginia Tech who returned to Washington in 2026 after building a nine-year career as a run-stuffing defensive tackle.
Tim Settle Jr. began his career in Washington, spent years developing into a reliable interior run defender elsewhere, and has now come full circle back to where it started. The Manassas, Virginia native brings nearly a decade of NFL experience to the defensive tackle rotation.
Path to the league
Settle played three seasons at Virginia Tech (2015-2017), starting all 13 games as a senior and recording 12.5 tackles for loss and 4.0 sacks. The Washington Redskins selected him in the fifth round of the 2018 NFL Draft.
Career highlights
Settle spent his first four NFL seasons in Washington, totaling 54 tackles in 63 games, before playing for the Buffalo Bills and Houston Texans. Entering his ninth season, he has appeared in 124 career games with 29 starts, totaling 125 tackles, 15.0 sacks and 30 tackles for loss.
2025 season recap
Settle played for the Houston Texans in 2025, recording a career-high 31 tackles and matching his career high with 5.0 sacks across 17 games with 11 starts, his most productive season as a pro.
Sources
- Wikipedia: Tim Settle
- ESPN: Tim Settle
Statistics
2025 season and career2025 Season · Defense
12 games played▶Defense · career
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | SACK | INT | FF | FR | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | texans | 12 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024 | texans | 17 | 31 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | bills | 17 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | bills | 15 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | washington | 16 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | washington | 16 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | washington | 15 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | redskins | 16 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player Profile
Background
- Position
- Defensive Tackle
- Group
- defense
- College
- Virginia Tech
- Hometown
- Manassas, VA, USA
- Age
- 29
- Status
- active
