Texans' Jamal Hill: Goes on IR due to hamstring injury
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The Texans placed Hill (hamstring) on injured reserve Saturday, Jonathan M. Alexander of the Houston Chronicle reports.
The rookie sixth-round pick played exclusively on special teams and logged four tackles (two solo) across eight regular-season games. He'll be forced to miss the Texans' next four games -- starting with Sunday's regular-season finale against the Titans -- and he won't be able to play again this year unless Houston makes it to the Super Bowl and he's healthy enough to be activated off IR.
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Texans' Jamal Hill: Picked by Houston in Round 6
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The Texans selected Hill in the sixth round of the 2024 NFL Draft, 188th overall.
Hill was not expected to be drafted after he bounced between safety and linebacker while struggling to earn playing time at Oregon, even as a former top recruit. The Texans could value Hill for his special teams potential, or perhaps head coach and former linebacker DeMeco Ryans suspects he can mold Hill's tools into something useful at linebacker. At the very least, Hill has athleticism to work with, boasting a 4.46-second 40-yard dash at 6-feet, 216 pounds.
