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Zac DILES54 LINEBACKERTRANSACTIONS: Drafted by Houston Texans in theseventh round (218th pick overall) in the 2007 NFLDraft…Signed by Texans on July 19, 2007.PRO: Young, versatile linebacker that started thefirst eight games of 2008...has the ability to playboth middle and outside linebacker, but settled in tothe SAM linebacker position last season…finishedsecond on the team in tackles with 66 stops…forhis career Diles has 165 tackles…made eight specialteams tackles as a rookie.2010 (Houston 6/6): Started at weakside linebackerand led the Texans with 12 tackles (9 solo) in theseason opener vs. Indianapolis (9/12)...tied for theteam lead in tackles for the second straight gamewith eight tackles (five solo) at Washington (9/19)...made seven solo tackles vs. Dallas (9/26)...made 10tackles (5 solo) and had one hit on the quarterbackat Oakland (10/3)...made four solo tackles includingtwo for a loss vs. NY Giants (10/10)...made threetackles (two solo) vs. Kansas City (10/17).2009 (Houston 16/14): Started at weakside linebackervs. the New York Jets (9/13) totalling four tackles(four solo)...had three tackles, including one for aloss ast Tennessee (9/20)...contributed five tackes(four solo) and a fumble recovery vs. Jacksonville(9/27)...made four tackles (two solo) including onefor a loss vs. Oakland (10/4)...made two solo tacklesat Arizona (10/11)...started at WLB where he assistedon one tackle and appeared on special teamsat Cincinnati (10/18)...had seven tackles (four solo)vs. San Francisco (10/25)... made three tackles (onesolo) in Texans win at Buffalo (11/1)...saw actionat linebacker and on special teams at Indianapolis(11/8)...was second on the team in tackles when hemade nine tackles (eight solo) and forced a fumblevs. Tennessee (11/23)...played at linebacker andon special teams vs. Indianapolis (11/29)...recoredeight tackles (six solo) inlcluding two for a loss atJacksonville (12/6)...made four tackles (three solo)including one for a loss vs. Seatlle (12/13)...madefour solo tackles at St. Louis (12/20)...made one soloHeight: 6-2 | Weight: 240 | College: Kansas State |Hometown: Tulare, California | 4th NFL Season |4th with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2010: 25 |Acquired: D7-’07 (218th overall) | 2010 GP/GS: 6/6 |Career GP/GS: 41/28 | Teams: Houston, 2007-10 |tackle at Miami (12/27)...made six tackles (four solo)and forced a fumble vs. New England (1/3).2008 (Houston 8/8): Started the first eight games ofthe season before breaking his left tibia in practice…despiteplaying eight games he finished secondon the team with 66 total tackles…also postedone sack, one forced fumble and his first careerinterception…made his first career start at outsidelinebacker at Pittsburgh (9/7)…recorded a gamehighand career-high 13 tackles, 11 solo…postedeight total tackles with five solo and three assistsat Tennessee (9/21) and forced a fumble in the firstquarter…totaled nine tackles with six of them beingsolo tackles vs. Indianapolis (10/5) and made thefirst interception of his career in the second quarteroff of Colts QB Peyton Manning…posted six tacklesincluding the first sack of his career in the firstquarter vs. Detroit (10/19)…led the team with 12total tackles vs. Cincinnati (10/26)…led the team intackles with nine, including five solo at Minnesota(11/2)…was placed on injured reserve after breakinghis left tibia during non-contact drills in practice.2007 (Houston 11/0): Saw action in 11 games as arookie, mostly on special teams…saw extendedplaying time at linebacker late in the year…finishedthe season third on the team with nine specialteams tackles and tallied five tackles on defense…made his NFL debut vs. Indianapolis (9/23), seeingaction on special teams…served as a game captainand earned his first action at LB, finishing with onesolo tackle and one special teams stop at Cleveland(11/25)…saw most extensive action of the seasonat LB and finished with a three solo tackles vs.Jacksonville (12/30).COLLEGE: Appeared in all 24 games in his two seasonsat Kansas State…two-time All-Big 12 honoree…startedall 13 games during the 2006 season…collected 149 total tackles, including 13 for losses,for a rock-solid average of 6.2 stops per games…also forced three fumbles, notched two pass breakupsand had an interception…returned lone careerHOUSTONTEXANS.COM