Mario Edwards

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Houston Texans·#97·6'3"·280 lb·11th year·Florida State

Tier 8Round 2, pick 35 in 2015

Updated October 30, 2026

70.1

Model Score

Up from 69.3 last year

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Mario Edwards has 1 sacks, 2 pressures and 0 QB hits in 3 games for the Houston Texans this season through Week 7 (updated October 30, 2026).

Model Score by season

Up 0.8 from last season.

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

A veteran rotational tackle still hanging on.

The case for

Florida State 2013 CFP National Championship pedigree plus 11 years of NFL survival as a 35th overall 2nd-round pick gives him real championship-pedigree journeyman résumé.
Florida State ACC 2nd-round origin plus the multi-team experience gives him real plug-in IDL veteran depth value.

The worry

Career STTM range typically tier 8 confirms the structural ceiling has rarely climbed above rotational depth.
Age 32 plus 11 years of interior-line wear puts the late-career structural decline question on every 2026 projection.

What to watch: Whether Edwards holds tier 8 or better in 2026 with the Texans or whether the role compresses to swing depth.

Full take and bio

Florida State 2013 CFP National Championship pedigree plus 11 years of NFL survival as a 35th overall 2nd-round pick puts Edwards in the rare championship-pedigree IDL journeyman class. The Florida State ACC 2nd-round origin plus the multi-team experience give him real veteran market value. The 2026 question is whether Edwards holds tier 8 with the Texans at age 32 or whether the late-career structural closure takes hold.

Edwards came out of Florida State as the Oakland Raiders' 2nd-round pick (35th overall) in 2015 after winning the 2013 CFP National Championship. He has bounced through the Raiders, Giants, Saints, Bears, Titans, and now Texans across 11 NFL seasons.

Comps

The players whose size, testing and production looked most like his at the same point in their careers. The percent is how close.

Kevin Williams ’1393%

Kyle Williams ’1592%Tony Siragusa ’0150%

Plays like: Geno Atkins, Roy Barker, Eddie Freeman. Built like: Matt Judon, John Franklin-Myers, Ethan Downs.

Mario Edwards Injury StatusIR

Mario Edwards is listed on injured reserve (Knee - ACL), reported Oct 1, with a return date of Feb 15. Source: the official NFL injury report, refreshed daily.