JOEL HEATHHeath, Joel DominicHeight: 6-6 Weight: 299 Born: June 18, 1993 Cincinnati, OH High School: Mount Healthy (OH) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Michigan State | Redshirted |
| 2012 | Michigan State | Played |
| 2013 | Michigan State | Lettered |
| 2014 | Michigan State | Lettered |
| 2015 | Michigan State | Lettered |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Houston Texans (NFL)2016 HOU NFL | 93 | LDE | 12 | 6 |
| 2017 Houston Texans (NFL)2017 HOU NFL | 93 | RDE | 13 | 9 |
| 2018 Houston Texans (NFL)2018 HOU NFL | 93 | RDE-LDE | 5 | 0 |
| 2019 Houston Texans (NFL)2019 HOU NFL | 93 | RDE-LDE | 2 | 1 |
| 4 Years (NFL)4 Years NFL | 32 | 16 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Signed | 5/6/2016 | 2016 Houston Texans (NFL)2016 HOU NFL |
| Released | 8/31/2019 | 2019 Houston Texans (NFL)2019 HOU NFL |
| Signed | 11/11/2019 | 2019 Houston Texans (NFL)2019 HOU NFL |
| Released | 11/21/2019 | 2019 Houston Texans (NFL)2019 HOU NFL |
| Signed | 11/23/2019 | 2019 Houston Texans (NFL)2019 HOU NFL |
| Released | 12/28/2019 | 2019 Houston Texans (NFL)2019 HOU NFL |
| Assigned on Waivers | 2/3/2020 | 2020 Denver Broncos (NFL)2020 DEN NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/18/2020 | 2020 Denver Broncos (NFL)2020 DEN NFL |
| Signed | 3/27/2020 | 2020 Denver Broncos (NFL)2020 DEN NFL |
| Released | 7/27/2020 | 2020 Denver Broncos (NFL)2020 DEN NFL |
| Signed | 2/18/2021 | 2021 Detroit Lions (NFL)2021 DET NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 5/27/2021 | 2021 Detroit Lions (NFL)2021 DET NFL |
| Reserve/COVID | 1/4/2022 | 2021 Detroit Lions (NFL)2021 DET NFL |
| Activated from Reserve/COVID Only | 1/10/2022 | 2021 Detroit Lions (NFL)2021 DET NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/16/2022 | 2021 Detroit Lions (NFL)2021 DET NFL |
| SNAP COUNTS | TOTAL | OFF | OFF% | DEF | DEF% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Houston Texans (NFL)2016 HOU NFL | 246 | 0 | 0.0 | 234 | 23.2 | 12 | 2.7 |
| 2017 Houston Texans (NFL)2017 HOU NFL | 370 | 0 | 0.0 | 325 | 31.6 | 45 | 9.1 |
| 2018 Houston Texans (NFL)2018 HOU NFL | 66 | 0 | 0.0 | 44 | 4.1 | 22 | 4.7 |
| 2019 Houston Texans (NFL)2019 HOU NFL | 48 | 0 | 0.0 | 36 | 3.3 | 12 | 2.8 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 730 | 0 | 639 | 91 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 Houston Texans (NFL)2016 HOU NFL | 2.0 | 11.0 |
| 2017 Houston Texans (NFL)2017 HOU NFL | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 3.0 | 12.0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Houston Texans (NFL)2016 HOU NFL | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Houston Texans (NFL)2017 HOU NFL | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Houston Texans (NFL)2018 HOU NFL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Houston Texans (NFL)2019 HOU NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Houston Texans (NFL)2016 HOU NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Houston Texans (NFL)2018 HOU NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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