Houston Texans · DE (DL) · 7 games through Nov 1, 2026
Danielle Hunter
90.2
Downfield Score v7.0Ranked #10 of 177 qualified DLs
- Combined tackles
- 178 solo · 9 ast
- Sacks & QB hits
- 49 QB hits
- Tackles for loss
- 31 forced fumble
- Coverage
- 4 PD · 0 INTPasses defended & picks
- Defensive snaps
- 36051.4 snaps/G
- Team def. EPA / play
- +0.019Schedule-adjusted · What is EPA?
Danielle Hunter among the 177 qualified defensive linemen: each 2026 Downfield Score, 0 to 100.
- Anderson Jr.96.6
- Allen95.5
- Karlaftis94.1
- Hutchinson92.8
- Crosby92.7
- Simmons92.2
- Granderson91.4
- Mafe91.1
- Buckner90.4
- Hunter90.2
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Downfield Score v7.0 breakdown
Each component is shrunk toward the 2026 positional mean before percentile ranking across 177 qualified DLs. Read score check & methodology · What Raw and Shrunk mean
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2026 game log
Every 2026 regular-season game line for Danielle Hunter. Click any game to open its drive-by-drive chart and box score.
| Week | Date | Matchup | Result | Tackles | Solo | Sacks | TFL | QB hits | PD | INT | Def. snaps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 13, 2026 | vs BUF | L 31-36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 |
| Week 2 | Sep 20, 2026 | vs CIN | L 6-20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50 |
| Week 3 | Sep 27, 2026 | @ IND | L 17-19 | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 56 |
| Week 4 | Oct 4, 2026 | vs DAL | L 30-34 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
| Week 5 | Oct 11, 2026 | @ TEN | W 26-3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 45 |
| Week 6 | Oct 18, 2026 | @ JAX | W 34-31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
| Week 7 | Oct 25, 2026 | vs NYG | L 21-27 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
Career NFL seasons
Regular-season totals from official NFL game lines across 11 seasons.
| Season | Club | G | Tackles | Solo | Ast | Sacks | TFL | QBH | PD | INT | FF | Def. snaps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | MIN | 14 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 392 |
| 2016 | MIN | 16 | 54 | 32 | 22 | 12.5 | 11 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 600 |
| 2017 | MIN | 16 | 44 | 26 | 18 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 772 |
| 2018 | MIN | 16 | 68 | 47 | 21 | 14.5 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 877 |
| 2019 | MIN | 16 | 67 | 49 | 18 | 14.5 | 15 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 882 |
| 2021 | MIN | 7 | 37 | 22 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 384 |
| 2022 | MIN | 17 | 57 | 38 | 19 | 10.5 | 10 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 906 |
| 2023 | MIN | 17 | 73 | 44 | 29 | 16.5 | 19 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1,006 |
| 2024 | HOU | 17 | 41 | 26 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 766 |
| 2025 | HOU | 17 | 54 | 28 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 728 |
| 2026 (so far) | HOU | 7 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 360 |
Compare Danielle Hunter with top defensive linemen
Launch a head-to-head Tale of the Tape against another 2026 DL.
Danielle Hunter vs. Will Anderson Jr. (HOU)Score 90.2 vs. 96.6Danielle Hunter vs. Zach Allen (DEN)Score 90.2 vs. 95.5Danielle Hunter vs. George Karlaftis (KC)Score 90.2 vs. 94.1Danielle Hunter vs. Aidan Hutchinson (DET)Score 90.2 vs. 92.8Danielle Hunter vs. Maxx Crosby (LV)Score 90.2 vs. 92.7Danielle Hunter vs. Jeffery Simmons (TEN)Score 90.2 vs. 92.2