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Jalen Pitre
Jalen Pitre (/ˈpiːtri/ PEE-tree; born June 3, 1999) is an American professional football safety for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Baylor Bears and in 2021, he was named the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year and a consensus All-American.
Pitre attended Stafford High School in Stafford, Texas. He committed to Baylor University to play college football.
As a true freshman at Baylor in 2017, Pitre started eight of 12 games, recording 37 tackles and one sack. As a sophomore he started one of 13 games and had 11 tackles. In 2019, he played in four games and took a redshirt. He finished the season with 12 tackles. As a redshirt junior in 2020, Pitre started all nine games, recording 60 tackles, two interceptions and two sacks. He returned as a starter in 2021 and was named a finalist for the Jim Thorpe Award. He was named Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year and earned Consensus All-American honors.
NFL draft analyst Dane Brugler of the Athletic ranked Pitre third amongst all safeties in the draft. NFL.com media analyst Daniel Jeremiah ranked him as the third best safety (40th overall) in the draft. Kevin Hanson of Sports Illustrated ranked Pitre as the fourth best safety prospect in the draft. Scouts Inc. listed him fourth among all safeties (49th overall) on their big board.Bleacher Report and Zach Patraw of Sports Illustrated had Pitre ranked fifth among all safety prospects. ESPN draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. had Pitre ranked as the fifth best safety prospect available in the draft. Pro Football Focus had him ranked sixth amongst all safeties available in the draft. NFL analyst Lance Zierlein projected Pitre would be selected in the third round. The majority of NFL draft analysts projected Pitre to be a second or third round pick in the 2022 NFL Draft.
The Houston Texans selected Pitre in the second round (37th overall) of the 2022 NFL draft. He was the fourth safety drafted in 2022.
On May 11, 2022, the Houston Texans signed Pitre to a four–year, $8.95 million rookie contract that includes $6.23 million guaranteed upon signing and an initial signing bonus of $3.69 million.
He entered training camp projected to become the starting free safety following the departure of Justin Reid. He competed for a starting role against Eric Murray, Jonathan Owens, and M. J. Stewart. Head coach Lovie Smith named him the starting free safety to begin the season and paired him with strong safety Jonathan Owens.
On September 11, 2022, Pitre made his professional regular season debut and earned his first career start in the Houston Texans' home-opener against the Indianapolis Colts and made ten combined tackles (five solo) during a 20–20 tie in overtime. On September 25, 2022, Pitre made eight combined tackles (five solo), two pass deflections, a fumble recovery, a sack, and a career-high two interceptions as the Texans lost 23–20 at the Chicago Bears. He had his first career sack on quarterback Justin Fields for an eight–yard loss and made his first career interception on a pass by Fields to tight end Cole Kmet. In Week 13, he collected a career-high 16 combined tackles (nine solo), made a pass deflection, and intercepted a pass by Deshaun Watson to wide receiver Amari Cooper during a 14–27 loss to the Cleveland Browns. In Week 17, Pitre racked up a season-high 11 solo tackles (13 combined), broke up a pass, and set a career-high with his fifth interception of the season on a pass attempt by C. J. Beathard to wide receiver Marvin Jones during a 3–31 loss against the Jacksonville Jaguars. He started in all 17 games as a rookie and recorded a total of 147 combined tackles (99 solo), one sack, five interceptions, and eight passes defended. He was named to the PFWA All-Rookie Team. He received an overall grade of 54.7 from Pro Football Focus as a rookie in 2022.
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Jalen Pitre
Jalen Pitre (/ˈpiːtri/ PEE-tree; born June 3, 1999) is an American professional football safety for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Baylor Bears and in 2021, he was named the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year and a consensus All-American.
Pitre attended Stafford High School in Stafford, Texas. He committed to Baylor University to play college football.
As a true freshman at Baylor in 2017, Pitre started eight of 12 games, recording 37 tackles and one sack. As a sophomore he started one of 13 games and had 11 tackles. In 2019, he played in four games and took a redshirt. He finished the season with 12 tackles. As a redshirt junior in 2020, Pitre started all nine games, recording 60 tackles, two interceptions and two sacks. He returned as a starter in 2021 and was named a finalist for the Jim Thorpe Award. He was named Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year and earned Consensus All-American honors.
NFL draft analyst Dane Brugler of the Athletic ranked Pitre third amongst all safeties in the draft. NFL.com media analyst Daniel Jeremiah ranked him as the third best safety (40th overall) in the draft. Kevin Hanson of Sports Illustrated ranked Pitre as the fourth best safety prospect in the draft. Scouts Inc. listed him fourth among all safeties (49th overall) on their big board.Bleacher Report and Zach Patraw of Sports Illustrated had Pitre ranked fifth among all safety prospects. ESPN draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. had Pitre ranked as the fifth best safety prospect available in the draft. Pro Football Focus had him ranked sixth amongst all safeties available in the draft. NFL analyst Lance Zierlein projected Pitre would be selected in the third round. The majority of NFL draft analysts projected Pitre to be a second or third round pick in the 2022 NFL Draft.
The Houston Texans selected Pitre in the second round (37th overall) of the 2022 NFL draft. He was the fourth safety drafted in 2022.
On May 11, 2022, the Houston Texans signed Pitre to a four–year, $8.95 million rookie contract that includes $6.23 million guaranteed upon signing and an initial signing bonus of $3.69 million.
He entered training camp projected to become the starting free safety following the departure of Justin Reid. He competed for a starting role against Eric Murray, Jonathan Owens, and M. J. Stewart. Head coach Lovie Smith named him the starting free safety to begin the season and paired him with strong safety Jonathan Owens.
On September 11, 2022, Pitre made his professional regular season debut and earned his first career start in the Houston Texans' home-opener against the Indianapolis Colts and made ten combined tackles (five solo) during a 20–20 tie in overtime. On September 25, 2022, Pitre made eight combined tackles (five solo), two pass deflections, a fumble recovery, a sack, and a career-high two interceptions as the Texans lost 23–20 at the Chicago Bears. He had his first career sack on quarterback Justin Fields for an eight–yard loss and made his first career interception on a pass by Fields to tight end Cole Kmet. In Week 13, he collected a career-high 16 combined tackles (nine solo), made a pass deflection, and intercepted a pass by Deshaun Watson to wide receiver Amari Cooper during a 14–27 loss to the Cleveland Browns. In Week 17, Pitre racked up a season-high 11 solo tackles (13 combined), broke up a pass, and set a career-high with his fifth interception of the season on a pass attempt by C. J. Beathard to wide receiver Marvin Jones during a 3–31 loss against the Jacksonville Jaguars. He started in all 17 games as a rookie and recorded a total of 147 combined tackles (99 solo), one sack, five interceptions, and eight passes defended. He was named to the PFWA All-Rookie Team. He received an overall grade of 54.7 from Pro Football Focus as a rookie in 2022.
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