Henry To'oTo'o

Houston Texans

Pos LB

Updated October 8, 2026

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Model Score

70.9 MODEL

2023

70.5

2024

76.0

2025

74.3

How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →

STM Take

Tier 8 (#90) rookie to back-to-back tier 7 finishes (#54, #56) for a 167th overall 5th-round pick puts To'oTo'o on the developmental band for Day 3 LB prospects. The Alabama 2020 CFP National Championship pedigree plus the structural Texans anchor reps gives him real college foundation. The 2026 question is whether To'oTo'o crosses into tier 5-6 territory or whether the structural tier 7 finish becomes the stable baseline.

To'oTo'o came out of Alabama as the Houston Texans' 5th-round pick (167th overall) in 2023 after starting for the Crimson Tide's 2020 CFP National Championship roster. He has anchored the Texans' linebacker corps across three seasons. His STTM career runs tier 8 (#90) rookie, tier 7 (#54) sophomore, and tier 7 (#56) in 2025.

Strengths

Alabama 2020 CFP National Championship pedigree plus the 167th overall draft slot gives him real college foundation.
Back-to-back tier 7 finishes plus three years of Texans system experience gives him real developmental floor.

Concerns

Career STTM range capped at tier 7 (#54) flags the realistic ceiling at top-55 LB.
Houston's broader defensive identity around the C.J. Stroud offensive priority compresses the structural support around To'oTo'o.

What to watch: Whether To'oTo'o crosses into tier 6 (top 50) in 2026, the threshold for confirming the developmental climb continues.

Henry To'oTo'o Injury StatusIR

Henry To'oTo'o is listed on injured reserve (Shoulder), reported Sep 16, with a return date of Oct 18. Source: the official NFL injury report, refreshed daily.

Draft & College

Round 5, pick 167 · Houston Texans · 2023

Alabama (SEC)

Taken

#167

where he actually went

Consensus board

192nd

average of the public big boards that spring

Our college model

#158

among LB in our college data

He went about where consensus had him.

In college · 2019-2022 · 47 games

343 tackles, 30 TFL, 8.0 sacks, 1 INT

Covers the college seasons in our data, which does not always reach back to a player's first year.

What this pick usually becomes

Of the 500 players taken as a fifth or sixth-rounder between 2012 and 2021, 26% earned a second contract and 16% became starters. The median one started 2 career games.