61 days until the Texans' 2025 season opener: Who has worn No. 61?

USA Today

2 days ago

The Houston Texans are less than 100 days away from kicking off the 2025 season in Los Angeles against the Rams at SoFi Stadium and we're counting down the days until a victory ensues on the west coast.
Texans Wire will each day tell you which player has worn the number of the day leading up to kickoff and pick the player who ensured the number best during their time at NRG Stadium. As for today, let's take a look at who has won No. 61 since the inaugural season in 2002.
Texans players to wear No. 61
No. 63 currently belongs to no one entering the upcoming season. That doesn't mean someone won't wear it this year, but it would likely come after roster cutdowns with a new addition off waivers. Even then, it would likely be an offensive lineman who'd come in to backup and compete for a roster spot, if not be on the practice squad.
Let's look back at who has worn the No. 63 in recent memory to sort out the G.O.A.T. for an offensive lineman.
Best Player: No one
At this point in the series, No. 61 is the least worn number in franchise history. While four players wore it over the 20 seasons, no one held the record for the longest tenure, which lasted only 16 games. Cannon, who spent a decade in New England, spent the majority of his time with the Texans on the IR. And Weary switched numbers after the inaugural season in 2002.
Can anyone come up with a reason as to why X person belongs with the G.O.A.T. status next to their name? No? I didn't think so.