Denico Autry is an NFL DT. Now with HOU, he's in his 12th NFL season. His 61.5 ScoutIndex Rating last season ranked in the 79th percentile among DEFs — solidly above average.
Size
6'5", 285#
College
Mississippi State; East Mississippi JC
Draft
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Seasons
2014–2025
2024 ScoutIndex Rating · DEF
Methodology58
73th percentile among DEFs
9 games
Splash plays×0.15-0.50
Pass rush×0.3+1.02
Ball skills×0.25+0.24
Run defense×0.2+0.27
Availability×0.1-0.16
Career (regular season)
Career profile
Across 12 NFL seasons on file, Denico Autry has played in 151 regular-season games, playing for 4 teams: LV (2014–2017), IND (2018–2020), TEN (2021–2023), HOU (2024–2025).
By the ScoutIndex Rating, his best qualified season was 2018: a 91.7, in the 99th percentile among DEFs that year.
2024 splits
regular season2024 game log
Denico Autry — common questions
- What position does Denico Autry play?
- Denico Autry is listed as a DT.
- Which teams has Denico Autry played for?
- In the seasons on file (1999 onward), Denico Autry has played for LV (2014–2017), IND (2018–2020), TEN (2021–2023), HOU (2024–2025).
- Where did Denico Autry go to college?
- Denico Autry played college football at Mississippi State; East Mississippi JC.
- How many touchdowns has Denico Autry scored?
- Denico Autry has no rushing, receiving or passing touchdowns in the regular-season games on file.
- What is Denico Autry's ScoutIndex Rating?
- Denico Autry rated 61.5 for 2025, the 79th percentile among DEFs. Ratings run 0–99; about 60 is a league-average qualified starter.
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Top teammates, last season on file
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- Nico CollinsWR · 2025
- Davis MillsQB · 2025
- Woody MarksRB · 2025
- Dalton SchultzTE · 2025
- Nick ChubbRB · 2025
- Jayden HigginsWR · 2025
- Xavier HutchinsonWR · 2025
Also from Mississippi State; East Mississippi JC
- Tyre PhillipsG · 2020–2025
- Brian ColeSAF · 2020–2020
- J.J. JohnsonRB · 1999–2002