The last time the Texas Longhorns had a defensive end with over eight sacks in a season, it was Charles Omenihu. During his time with Texas he racked up 16.5 career sacks, 30 TFLs and 115 total tackles in four seasons. In his 48 career games in Austin, you could see the growth each and every year. Now that he is in Houston, the same thing is expected now that Omenihu has his rookie season behind him.
Charles (Omenihu) has had a really good camp. It’s almost like he’s a different player. His technique is better. He’s stronger. He’s definitely improved. – Texans head coach Bill O’Brien on Omenihu
#Texans HC/GM O'Brien on Charles Omenihu (@charless_94 ) : "Charles has had a really good camp. It's almost like he's a different player. His technique is better. He's stronger. He's definitely improved." Said his growth from year 1 to year 2 is very noticeable.
— Adam Wexler (@AdamJWexler) August 30, 2020
Last year for the Texans, Omenihu appeared in 14 games as a reserve. He didn’t start on defense for Houston last year. In those 14 games Omenihu recorded three sacks, 13 tackles, five quarterback hits and two forced fumbles.
Omenihu is expected to backup Angelo Blackson at the defensive end spot opposite J.J. Watt. Blackson joined Houston in 2017 after being signed off the New England practice squad. Omenihu’s improvement will likely force the defensive coordinator to put him on the field more. Given how his progression was for Texas, he will likely being starting in no time for the Houston Texans defense.