Jake Andrews
Houston TexansModel Score
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 →
Season Stats · 16 games
Draft & College
He went about where consensus had him.
Comps
STM Take
First STTM ranking at tier 3 (#18) in his third year as a Day 3 pick getting his first sustained starter snap share is on the upper end of the expected curve for a 4th-round IOL. The Troy 47-start positional flexibility plus the Texans' offensive line investment around C.J. Stroud appears to be the structural unlock. The 2026 question is whether Andrews holds tier 4 or better across a full second starter season or whether the Texans use a high pick to upgrade the spot.
Andrews came out of Troy as the New England Patriots' 4th-round pick (107th overall) in 2023 after starting 47 games for the Trojans across all three interior positions. He spent two years as Patriots depth, then was acquired by the Houston Texans where he took over a starter role in 2025. His first STTM appearance comes in 2025 at tier 3 (#18) with Houston, a strong year-one starter signal.
Strengths
- Tier 3 (#18) first sustained-starter STTM finish as a 4th-round pick puts him above the typical year-three Day 3 IOL outcome.
- Troy 47-start positional flexibility (center, both guards) gives him the kind of versatility that contender offensive lines need as depth-plus-starter pieces.
Concerns
- Single tier 3 finish without prior STTM history caps the long-term projection certainty, even with the strong year-three signal.
- Houston's offensive line broader investment pattern (multiple Day 1-2 picks 2024-2025) signals the front office may still draft an upgrade.
What to watch: Whether Andrews holds tier 4 or better across the full 2026 season, the threshold that confirms his year-three breakout was structural rather than a one-year context spike.