Texans continue to bolster roster with Danielle Hunter agreeing to 2-year deal: reports

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Danielle Hunter, one of the remaining high-profile free agent targets, is off the market as he agreed to terms on a two-year deal with the Houston Texans.

The former Minnesota Vikings edge rusher will be going to the Texans when the new league year begins Wednesday on a deal $49 million with $48 million guaranteed. The contract has a maximum value of $51 million. 

It’s a homecoming for Hunter, who played his high school ball at Morton Ranch High School in Katy, Texas, which is about an hour from Houston. And Hunter has come a long way since those high school football days to become one of the most feared pass rushers in the league. 

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Danielle Hunter #99 of the Minnesota Vikings readies for play against the Green Bay Packers in the first half at U.S. Bank Stadium on December 31, 2023 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Packers defeated the Vikings 33-10.  (David Berding/Getty Images)

The 29-year-old has totaled double-digit sacks in five of his eight NFL seasons, all of which came with the Vikings to this point after they took him in the third round of the 2015 NFL Draft. 

That includes the 2023 campaign, when Hunter totaled 16.5 sacks to finish fifth in the league in that category. His 23 tackles for loss, though, were tied for the league lead with Las Vegas Raiders edge-rusher Maxx Crosby. Hunter had 10.5 sacks the year before as well. 

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Hunter joins a defensive line that includes the Defensive Rookie of the Year Will Anderson and former Tennessee Titan Denico Autry, who finished tied-12th in the NFL in sacks last