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From Practice Squad to 100 Yards: Jawhar Jordan’s “Who?” Game

December 15, 2025

The Texans lost lead back Woody Marks to an ankle injury early against Arizona and were forced to turn to a few unknowns. Well, at least unknown to most fans who don’t religiously follow the Texans. Houston has one of the more depleted running back rooms in the league. With Joe Mixon out, Nick Chubb out with a rib injury and now Woody Marks out with an ankle – In came Jawhar Jordan.

Jordan had spent the last two years as a member of the Texans practice squad. He’s a 26 year old back that was drafted in 2024 in the 6th round out of Louisville. He was waived by the team but was brought back on to join their practice squad where he kept fighting to keep his dream alive. With Nick Chubb officially ruled out, Jordan was activated with the expectation that he’d, at the very least, receive his first career carry. Jordan received that and then some as he gashed the Cardinals defense for 101 yards on 15 carries. He helped give this team life on a day where they needed to find a victory.

Head Coach Demeco Ryans was asked about Jawhar Jordan and he responded with, “Jawhar did an outstanding job for us. For the young man to come in for his first game, to have a debut like he had, he broke a record, most yards as a Texan in a debut game. Showed the explosiveness and speed that we’ve seen in practice. It’s about you taking advantage of that moment and not looking back and I thought Jawhar handled it very well.”

It was high praise for a player who may now be stepping into the largest role of his career should the other backs for the Texans not get healthy by next week. Jordan said that, “I knew I had the skill set of playing in this league. I’m just thankful I could show that.” With the first 100 yard rushing day for the Texans in 2025, it’s safe to see he’s secured at least another week in the show.

Keith, Author

Keith runs youth flag football leagues by day, and by night he hosts the podcast and writes articles with the confidence of a man who’s been rushing quarterbacks since dial-up. A longtime flag football DE and lifelong Falcons fan, he’s no stranger to heartbreak and enjoys watching the bears get slaughtered each week. Equal parts coach, critic, and chaos, Keith calls it like he sees it… even if it hurts.