DeMeco Ryans

Total tackles:	971
Sacks:	13.5
Forced fumbles:	7
Fumble recoveries:	10
Interceptions:	7
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

DeMeco Ryans
	Ryans with the Texans in 2010
Houston Texans
Position:	Head coach
Personal information
Born:	July 28, 1984 (age 40); Bessemer, Alabama, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	247 lb (112 kg)
Career information
High school:	Jess Lanier (Bessemer)
College:	Alabama (2002–2005)
NFL draft:	2006 / round: 2 / pick: 33
Career history
As a player:
	Houston Texans (2006–2011); Philadelphia Eagles (2012–2015);
As a coach:
	San Francisco 49ers (2017); Defensive quality control coach; San Francisco 49ers (2018–2020); Inside linebackers coach; San Francisco 49ers (2021–2022); Defensive coordinator; Houston Texans (2023–present); Head coach;
Career highlights and awards
	As a player: NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year (2006); First-team All-Pro (2007); 2× Pro Bowl (2007, 2009); NFL solo tackles leader (2006); PFWA All-Rookie Team (2006); Lott Trophy (2005); SEC Defensive Player of the Year (2005); Unanimous All-American (2005); First-team All-SEC (2005); 2× Second-team All-SEC (2003, 2004); As a coach: Assistant coach of the Year (2022);
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:
Total tackles:	971
Sacks:	13.5
Forced fumbles:	7
Fumble recoveries:	10
Interceptions:	7
	Stats at Pro Football Reference
Head coaching record
Regular season:	16–9 (.640)
Postseason:	1–1 (.500)
Career:	17–10 (.630)
	Record at Pro Football Reference

DeMeco Ryans (/dɪˈmiːkoʊ/ dih-MEE-koh; born July 28, 1984) is an American professional football coach and former linebacker who is the head coach of the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). Ryans played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, where he was named a unanimous All-American.

Ryans was selected by the Texans in the second round of the 2006 NFL draft, where he was recognized as the Defensive Rookie of the Year. Ryans was selected to two Pro Bowls before being traded to the Philadelphia Eagles in 2012, where he spent four seasons before retiring. Ryans joined the San Francisco 49ers as a coaching assistant in 2017 and coached the inside linebackers from 2018 to 2020 before being named their defensive coordinator in 2021. Ryans was hired as the head coach for the Texans in 2023, taking the team to the playoffs in his first season in that role.