
DeMeco Ryans was given a gift for his defense when he took the Houston Texans job.
The former San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator had two young defensive backs waiting for him on the Texans’ roster in Derek Stingley and Jalen Pitre. Both former 2022 draft picks demonstrated their potential for Houston in an otherwise moribund 3-13-1 campaign that saw the firing of Lovie Smith at the end of the season.