CFL: 4th season
Stamps: 1st season
Games played through 2023
Regular season: 30
Playoffs: 1
Grey Cup: 1
Acquired
Signed as a free agent on Feb. 13, 2023.
Pro path
2023
(Winnipeg) Houston earned West Division and CFL all-star recognition after leading the CFL with seven interceptions. He returned one of the interceptions 45 yards for a touchdown – in Week 11 at Calgary – and also recovered three fumbles for a total of 10 turnovers. In 15 regular-season games, Houston had 50 tackles and four knockdowns. In the post-season, he had one tackle and one interception in the Western Final and three tackles in the Grey Cup.
2022
(Winnipeg) Houston played 11 games and made nine starts for the Blue Bombers. He made 27 tackles and added two interceptions, one fumble recovery and two knockdowns. His first CFL interception came in Week 5 at BC. He was placed on the six-game injury list prior to Week 13.
2021
(Winnipeg) Houston played four games for the Blue Bombers and had seven defensive tackles, three special-teams stops and one knockdown. After starting the season on the practice roster, he made his CFL debut in a Week 11 contest at Edmonton and had three tackles and a knockdown.
Notables
First game: Oct. 15, 2021, at Edmonton
Frist tackle: Oct. 15, 2021, at Edmonton
First interception: July 9, 2022, at BC
First interception: Aug. 18, 2023, at Calgary (45-yard interception return)
League leader: Led CFL with seven interceptions in 2023
West Division all-star: 2023
CFL all-star: 2023
College
Houston played four seasons (2015-18) at Southern University. In 43 games including 28 starts for the Jaguars, he accumulated 114 tackles and five interceptions. He also returned seven punts for 206 yards and one touchdown.
Personal
Houston was a standout defensive back at Shelby (N.C.) High School and was a key contributor to a pair of state championship teams with the Golden Lions. He also competed in basketball and track at Shelby.
YEAR | TEAM | GP | DT | ST | SACKS | INT | TD | FF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021
|
WPG | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022
|
WPG | 11 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
2023
|
WPG | 15 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
Total
|
30 | 84 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
DATE | WEEK | OPP | DT | ST | SACKS | INT | TD | FF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
06-09
|
1 | HAM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
06-16
|
2 | SSK | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
07-01
|
4 | MTL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
07-07
|
5 | CGY | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
07-15
|
6 | OTT | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
07-20
|
7 | EDM | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
08-03
|
9 | BC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
08-10
|
10 | EDM | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
08-18
|
11 | CGY | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
08-24
|
12 | MTL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
09-03
|
13 | SSK | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
09-09
|
14 | SSK | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
09-16
|
15 | HAM | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
09-29
|
17 | TOR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10-27
|
21 | CGY | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total
|
50 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 |