Houston Texans need to hire 49ers DC DeMeco Ryans for these 3 reasons

The Houston Texans completed their interview with San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator DeMeco Ryans on Friday evening.

Ryans is much better known to Texans fans as Houston’s 2006 second-round pick from Alabama. His rookie campaign featured 155 total tackles and saw Ryans crowned as NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year.

The linebacker was All-Pro in 2007, had two Pro Bowl appearances in 2007 and 2009, and featured in the team’s first ever playoff victory in the wild-card round against the Cincinnati Bengals before he was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles in 2012.

DeMeco Ryans is:

– The best defensive coordinator in football

– A former Houston Texans team captain and Defensive Rookie of the Year

– Officially endorsed by franchise legend JJ Watt

Tell me, how does Houston go in any different direction for their head coach? #WeAreTexans

— John Crumpler (@JohnHCrumpler) January 21, 2023

Now, nearly a decade later, Ryans is primed as a top candidate to potentially replace Lovie Smith and serve as the young, innovative coach that the Texans have been searching for each of the last three seasons. The coordinator for one of the NFL’s best overall units has a multitude of options, but there’s reason to think Houston could be a perfect fit for Ryans.