Henry Moses Ito Iese To'oTo'o (; born January 5, 2001) is an American professional football linebacker for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers and Alabama Crimson Tide.
Early life Of Samoan and Tongan descent, To'oTo'o was born in Sacramento, California. He attended De La Salle High School in Concord, California. He played both linebacker and running back at De La Salle and was named the Player of the Year by the Bay Area News Group as a senior. To'oTo'o committed to play college football at Tennessee over offers from Alabama, Oregon, USC and Washington.
College career
Tennessee To'oTo'o became a starting linebacker at Tennessee early in his true freshman season and was named to the Southeastern Conference (SEC) All-Freshman team after finishing second on the team with 72 tackles. He led the Volunteers with 76 tackles, 10 of which were for a loss, in his sophomore season. In his first game of the 2020 season, he had a pick-six against South Carolina. After the season, To'oTo'o announced that he would be entering the transfer portal.
Alabama To'oTo'o transferred to the University of Alabama in 2021. He repeated as a second team All-SEC selection after leading the Crimson Tide with 113 tackles and had 8.5 for loss and four sacks in his first season with the team. To'oTo'o was named first team All-SEC as a senior after making 94 tackles with eight tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks.
In his second season with Alabama, To'oTo'o had 94 total tackles and 2.5 sacks.
Professional career
To'oTo'o was selected by the Houston Texans in the fifth round, 167th overall, of the 2023 NFL draft. As a rookie, To'oTo'o appeared in 14 games and started six. He recorded 61 total tackles (35 solo), two passes defended, and one forced fumble.
On August 6, 2026, To'oTo'o signed a two-year, $16 million contract extension with the Texans.
NFL career statistics Legend Bold Career high
Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds Avg Lng TD PD FF FR Yds TD 2023 HOU 14 6 61 35 26 0.0 2 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 2024 HOU 15 15 105 54 51 1.5 7 1 0 0.0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 2025 HOU 17 14 95 42 53 2.5 9 0 0 0.0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 Career 46 35 261 131 130 4.0 18 1 0 0.0 0 0 9 2 2 0 0
Postseason Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds Avg Lng TD PD FF FR Yds TD 2023 HOU 2 0 4 4 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2024 HOU 2 2 13 4 9 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2025 HOU 2 2 15 6 9 0.0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0Career 6 4 32 14 18 0.0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
References
External links
Houston Texans bio Alabama Crimson Tide bio Tennessee Volunteers bio