Chris Houston

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Originally selected as a second round (41st pick overall) draft choice by the Falcons in 2007.

Career
Led all Falcons rookies with 53 tackles in his first year with the team.

2008 (FALCONS)
Started in all 16 games at right cornerback and finished the season with 59 tackles (52 solo), two interceptions, one fumble recovery, 16 passes defensed and one touchdown.

Recorded a career-high four passes defensed and his fi rst career interception vs. Kansas City (9/21) in addition to posting one tackle. He returned the interception 10 yards for a touchdown.

Logged a season-high eight tackles and one pass defensed at San Diego (11/30).

Notched seven tackles (fi ve solo) while contributing with one pass defensed in his 14th start of the season vs. Tampa Bay (12/14).

Started in his 15th game at right cornerback and totaled three solo tackles and one fumble recovery at Minnesota (12/21).

2007 (Falcons)
Tallied 53 tackles (48 solo) while contributing with nine passes defensed and one forced fumble.

Made his first career NFL start at cornerback vs. Houston (9/30) and posted one tackle.

Started at right cornerback and tallied five tackles and his first career pass defensed at New Orleans (10/21).

Collared career highs in tackles (eight) and passes defensed (two) at Carolina (11/11).

Recorded two tackles, one pass defensed and his first career forced fumble vs. Tampa Bay (11/18).

Posted a team-high eight tackles vs. Seattle (12/31).

College
A Pro Football Weekly All-American honorable mention and All-Southeastern Conference second team selection by the league’s coaches and Associated Press in 2006 at Arkansas.

Houston gained 129 yards on two interceptions against Mississippi State, which set a school game-record, topping the old mark of 99 yards by Orlando Watters vs. Louisiana State in 1993.

Returned an interception 87 yards for a touchdown in the same game against MSU, which was the ninth-longest return in school history and the longest since Jermaine Petty returned an interception 88 yards vs. Auburn in 2001.

Blocked a punt that he recovered for a touchdown in 2004.

Personal
Attended Lyndon B. Johnson (Austin, Tex.) High School, competing as a running back and cornerback.

As a senior, Houston rushed for 426 yards and six touchdowns before moving exclusively to cornerback.

Member of the 2004–05 Lon Farrell Academic Honor Roll.

Son of Barbara and Larry Houston.

Born October 18, 1984.