DE · Houston Texans
N. D. Kalu
Age 50 · 191 cm (6'3") · 121 kg · Born Aug 3, 1975 · Rice
NFL career
1997
debut year
2008
last season
12
seasons
#94
jersey
College: Rice
Career stats
Regular-season totals from 1999 to 2008 · 97 games.
Defense
123solo tackles
29.0sacks
1INTs
1def TDs
Stats by season
9 regular-season campaigns tracked.
Defense
| Year | Team | G | Tackles | Sacks | Int | Def TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Washington Commanders | 9 | 8 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | Washington Commanders | 8 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | Philadelphia Eagles | 9 | 10 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | Philadelphia Eagles | 16 | 21 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | Philadelphia Eagles | 16 | 39 | 6.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | Philadelphia Eagles | 13 | 25 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | Houston Texans | 15 | 11 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | Houston Texans | 9 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | Houston Texans | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Games during career · Houston Texans
Most recent results for the franchise while N. D. Kalu was on the roster (1999+ play-by-play coverage).
W
L
W
W
W
W
L
L
31–24 vs Bears
2008-17 · Dec 28, 2008 · REGULAR
L
16–27 @ Raiders
2008-16 · Dec 21, 2008 · REGULAR
W
13–12 vs Titans
2008-15 · Dec 14, 2008 · REGULAR
W
24–21 @ Packers
2008-14 · Dec 7, 2008 · REGULAR
W
30–17 vs Jaguars
2008-13 · Dec 1, 2008 · REGULAR
W
16–6 @ Browns
2008-12 · Nov 23, 2008 · REGULAR
L
27–33 @ Colts
2008-11 · Nov 16, 2008 · REGULAR
L
13–41 vs Ravens
2008-10 · Nov 9, 2008 · REGULAR
Other "Kalu" players in NFL history
Different players, same surname — ordered by most recent.
Career badges
Retired
12-year career
Rice alumni in the NFL
Other NFL players who attended Rice.
Brant Banks
OT · 2025 · Packers
Luke McCaffrey
WR · 2024 · Commanders
Ikenna Enechukwu
LB · 2023 · Falcons
Elijah Garcia
DE · 2022 · Falcons
Austin Trammell
WR · 2021 · Jaguars
Myles Adams
DT · 2020 · Lions
Nick Leverett
G · 2020 · Cowboys
Austin Walter
RB · 2019 · Raiders
Jack Fox
P · 2019 · Lions
Emmanuel Ellerbee
LB · 2018 · Falcons
DE peers of the era
Other DEs who debuted within five seasons of N. D. Kalu.
Al Wallace
Debut 1997 · Bills
Alex Bernstein
Debut 1997 · #67 · Falcons
Andre Purvis
Debut 1997 · #97 · Bengals
Antonio Anderson
Debut 1997 · #96 · Cowboys
Brandon Mitchell
Debut 1997 · #97 · Seahawks
Carl Powell
Debut 1997 · #72 · Bengals
Carlos Thornton
Debut 1997 · #93 · 49ers
Chris Ward
Debut 1997 · #95 · Ravens
Born on August 3
Maxie Baughan
1938 · Washington Commanders
Bivian Lee
1948 · New Orleans Saints
George Hunt
1949 · New York Giants
Eddie Payton
1951 · Minnesota Vikings
Jeff Yeates
1951 · Atlanta Falcons
Vern Roberson
1952 · San Francisco 49ers
Alfred Jackson
1955 · Atlanta Falcons
Todd Christensen
1956 · Las Vegas Raiders